BRIT @ Pepperton's IDENTITY Show

As part of Leading Edge I have been setting up links with Pepperton Uk, a fantastic arts cafe in Selhurst. This is so that students understand the importance of exhibiting, the stages you have to go through in order to do this, understand how to curate a show and exhibit their work!

Recently we had an exhibition of our BRIT Yr 12 BTEC National and Yr 11 BTEC First students. It was a great success and the private view was really great fun. Try to get over there to see for yourselves as the exhibition continues until Thursday 31st May. Go to www.peppertonuk.co.uk for more information.

Stanley Tech students under siege

Friday morning and year 10 students from Stanley Technical High school arrive for a theatre lesson at the BRIT school. This is one of a series they are doing with our leading edge practitioner Simon Stephens in a project exploring the Beslan school siege in Russia. Things start well, introduction from Simon, warm up session, the boys are moving around the room doing their warm up then WHAM!!!lights out! total darkness! people shouting everywhere! freeze! don't move! shut up! if you want to stay alive do as I say!
Oh yes, the Stanley Tech students have got a bit more than they bargained for. Totally unexpected to them, our BRIT year 13 theatre students take on the role of the terrorists and put the boys through a taste of those siege conditions. All part of bringing home the reality of the roles they are playing.

Stanley Tech boys get with the beat!

Year 7 students from local Croydon school Stanley Tech visited the school this week with their tutor for a one day workshop inspiring them to greater involvement in music making. The boys worked with Brit music tutor Conor Doherty and some of our year 12 music students. There were two workshops. The first saw our musicians work with the boys to create a band/vocal performance of Outkasts' Hey Ya. The second workshop gave students the chance to experience the complex and multi layered rhytems of Ghanian drumming.

Selhurst boys get in on the act

The playwriting project is a collaborative initiative between the Brit school and our near neighbours Selhurst High School. Initiated by English/Theatre teacher and leading edge team member Luis Domingues. The aim is to create a collaboratively written play that will be performed at the Warehouse theatre in Croydon. The Selhurst boys get a taste of Brit school style theatre lessons for the playwriting project. Luis Domingues is leading the project along with Mike Cloherty, head of drama at Selhurst High school and year 12 Brit theatre students have also been involved in working on this creative writing project.

Stanley Tech Christmas Panto! More photo's!

Here are some more hilarious photo's to add to the gallery! Fantastic costumes!!

Stanley Tech Christmas Panto!

The theatre department were approached by Emilie Brothers, Head of Drama at Stanley Technical High School, Croydon to support her Christmas Show. This support came in the form of Year 13 theatre students working as assistant directors/workshop leaders alongside Emilie in the preparation and rehearsal of this their show.
The piece was a pantomime with a social conscience exploring ‘green’ issues within the genre and style of pantomime.
The first week of the partnership involved the student from Stanley Tech attending a workshop at The Brit School led by Simon Stephens and Imogen Brodie of the theatre department supported by a number of year 13 theatre students.
Over the next five weeks the Brit School students supported the Stanley rehearsals every Friday afternoon culminating in the performance of the show on Wednesday 13th December at St Mary Magdalene’s Church in Addiscombe.
The relationship with Stanley and the drama department particularly, will hopefully continue and develop, initially with the attendance of the Stanley students at performances and workshops during the Brit School Theatre department’s Common Ground season.