On the 10th July 2018 students from Launceston College, along with students from St Stephens Primary School, Egloskerry Primary School and South Petherwin Primary School headed to Stratford Upon Avon to perform in the annual Playmaking Festival run by the famous Royal Shakespeare Company. The team of students, built around Launceston College’s RSC Associate School […]
Over 100 students from across the community came together on Friday after months of rehearsal to perform their version of Macbeth in the vibrant and occasionally spooky surroundings of Dingles Heritage Fairground. This collaborative community project involved students from Launceston College, Bideford College, Egloskerry, St. Catherines, St. Stephens and South Petherwin, each of whom took […]
On Thursday 28th June over 100 students gathered together at Launceston College to rehearse their collaborative performance of Macbeth, that is to be performed at Dingles Heritage Fairground on Friday 29th June. The dedication, passion and engagement of the students during rehearsal were absolutely commendable and the feeling for Friday’s performance is one of excitement, […]
On Thursday 28th June ten students from Launceston College were recognised for their commitment to The Royal Shakespeare Company and their passion for all things Shakespeare. Tamsyn Lang, Chloe Levis, Isaac Kerwin, John Hopper, Charlie Vickery, Myah Smith, Alfie Branch, Millie Hollidge, Daisy Mae Wade Hall and Harry Japes were all presented with certificates signed […]
Launceston College partners with Royal Shakespeare Company, Bideford College, local primary schools and Dingles Heritage Fairground to give new life and meaning to Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Macbeth. Over 100 students from Launceston College, Bideford College and local primary schools in our Royal Shakespeare Company cluster will be performing a one hour production of Shakespeare’s classic […]
Issy Paul, now at Oxford University, last year at Launceston College sixth form, features in a tweet from the RSC. Issy is amongst a select few from across the whole country who are part of the RSC’s NextGen actor programme. Issy has performed in the College’s RSC productions, as well as a range of College […]
Mr Maywood was invited by the Royal Shakespeare Company to join them at Prince Charles’ 70th Birthday patronage celebrations. The invite was in recognition of the work Launceston College does with the RSC to allow students the chance to be involved in Shakespeare’s plays, both in College, at Dingles Fairground Heritage, at Truro Hall for […]
We are very excited that the Royal Shakespeare Company will be performing at Launceston College again on Friday 9th February. They will be performing Julius Caesar as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Rome Season, a play which explores betrayal, the responsibility of national leaders, and the lengths people will go to in order to […]
Whilst On work experience at Stratford Upon Avon, working with the props department, providing materials for the actors in performance Tom Bath sharedthe following words with Mr Maywood, Principal of Launceston College. “Here are a few photos, showing some of the props that we made, showing the transformation of the wooden chest from just a […]
This experience has been INCREDIBLE! Working so closely with famous RSC actors and seeing (and meeting!) celebrities like Phil Davis and Adrian Edmondson has been such an amazing experience. I now have contact information for the production manager of RSC’s rendition of Twelfth Night and the facebook contacts for every student I worked with closely […]
11 Sep 2018
‘With the new term not even a week old, 14 Year 10 and 11 students have taken up an Read more →
7 Sep 2018
Issy Paul visited students today as part of her Oxford University drama company, running a workshop for Year 11 Read more →
7 Sep 2018
On Sunday 7th October we are taking a group of children to Plymouth to represent the College in the Read more →