Higher and Advanced Higher Drama enjoyed a fantastic trip to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. They saw a variety of shows and experienced a range of contemporary performance styles. The day started with ‘WHITE’, a gig theatre performance by performer Koko Brown who has been nominated for an Amnesty Award for her honest autobiographical piece about racial identity.  ‘Propeller’ was next, performed by the Scottish Drama Training Network, this play explored teenage activism in our social media obsessed world.  Higher then saw ‘Class’, an intelligent tragi-comedy about the dynamics of a parent-teacher meeting in a working class Irish school. This play explored issues of divorce, education, elitism and gender roles in society.  Finally, Advanced Higher were brave enough to see ‘Trainspotting Live!’, an in-yer-face retelling of Irvine Welsh’s contemporary classic about addiction problems in 1980s Edinburgh.

All pupils going on the New York trip in October must do the following by the end of this week:

• Bring in a copy of their passport
• Let Mrs Selbie know their rooming preference

Click on this link to complete your Visa Waiver for America.  The information you require for this is:

Hotel/hostel information:

Broadway Hotel and Hostel, 230 West 101 Street, New York, NY 10025, United States

Flight information:

We are flying with British Airways

08 Oct 2018 leaving Heathrow (1310) arriving in JFK (1600)

11 Oct 2018 leaving JFK (1900) arriving Heathrow (0710) (landing on 12th Oct)

Below is the presentation that Chris Malone  gave last week at the Information Evening.

Williamwood HS New York Performing Arts 2018 presentation

Reminders for pupils:

Bring in your passport as soon as possible to get photocopied.

Bring back the sheet with your show preferences, remember to put your name on this.

Bring in a copy of the Visa Waiver.

Could all pupils going on the New York trip in October 2018 please attend a meeting in Music Studio 1 on Tuesday 6th February at 12.40pm.

All pupils that are going on the New York trip in October 2018 should have the full deposit of £150 paid by the end of September.

Click on the image above to find out what the school show is this year.

Following on from our fantastic productions of Hairspray and Blood Brothers, the Performing Arts department are delighted to be launching this year’s school show on Tuesday 13^th June at 12.35pm in Drama 1. Come along to learn all about our exciting new venture and the magic that awaits us this December! Pupils interested in performing and production are welcome to come along, where more details on auditions and jobs involved will be available.

We hope to see many of you there!

The senior drama club are presenting the play version of “Blood Brothers” in late November.  The cast list will be revealed Tuesday 13th September.  There will be a rehearsal schedule on the noticeboard Thursday 15th September.

Today pupils from the Higher and Advanced Higher drama classes had a post-show discussion from Mathew Lenton, the Artistic Director of Vanishing Point Theatre Company about his play ‘Tomorrow’.  This was a very interesting and beneficial opportunity for the students which will certainly aid them in the  performance analysis element of the final exam.  S5 pupil Iona Ramsay was so inspired by Matthew’s visit that she is considering a career in direction!  Thanks again Matthew!

This year Williamwood High School is delighted to be bring to the stage the smash-hit Broadway musical Hairspray.  The show runs from 2nd to 4th December at 7.30pm in the Ena Millar Theatre.  Tickets are available from the Performing Arts Base at a of cost £6 adult and £4 concession.

Get your tickets early to avoid disappointment!