Our students shone very brightly at the Eastbourne Music and Arts Festival last week. 97 of our students aged 6-60 brought the stage to life with such a variety of theatrical skills from acting, mime, poetry recital, devising drama, performance for entertainment, choral speaking, physical theatre, sign language and movement. Our students gained 1st, 2nd and 3rd in most categories, but most importantly they were supportive of each other and the other competitors and all performed to the best of their abilities and came away smiling. This year we gained the highest amount of trophies so far for us in a Festival for overall winning results, this means that students gained the highest marks in their category over all age groups, in some cases some of our younger children won these over much older students, which is an excellent achievement.

Trophies Won

Duo Mime: Elliot Winterton and Lili Cassidy

Duo Acting: Samuel Kavakli and Leon Robinson

Solo Mime: Zephan Robinson

Solo Acting: Zephan Robinson

Group Mime: Izzy Lynch, Carys Askew, Amelie Askew, Amelie Morley, Saffron Prentice, Antoni Smolej, Charlie Wood, Daisy Stevens, Bree Anna Bowles, Sophia Terry, Juliet Stanley, Mollie Dilley and Tegan Mayhew

Group Improvisation: Mackenzie Newbury, Natalie Wood, Rosa Terry, Gemma Cullington, Eleanor Huxley, Lara Andrade and Isabel Porter

Group Acting: Alenya Sharp, Sian Clarke, Carys Clarke, Emma Walker and Emily Bull

Original Verse: Leon Robinson

Group Devising Drama (original Script): Mackenzie Newbury, Natalie Wood, Rosa Terry, Gemma Cullington, Eleanor Huxley, Lara Andrade and Isabel Porter. These students were awarded the highest mark for Speech and Drama with 91 marks.