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Caterham Students give a storming performance at The Ashcroft Theatre

Fifth Year students from Caterham School performed an abridged version of Shakespeare’s magical, romantic play ‘The Tempest’ – a story of castaways, assassination attempts and strange sorcery – at The Ashcroft Theatre on Friday 9th October 2009.

Each evening for three nights, four local schools performed their own unique half hour interpretations of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. With tragedy, comedy and romance all on the bill, each audience was guaranteed a night to remember.

The performances were part of the 2009 Shakespeare Schools Festival, which is the largest youth drama festival in the country. This year 10,000 students will have performed at theatres across the country in a celebration of young people’s fresh, modern interpretations of Shakespeare’s plays. The events are organised by the Shakespeare Schools Festival charity, which was established in 2000.

Caterham School Headmaster Julian Thomas said: ‘’Drama is one of the many subjects that we offer at A Level and it is one of the most popular and vibrant co-curricular activities in the School. Although we have a reputation for high academic standards I believe it is very important for students to participate in activities outside the classroom so that they not only have an excellent education, they also have a breadth and depth of experiences that helps to prepare them for life at university and beyond.’’

PHOTO :cast at the end of the dress rehearsal