On Monday 24th June, we were so excited to welcome family and friends of the Foundation to Jubilee Hall for our annual Year 6 summer production.

This term, our Year 6 students have been studying the fascinating work of William Shakespeare and some of his most well-known plays.

This gave us inspiration to choose the hilariously entertaining ‘Shakespeare Rocks’ as our Year 6 summer production! The musical features some factually correct information about the life and work of Shakespeare, whilst also highlighting some of the more out-dated concepts within his plays.

Here is a brief synopsis: “Aubrey, The Rough Shakespeare Company’s pretentious director, obtains what appears to be William Shakespeare’s lost diary. Along with Al, his down to earth assistant, the pair decide to embark on an exclusive adaptation of the flamboyant Bard’s personal journal.”

The performance included seven songs filled with clever lyrics, which were upbeat and full of energy; we were so impressed by how our students sang their hearts out. Thank you to Assistant Director of Music Mrs White who helped us prepare all of the musical numbers!

Similarly, thank you to all the staff members involved in leading this production: Foundation Director of Drama Mr Besford, Mrs White, Mrs Grundy and Miss Coe. A huge thank you to: Mrs Patrick, Mrs McGrath, Ms Robson, Ms Gibson and Mrs Moorhouse who worked tirelessly to create the wonderful props and costumes.

Over the course of the day we had a matinee performance and then an evening performance to ensure as many members of our Foundation community were able to attend. Thank you to everyone who joined us for our two performances, we had such a brilliant time organising the production and we hope you had just as much fun watching it.

Miss H Coe and Mrs K Grundy 

Year 6 teachers