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Senior School Play: 'A Streetcar Named Desire' by Tennessee Williams

Thursday 8 November 2018

A glowing review by Mrs Drew of a skilfully performed and powerful production. The final performance takes place on Saturday 10th November at 7.30pm in the Ashton Theatre

'A Streetcar Named Desire' - preview

Friday 2 November 2018

Tennessee Williams' timeless masterpiece will be performed at 7.30pm in the Ashton Theatre from Thursday 8th - Saturday 9th November. Here's a tantalising taster...

Dayboys' House Play: 'Incident at Vichy'

Monday 1 October 2018

Director of Drama Helen Brown reviews a moving and powerful production, directed by Sixth Former Josh Evans.

Shrewsbury School musical 'The Drowned Bride' wows the crowds at the Edinburgh Fringe

Wednesday 29 August 2018

As Director of Drama Helen Brown describes...

An apple a day keeps Richard away...

Sunday 1 July 2018

In the final week of term, the Ashton Theatre hosted Heather May’s Shrewsbury School directing debut, Shakespeare’s ‘Richard III’, performed by a cast of 27 Third and Fourth Formers. Many thanks to Charlie Ton...

Tom Stoppard's 'Arcadia' - directed and performed by the Lower Sixth

Wednesday 23 May 2018

Director of Drama Helen Brown: "As a teacher, the proudest moments come when you have rendered yourself entirely redundant. My Lower Sixth have just staged one of the most complex and brilliant plays of the twentieth ...

Dance Showcase: 'A Century of War and Peace, 1918 - 2018'

Tuesday 8 May 2018

The Shrewsbury School dance ensemble transported us from the safety and familiarity of the Ashton Theatre to paint a vivid commentary on War and Peace.

Peter Shaffer's 'Black Comedy' - a theatrical experience to relish

Tuesday 8 May 2018

Churchill's Hall hilarious House Play comes highly recommended by Director of Drama Helen Brown. Performances in the Ashton Theatre at 7.30pm on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th May.

Peer teaching good mental health

Thursday 19 April 2018

This week saw the launch of a pupil-led mental health project for local schools.

School Firsts

Wednesday 18 April 2018

Each term a committee of Sixth Form pupils meets to award the School’s highest form of ‘colours’ – a ‘School First’.

Making Examinations Epic

Friday 16 March 2018

Mr Middleton describes the experience of being part of an invited audience at the A Level Theatre Studies examined performance of 'The Admirable Crichton'.

Samuel Beckett's 'Fin de Partie' ('Endgame')

Friday 2 March 2018

Performed in the original French, this was an ambitious choice for a school drama production - but one that succeeded triumphantly, as Mr Warburg describes.

'Rebecca - The Drowned Bride' - review of the new Shrewsbury School Musical

Friday 9 February 2018

A review by Richard Hudson of the new Shrewsbury School Musical, performed to packed and enthusiastic audiences in the Ashton Theatre, Friday 4th and Saturday 5th February.

The new Shrewsbury School musical: ‘Rebecca - The Drowned Bride’

Friday 2 February 2018

Film Fellow David Clifford was given a special back-stage pass to film the Technical Rehearsal of the eagerly anticipated new Shrewsbury School musical based on Daphne du Maurier's novel 'Rebecca' and chat to the cast...

'The Drowned Bride' - photo gallery

Friday 2 February 2018

Photos taken at the Dress Rehearsal of the new Shrewsbury School Musical by William Temple.

Musical Theatre Workshop

Friday 26 January 2018

Last Friday, we welcomed 80 excited pupils from our feeder Prep Schools for a fun day of Musical Theatre.

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