Yesterday evening, 62 Launceston College students performed at Hall for Cornwall in the Royal Shakespeare Company Regional Schools Festival. As the coordinating school for the event, we have been working collaboratively with students from a range of local primary schools and students from Bideford College to create an ensemble performance of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The […]
As the days lengthen and rehearsals continue, the performance date moves ever closer. Lines have been learnt, sound effects added and the students are limbering up for the final few weeks. The Ides of March are almost upon us and Rome is running out of time! Come at watch us at the Hall for Cornwall […]
On Monday 27th February, music flooded the classrooms as both groups of Julius Caesar decided on what instruments they would like to use for the Julius Caesar performance. Drums, triangles, bongos and maracas were put together to form a roar of music for the various scenes of the play. Both groups have also worked exceptionally hard […]
‘Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not…’ Over 400 students, parents, staff and members of the local community watched performances of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, performed by actors from the Royal Shakespeare Company on Tuesday 21st February. For the lunchtime matinee, the Old Hall […]
Students from a range of year groups have been hard at work preparing for our Regional Shakespeare Festival performance of Julius Caesar. They had the opportunity to showcase their hard work so far to Lucy Ellinson, visiting director from the Royal Shakespeare Company, in a two hour workshop, where Lucy offered her expertise and guidance. […]
Shakespeare Ambassadors Charlie Vickery, Emma Platt, Issy Paul and John Hopper have spent three days working with teachers and students from around the country planning a performance of Julius Caesar which will involve Launceston College students at Hall for Cornwall. They worked with RSC actors, directors, producers and musicians in a packed weekend. They also […]
Yesterday saw the culmination of the second year of our partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company in a beautiful outdoor performance of extracts from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. We were joined by parents of our Year 7 Fairies, Shakespeare Ambassadors Emma Platt, Charlie Vickery and John Hopper, and a range of staff and students, including […]
Yesterday, a group of students spent the day preparing for a Shakespeare celebration event in the Adventure Learning Garden working intensively with Rebecca Gould, a theatre director from the Royal Shakespeare Company. They were working on scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, for an interactive outdoor performance.
No 10 Downing Street have released a photograph of Launceston College students meeting David Cameron at the Prime Minister’s residence. Eight Year 7 students, who were representing the thirty Fairies who performed this year with the Royal Shakespeare Company at Hall for Cornwall, had a chance to meet the then Prime Minister and talk to […]
RSC Education specialist and theatre director Rebecca Gould spent a vibrant and sometimes very noisy day with teachers from Launceston College, Bideford College and a number of other schools exploring The Tempest. The RSC has been supporting teachers to develop strategies to teach Shakespeare in the most active, engaging and thought provoking way, and share […]
17 Aug 2017
Sixth Form students at Launceston College have achieved outstanding A level success again this year with over 30% of Read more →
20 Jul 2017
For its July meeting in the Liberty Suite at Jericho’s, CaféScientifique, Launceston invited young scientists studying for A levels Read more →
19 Jul 2017
Dear Parents, students and staff, past and present, As you may well have heard I am retiring from College Read more →