On Monday 16 November 2015, a group of Year 10 GCSE drama students went to the Civic Theatre, Chelmsford, to perform the Shakespeare play, The Winter’s Tale.

The Winter’s Tale cast was decided in the summer of 2015 and from then, the cast attended weekly rehearsals to produce a play for the Shakespeare’s School Festivals which is a celebration of Shakespeare’s work. This could not have been achieved without the constant support of the drama department, to which all the cast members are extremely thankful for. 

On the day of the performance, we left for the Civic Theatre at 12.30pm and were there until the performances ended at 10pm. During the day, we had our first technical and dress rehearsal which was enjoyed immensely by the cast. The performance itself ran very smoothly with no mistakes. All the students involved had a great time and and this could not have been achieved without Miss White and Miss Jenkins who came with us and helped throughout the day.  

James Knock 10O