Category: Marlborough Malaysia, Drama
The Year 7 production of "Annie" was the product of excellent talent and hard work. Every one of the forty Year 7 students took part, whether it was as a leading role, or as a member of the chorus. The Year 7s were accompanied by an outstanding student orchestra led by Miss Pyper. Both Miss Pyper...
Category: Drama
The Penny Reading for Lent 2013 was Frank Loesser's attractive musical Guys & Dolls, directed by Head of Drama David Kenworthy with Alex Arkwright as Musical Director. Such a production requires a colossal amount of preparation from so many people across the College community and the... More »
Category: Drama
'Life of Galileo’, a play by Berthold Brecht which highlights overcoming adversity and the necessity of a society that is open to change, was vibrantly performed by its cast and brilliantly directed by Jane Darby. With simple architecture and a Brechtian performance style it had strong... More »
Category: General, Drama, General
The competition was fierce this year as seven houses battled dramatically in the final... More »
A magnificent modernisation of one of Shakespeare's greatest plays saw the action transposed to World War II... More »
Category: Events, General, Drama
The evening began with a montage of photographs from the day's Super Sunday Charity Walk that set the tone for an evening combining remembrance, talent and comedy. A buzz of anticipation spoke for all; from the Remove contemplating their first experience of Illumination, to the feelings of sadness... More »
Category: General, General, Drama
After claiming a narrow victory in the trial Illumination, last June, over the rival pair Magnus McGregor and Alice Campbell (who we sweetly named Malice), we set out on our quest to provide another year of magnificent student led entertainment... More »
Category: Drama
A witty interpretation by Jane Darby of Peter Shaffer's original Amadeus showed the students of Marlborough College strutting around in extravagant tailcoats, pale faces, and artfully authentic wigs. It was a hair tingling mixture of laughter at the flamboyant attempts of Mozart (brilliantly... More »
Women of Troy is a Greek tragedy by Euripides set just after the sacking of Troy by the conquering Greek army and this play shows how they treat the mourning women of Troy. This production portrays the play set in 1945 Berlin as the Russians (the Greeks) have defeated the Germans (the Trojans).... More »
Category: General, Drama, Events
On Saturday, 15 October 2011, the English Department hosted the third annual Remove Shakespeare Festival in the Memorial Hall. Designed to bridge the gap between the freer, more collaborative work of Form and the more disciplined approach necessary for success at IGCSE, this project takes up some... More »