Head's Newsletter - 16 October 2015

Donmar production of Coriolanus and Workshop

Sixth Form Play Carrying on the trend of quality sixth form productions, this year’s production of the classic Joe Orton farce ‘What the Butler Saw’ takes place in the Drama Studio from Monday 19 October until Thursday 22 October at 7pm. Tickets are available from the Drama Office at the price of £8 representation of the people (giving voice) in systems of governance, it was extremely valuable to see the play in performance. This trip was followed by a visit from the Donmar Education team and Visiting Author On Tuesday 13 October our Year 9 boys were lucky enough to have a visit from the author Andy Mulligan. Andy is not only an award winning author but an old Tiffinian, which made his visit to the school extra special. The boys enjoyed a talk on his new book Liquidator, as well as discussions on his award winning novel Trash. Of course his school days were talked about and Andy reminisced fondly of his days here at Tiffin. The boys heard how Andy was inspired to pursue a career in writing by his old Tiffin English teacher and how his own work as a teacher has been the inspiration behind some of his most memorable characters. On 24 September, our L6 students attended the cinema screening of the Donmar Warehouse’s production of Coriolanus . The students are studying this Shakespeare play for their A level and the production, whilst cut, was faithful to the text. As Coriolanus explores both rhetorical manipulation and the

our forty-two students benefitted from working together in both small and large groups.

(adults) and £5 (concessions). Alternatively, please email jprentice2@tiffin.kingston.sch.uk to make a reservation. Tickets are available only for students who are 14+. We look forward to seeing you there!

After the talk, Andy enjoyed a tour of the school and was amazed and impressed with how the building has evolved since his time here. He was also delighted to be presented with an old boys’ tie. Year 9 were enthralled and entertained by Andy’s talk, with questions going on long after the talk should have ended. Many of them have been spotted reading their new copies of Liquidator.