Drama
Welcome to the Ridgeway Academy Drama faculty. We pride ourselves on providing students a varied and purposeful Drama curriculum alongside exciting and enriching opportunities throughout the year. We believe that the subject develops many personal and social skills and helps foster life-long confidence that our young people need in the wider world.
We are extremely proud of the excellent quality of work our students produce in Drama. This is across all year groups in their lessons, exam pieces, extra-curricular productions. We have very high standards and instill these expectations in our students across the year groups. Our Drama curriculum encourages the students to be curious about the origins and developments of theatre and how this has informed new writing, directing and performances. Students learn to critically analyse live Theatre across the years groups providing further understanding and appreciation of the art form.Welcome to the Performing Arts Department – Head of Performing Arts: Mrs F Whitbread
Key Stage 3
Students study a range of units within Key Stage 3 aimed at developing their practical drama skills and theatre appreciation. See the Key Stage 3 overview for more details.
Extra-curricular opportunities: Musical Theatre club, Drama club and our annual whole-school musical. We have an excellent design and technical team who work extremely hard to ensure the quality of our shows are of the highest standard. We have excellent links with The Sandpit Theatre at Sandringham School providing our students with professional technical and design opportunities. We organise many theatre trips and workshops throughout the year for our students. Splendid Theatre Productions Previous Whole School Musicals: Station Road 2018 Be More Chill 2023 Sweeny Todd and We Will Rock You 2024 Drama helps students develop a number of skills: Follow us on our Instagram page: @ridgewayperformingarts where you can keep up to date with our news and opportunities.
Oliver 2019
We Will Rock You 2020
Grease 2022
The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe 2022
