The end of the Spring term saw outstanding performance work from our exam candidates.

Year 12, inspired by the Theatre Practitioner Shared Experience - staged bold, highly physicalised and impressive extracts from Polly Teale's Bronte and Diane Samuels' moving and layered Kindertransport. All girls were commended for excellent performance work with Holly Plumeridge earning full marks for demonstration of her acting skill and Alice Strong full marks for her accomplished Lighting Design.

There was excellent devised work from Year 13 with all girls earning A  and A* grades for presentation of their two Creative Adaptations.The Girls of Slender Means based on Muriel Spark's novel evoked the 1940s with charm, originality and flair using absorbing ensemble playing creating a highly effective collage.  The piece was stylish and varied and made us laugh and cry.  The adaptation of Henry James' Turn of the Screw was chilling and unsettling. The ensemble realised the corridors and mysteries of Bly using sophisticated physical theatre techniques to create a volatile and unpredictable atmosphere.

8 girls were awarded full marks for performance; Katie Barrie, Helena Clark, Leonie Gasson, Athena Gupta, Rosie Joly, Maisie Richardson Sellers and Lucy Schofield with Ellie Wade earning full marks for her witty, incisive and fluid direction.