On 27th April both year 9 and year 11 had the treat of having the morning and the afternoon off school respectively. Hornsea English department was proud to host The Stage Two Theatre Company. They are a large company who tour schools and colleges performing educational plays and bringing texts to life.

The morning session comprised a workshop and an abridged version of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’. While the majority of year 9 (who behaved exceptionally well) sat and listened to the historical context of ‘Macbeth’, a small group of volunteers were taken off to rehearse some excerpts from the key SATS scenes which they were due to be examined on one week later.

There were some confident and some somewhat amusing performances from our willing volunteers. Particular mentions should go to Tom Chalcroft, Danny Bunch, Charlotte Handley and Gemma Williams to name but a few.
The afternoon session also featured a workshop but this time our volunteers from year 11 had been primed. ‘An Inspector Calls’ by JB Priestley is one of this year’s literature texts and studied by over half of our students. The actors took the ‘volunteers’ through some basic dramatic techniques such as spatial awareness and stage positioning. Our students then had the experience of acting with the company on the stage. Well done to Sophie Pilcher, Michaela Armstrong and Kaye Turton who all took on the role of Sheila. Tom Read and Chris Shackleton gave us amusing and laid back performances as Eric, and finally Tom Prout, whose Edna was fabulous, should also be congratulated.
Thank you to all the students who took part and many thanks also to The Stage Two Theatre Company for getting up at 5am and driving from Lancashire and then working so hard all day.