Houselights

HOUSELIGHTS is our elite drama group and was established in 2021. It is incredibly popular and has around 50 students taking part each year. Initially developed for our Key Stage 5 students we also recognise growing talent in Years 10 and 11. Participation is by audition only and standards are incredibly high. We pride ourselves in producing public performances that go beyond the traditional school play and offering something different to the usual fare. HOUSELIGHTS perform straight plays which tackle themes that we could not always explore with our younger students, bridging the gap between secondary education and University. Members are easily recognisable around the school due to their distinctive HOUSELIGHTS hoodies which are one of the few permitted uniform variations in our Sixth Form. To date our performance have included: 

2022 -  The Good Person of Szechwan (Brecht)
2023 -  Foremothers (Original piece)
2023 -  Woyzeck (Buchner)
2024 - JAB (Original piece)
2025 - Abigail (Original piece)
2026 - Brewed Awakenings (Original piece)

HOUSELIGHTS has become so popular over the last two years that we now have a dedicated team of students both on and off stage. Their sell out public performances take place in our intimate Sixth Form drama studio. 

In some cases our Sixth Form students are able to merge their involvement with HOUSELIGHTS with their EPQ qualification. From Stage Managers, Costume Designers, Lighting Designers and Sound Engineers to Directors and Performers, our HOUSELIGHTS members go from strength to strength and continue to be a shining light for Drama at our school.