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Drama

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

Pupils explore theatrical performance, write high-quality plays through the ‘write the girl’ initiative, create sophisticated artwork and develop their musical skills to a very high standard.

ISI Report 2025

Drama with Females Front and Centre

Write the Girl Flyer

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Monologue Monday is back tomorrow! We`ve got an amazing lineup of students performing, including some duologue scenes and special appearances from our Junior school stars!

1pm Drama studio tomorrow! Don`t miss it! @lehschoolofficial @lehjuniors

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Monologue Monday is back tomorrow! We've got an amazing lineup of students performing, including some duologue scenes and special appearances from our Junior school stars! 1pm Drama studio tomorrow! Don't miss it! @lehschoolofficial @lehjuniors

We`ve reached the end of our 3-week Research and Development journey! Working alongside @helenarneycomedy has been a dream, as she puts the finishing touches on @firebrigademusical and embarks on The Messenger Girls. Our students` contributions have been invaluable, bringing characters to life, shaping narratives, and even composing a song through morse code! 🕵️‍♀️

Well done to all students who contributed and completed the course and let’s see where these musicals end up after the next journey with @unilincolnmusicaltheatre 🎭

@lehschoolofficial @gsauk #creativityfavoursthebold

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We've reached the end of our 3-week Research and Development journey! Working alongside @helenarneycomedy has been a dream, as she puts the finishing touches on @firebrigademusical and embarks on The Messenger Girls. Our students' contributions have been invaluable, bringing characters to life, shaping narratives, and even composing a song through morse code! 🕵️‍♀️ Well done to all students who contributed and completed the course and let’s see where these musicals end up after the next journey with @unilincolnmusicaltheatre 🎭 @lehschoolofficial @gsauk #creativityfavoursthebold

Our L5 & L6 had an amazing workshop with @thepaperbirds last week to help with their devising process! Lots of techniques to take into their next rehearsals! 🎭

#lehdrama @lehschoolofficial

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Our L5 & L6 had an amazing workshop with @thepaperbirds last week to help with their devising process! Lots of techniques to take into their next rehearsals! 🎭 #lehdrama @lehschoolofficial

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