Extra-curricular Activities and Trips

We are a faculty who are as busy with our extra-curricular activities as we are in our lessons, with activities taking place every day. These range from Choir to Samba Band, from Drama club to school production rehearsals and the spaces are always busy with students rehearsing for their Music and Drama performances.

Performing Arts Extra-Curricular Activities

MUSIC AND DRAMA CLUBS (ALL YEARS) Day	Time	Group	Level	Room
Monday	8-8:25am	KS3 Drama Club	Years 7 & 8	D1
Tuesday	8-8:25am	Brass Band	All years	D3
Tuesday	8-8:25am	String Group	All years	D4
Tuesday	3-3:45pm	Senior Band	Grade 3 +	D4
Wednesday	8-8:25am	The Actor’s Studio	Year 9 and above	D8
Wednesday	3-4pm	Maiden Erlegh Griffins Dance Troupe	All years	D1
Thursday	3-3:45pm	Choir	All years	D4
Friday	8-8:25am	Junior Band	Years 7 & 8	D4

All clubs start the week commencing Monday 9 September.

Throughout the year we hold regular performances, including:

GCSE and A-level Music Concert
Winter Showcase
Performing Arts Showcase with the PE department
Summer Extravaganza
Whole School Production
A-level Drama Performances

We also provide music at whole school events such as Opening Evening, Year 6 parents evening and Presentation Evening.

The Performing Arts Department has also run successful tours abroad, including to Holland most recently.

Recent whole school productions have included ‘Bugsy’, ‘Annie’, ‘Grease’, ‘Hairspray’, ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Shrek’. Our next production will be ‘Oliver’ in January 2024.

Trips to the theatre and music concerts are a regular feature and recent trips include:

Year 7 and 8 Music reward trips to ‘School of Rock’ and ‘Hairspray’
GCSE Music trip to ‘Wicked’
Drama trips to see ‘Woman in Black’, ‘Girls and Boys’ at the Royal Court and ‘The Encounter’ at the Barbican