News Category: Drama

Benenden’s talented actors, singers and dancers dazzled audiences last week with their lively interpretation of the classic musical Grease. Featuring rock ‘n’ roll vibrancy, spellbinding choreography, sharp humour and spectacular costume and set design, the polished production has transported students, staff, visiting schools and parents from Benenden straight to Rydell High. Delighting in a whole […]

Benenden students are celebrated not only for their outstanding academic achievements but also for the way they embrace the School’s ethos of A Complete Education. This unique approach ensures that girls balance academic rigour with an extraordinary range of co-curricular opportunities, enabling them to grow in confidence, explore their passions and prepare for exciting futures […]

This year’s student Dance Show delighted audiences of students, staff and parents in the Benenden Theatre. The performance showcased the School’s talented dancers with creative Contemporary pieces, sublime Ballet and upbeat student-led performances by the Benenden Dance Crew. The spectacular evening featured choreographed pieces inspired by Greek Mythology. Telling the stories of a variety of different […]

Before the recent Lower School Parents’ Morning, parents and staff were treated to a showcase of some of the excellent work the Year 7 and 8 students have been producing in the Creative Arts. From the Fourths’ (Year 7s’) paper sculptures to the Upper Fourths’ (Year 8s’) LAMDA drama pieces, there was an impressive array […]

At Benenden, holding a Scholarship is a position of honour, with enhanced responsibility and opportunity to match. Each year, the School’s most accomplished musicians, artists, actors, designers and athletes are rewarded for their talent and dedication with Scholarship places that heighten chances to excel in their specialist fields. We invited some of our Scholars to […]

Students in the Lower School enraptured audiences with their psychedelic, ’60s-inspired stage adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Following dedicated rehearsals across the Spring Term, students from Year 7 to 9 were thrilled to finally share their high-energy, surreal production with their families and friends across two performances. With music and costume […]

This week’s charity talent show in the Theatre was an unforgettable evening of laughter and unexpected brilliance as students and staff shared their hidden talents! From singing to dancing and musical performances, the range of talents on display was fantastic and all supported excellent charitable causes chosen by our Charity Committee. Huge thanks to everyone […]

Benenden students spent the first week of the Spring Term working tirelessly on their House Dram entries – a drama competition in which each Middle School House performs a play written and directed by the Sixth Form. Having worked on the scripts over their Christmas holidays, the Six One (Year 12) students returned to their […]

Devoted actors from Benenden’s Lower Fifth (Year 9) to Six Two (Year 13) thrilled audiences with their imaginative interpretation of Antigone last week. Across three nights, parents, students and staff were delighted by the impassioned production of the classic Greek tragedy, first written by Sophocles and reimagined by Bertolt Brecht. With ardent lead performances, visually […]