Year 10 Drama Children’s Theatre Performances

Last week, Year 10 Drama students had the honour of performing original pieces of Children’s Theatre to a captive audience of Year 3 boys from the Shore Preparatory School. Children’s Theatre is a unique art form that requires a detailed understanding of its style, structure and form and a heightened awareness of the dynamics of a children’s audience. Students explored techniques such as audience participation, the use of humour, plot structure and physical characterisation and also incorporated performance skills such as clowning, puppetry and song. These Children’s Theatre performances have also served as a lovely Shore tradition that has occurred for years, with current members of the Year 10 cohort fondly remembering their own experiences as Year 3 audience members watching Children’s Theatre performances from members of the Class of 2017. No doubt this year’s Year 10 Drama cohort’s entertaining and engaging performances have inspired some budding Year 3 thespians – well done boys!

Mr Zac Pincini
Drama Teacher