Drama

All the world’s a stage

Wetherby Senior’s Drama Department produces three large scale productions a year, with recent works ranging from comedies to tragedies and from dramas to murder mysteries. All include acting roles for our boys, plus opportunities for behind-the-scenes work in lighting, set and costume design.

Our Upper School production

Our Upper School production remains Wetherby Senior’s biggest event and takes place in our Autumn Term, with the final performances on-stage at RADA. Shows of the highest quality are staged with our Upper School boys, plus girls from Francis Holland, Regents Park. This production also involves collaboration with professional set designers, lighting designers and costume designers from the West End, made easy by our central London location. It provides a fantastic opportunity for our young people to gain a true insight into working in a theatre.

Our Trib Drama event

Our School’s house drama competition is known as Trib Drama and takes place in our Spring Term. Using our Drama Studio, on Marylebone Lane, our Tribs each perform a different scene from a play specifically written for Wetherby Senior. The production is entirely pupil-led, with each Trib having selected their own director, assistant director and actors, which enables our boys to develop their dramatic skills, both on- and off-stage.

Our Lower School production

Our Lower School production, during our Summer Term, is a wonderful opportunity for those in Years 7 to 9 to star in a full-length play. Boys act on a professionally-designed set and are given extensive actor training throughout the process.

Theatre visits

Our Drama Department runs theatre visits during the year and our central London location ensuring easy access to many exciting and innovative productions. Recent theatre visits have included:

• Hamilton
• Othello
• Blood Brothers
• The Ocean at the End of the Lane
• & Juliet
• The 47th
• Life of Pi
• Best of Enemies

Before the pandemic, theatre visits arranged by our Drama Department included:

• The Lion King
• Come from Away
• People, Places and Things
• Things I Know to be True
• The Jungle
• Matilda
• The Encounter
• Jekyll & Hyde

Wetherby Senior’s Drama Department has also runs trips abroad, including a visit to Broadway, New York, in 2018, and a tour of Sony Studios, LA, in 2019.

See for yourself – book our Open Day

Find out more about drama at Wetherby Senior by registering for our Open Day or Visitor Morning here.

Hear from our pupils

At our Open Day, you’ll meet our current pupils and staff, so you can ask them about drama at Wetherby Senior! In the meantime, Year 7 pupil Samar reflects on taking part in drama productions and other co-curricular activities during his first year at Wetherby Senior.