At LEH we’re serious about drama. Whether touring original productions to local primary schools, staging a West End musical with Hampton School, or running a show from behind the scenes, we offer every pupil the chance to perform, create and take part.

Recent productions have included an award-winning production of 42nd Street with Hampton School, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, as well as original plays developed through our Write the Girl initiative. This programme commissions professional playwrights to create new work for large female casts, giving our pupils the rare opportunity to collaborate with industry professionals from page to stage.

 

 

         

Enrichment extends beyond the stage. We host regular workshops with leading theatre companies such as Splendid and Paper Birds. Along with a lunchtime Drama club we run initiatives such as Monologue Mondays, a chance for budding actors to perform solo pieces, The Company, a joint Upper School Drama Society with Hampton School; a hotly-contested House Film Festival and our Our Theatre in Education tour which is designed to educate and inspire primary school audiences by using drama to explore key topics, as well as to bring stories from history and literature to life.

All of this takes place in and around our purpose-built 240-seat theatre, part of a vibrant Arts Centre that includes a rehearsal suite, 240-seat theatre, green room, seminar room, and the Music and Art departments – a true hub for creativity and performance.

Trinity Speech and Drama

Pupils can also develop their skills through our Speech and Drama programme, which offers one-to-one tuition in Acting, Prose, and Public Speaking.  Many go on to earn top results in external exams – and valuable UCAS points – as they progress through LEH. Our Drama department has once again been awarded Trinity Champion Centre status, in recognition of our outstanding exam results, innovations in teaching and our excellent programme of performance events.

 

National School Theatre Awards Winner: Best Musical

 

Tes Awards Shortlisted for Best Creative Arts

 

240-seat theatre

 

80% Distinctions Trinity Speech and Drama Exams

Extra-curricular Drama

  • Middle School Production
  • U4-U5 Play
  • Write the Girl Production
  • Theatre in Education Tour
  • Senior School Musical Joint with Hampton

Drama is exciting and varied. Girls listed the seemingly endless productions and performances that they had enjoyed (as participants and spectators)...One pupil told us, ‘Taking part was the highlight of my school life.’

The Good School Guide 2025

Drama with Females Front and Centre

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We're thrilled to be supporting @bolton_sch and @bsgdactivities at their inaugural #WritetheGirl production! This partnership has been a long time in the making and we can't wait to see it come together. Break a leg to the entire cast and crew! Looking forward to the show on Friday! 🎭

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The stage is set, the cast are ready! We’re gearing up for the final dress rehearsal tomorrow and we can't wait for an audience! Don’t miss out and grab your tickets now! 🎭🎟️ @lehschoolofficial @schooltheatreawards @big.image #lehdrama #creativityfavoursthebold
Huge congratulations to our U5 students on completing their devising exam last week! Now it's on to the monologues…🎭

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