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Drama at Newcastle-under-Lyme School is thriving!
From our youngest Prep School pupils right through to our Sixth Form leaders, Drama is a big part of our co-curricular offering, providing a platform for personal growth and resilience and we offer a wealth of performance opportunities throughout the year.
We are delighted to announce that Noah in Year 11 has been offered a place with the National Youth Theatre.
Following in the footsteps of National Youth Theatre alumni including Helen Mirren, Daniel Craig and Orlando Bloom and with an acceptance rate of 10%, Noah is now part of the world-renowned youth arts organisation dedicated to launching the next generation of talent into the creative industries.
This success is a wonderful testament to our thriving LAMDA training and Drama here at NULS. Noah joins Olivia (Year 13), Maia, Wilson and Joe (all in Year 11) who are also a part of the National Youth Theatre.
Mrs Jones, our Peripatetic LAMDA Teacher, said “I’m incredibly proud of all of the students. This recognition by such a well-known and respected institution is a very well-deserved testament to their hard work, dedication and talent.”
With thousands of young people auditioning across the UK each year, we are incredibly proud of Noah and our growing NULS contingent at the NYT. We can’t wait to see where this stage takes Noah, Olivia, Maia, Wilson and Joe.
In March, 54 of our students from Prep, Senior and Sixth Form took their LAMDA exams, ranging from the Introductory Levels in Acting, Verse & Prose and Public Speaking right through to the prestigious post-Grade 8 P.CertLAM Performance Certificate.
We are delighted to announce that the results are in … and they are spectacular! Our pupils have achieved a wonderful 49 Distinctions and 5 very high Merits!
Special congratulations go to Kiru (Year 13) who received a high Distinction in the post-Grade 8 P.CertLAM qualification. As a post-Grade 8 award, this is equivalent to an A Level and carries significant UCAS points – a remarkable achievement while simultaneously preparing for A Level exams.
The momentum doesn’t stop there. With nearly 200 exams scheduled for June, our pupils are already busy preparing alongside Mrs Jones and our dedicated LAMDA teaching team.
Congratulations to everyone involved.
Our Lower School pupils took to the stage at the end of the Summer term with a highly entertaining production of My Family and Other Animals, written by Gerald Durrell and adapted by Janys Chambers.
Year 7 to 9 pupils dedicated themselves completely throughout the rehearsal period to create a fantastic piece of theatre. From mastering puppetry and animal characteristics to perfecting the comedic timing of the script, our pupils gave incredible performances that earned rave reviews.
Audiences in the Memorial Hall were completely transported away from the British drizzle to the sun-drenched, olive-groved shores of Corfu. Along the way, they met the eccentric Durrell family: burgeoning naturalist Gerry; gun-obsessed brother Leslie; love-struck Margo; the ever-dramatic, literary Larry; and, holding them all together with endless patience and a steady supply of tea, their long-suffering Mother.
Of course, a Durrell production wouldn’t be complete without its “other animals.” The stage saw an influx of local wildlife – from scorpions at the dinner table to a pair of very mischievous magpies – not to mention a vibrant cast of local characters who turned the family’s lives upside down.
A production of this scale is a massive undertaking, brought to life entirely by our talented and committed Lower School cast. For some performers, the play marked their very first time stepping out under the stage lights, while our more experienced students stepped up beautifully as anchors for the company.
Behind the scenes, an equally dedicated student crew worked on sound, lighting, props, costumes and stage management, ensuring the organised chaos on stage ran like clockwork.
Congratulations to everyone involved in making the show such a wild success!
We are delighted to announce that the results from our June exam session have been released and Newcastle-under-Lyme School pupils have achieved 168 Distinctions and 2 high Merits.
These latest results bring the academic year’s total to a record-breaking 229 Distinctions and 8 high Merits!
As the largest provider of LAMDA tuition in the area, we entered an exceptionally high number of pupils for exams, ranging from Introductory Levels right up to Grade 8 and the Post-Grade 8 Diploma across Acting, Verse & Prose and Public Speaking. This incredible volume makes these outstanding results even more remarkable.
Mrs Jones, peripatetic LAMDA teacher said, “Our students should be incredibly proud of themselves – my teaching team and I are certainly very proud of each and every one of them!”.
LAMDA at NULS is absolutely thriving under the expert tuition of Mrs Jones and her wonderful team. We cannot wait to see what our budding performers achieve next!
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