Bad Girls

Our youngest budding stars of the stage tackled the issue of bullying in schools with a contemporary drama production, an adaption of Jacqueline Wilson’s novel ‘Bad Girls’.  The emotive play was performed at the school’s theatre on Friday, June 26 by a cast of more than 30 Year Seven and Eight pupils.  It took a sensitive look at the emotions suffered by a 10-year-old girl when she becomes the victim of bullying at school.  Jack Murphy, Head of English and Drama, said: “The evening was a huge success. The kids were energetic, engaging and the characterisation was sharp and well observed.  “It was delightful to see the junior students supported so well by senior students who worked as Assistant director, stage manager, sound and light operators in order to bring the whole production together. The whole evening was a real credit to our drama teacher Mrs Hackett who directed the performance.

The Kite Man

We staged the world premiere of "The Kite Man", our senior drama production for 2009.  The play was written by published playwright Maxine Smith - our Director of Studies and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.  Set on a Greek island, "The Kite Man" shows a family's self-awakening when the mysterious kite man challenges them to re-examine their past lives.  It was their final time on stage for some of our actors, including Becky Hoyes and Will Cooper, both of whom offered strong performances in their roles as the parents. 

Oliver!

After ten years, the first whole school musical at Mount St Mary's proved to be worth the wait.  "Oliver!", November 2008, was a resounding success, showing the talent that is available throughout the school.  In fact, there was so much competition for the lead roles that the musical was performed over four nights with two main casts. With a semi-professional orchestra, the benefit of the new sound and light booth, and the expertise of Mrs Kitchener (music) and Mr Murphy (drama), "Oliver!" brought the West End right to us.