It was a busy five months for pupils at Lord Wandsworth College in Hook as they rehearsed for their production of ‘Grease’, celebrating 40 years of this iconic musical. A fifty strong cast and crew wowed their audiences with four shows of spectacular performance, packed full of energy, team-work and above all talent.

One of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is being staged at King’s Ely in June.

Out of thousands of young people who auditioned throughout the UK, Year 11s Franky Slater and Hugo Carey have been selected for their acting talents, whilst Year 12 Dylan Law has been recognised for his skills in technical theatre (especially lighting and projection).

Felsted School Sixth Former Sarah Blanc (age 17 from Colchester) recently won gold in two categories in the international iDance competition in Beijing.

Brentwood School singers Owen Romhany and Benjamin O'Riordan were in fine voice over the Easter holidays helping to raise funds through solo performances at two charity concerts.

Jonathan’s winning performance took the form of a five-minute monologue taken from the play ‘Debris’, written by playwright Dennis Kelly.