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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
19 May 2022
After missing the last two years, the Ten Tors Challenge made a welcome return this year for its 60th Read more →
17 May 2022
At the start of May, four students from Launceston College Sixth Form visited Sicily, Italy as part of an Read more →
13 May 2022
Launceston College are very proud of Leah and Jasmin and would like to congratulate them on their success. They Read more →