Friday 13th February marked the Senior School’s inaugural House Singing Competition. The Years 10–11 House Music Captains did an outstanding job throughout the half term preparing their houses. They selected their songs and led each rehearsal with great dedication and enthusiasm.

Blue performed ‘I Wan’na Be Like You’ by Louis Prima, Green sang ‘Waterloo’ by ABBA, Red performed ‘Friend Like Me’ by Robin Williams, and Yellow sang ‘Where the Streets Have No Name’ by U2.

The pupils set a wonderful standard for future competitions, delivering four fantastic performances complete with parts, harmonies and actions to accompany the lyrics. Tabitha Kelly, our external judge and a professional musician, commented:

“I was so impressed by how the Senior Heritagians rose to the occasion of their first House Singing Competition. It was wonderful to see how each house managed to transcend their differences in age, size and sophistication (from the littlest Year 7s to the most seen-it-all Year 11s), and to push past nerves and shyness to give four truly delightful and unified performances, led by their courageous house captains!”

On the day, Yellow were crowned winners of the House Singing Competition. Special thanks go to the House Music Captains for their hard work in preparing their houses for the event, and to Tabitha Kelly for judging.

 

 

 

 

Last week, Heritage pupils in Years 6–10 enjoyed an exciting trip to the ADC Theatre in Cambridge to watch The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare. The performance was specially arranged for Heritage pupils during the school day and offered a wonderful opportunity to experience Shakespeare performed live on stage.

The lively and imaginative production, brought to Cambridge by the European Theatre Group, transformed Shakespeare’s classic farce into a fast-paced spectacle, complete with energetic costumes, comic misunderstandings, dramatic fight scenes and plenty of laughter. Set in the enchanting coastal town of Ephesus, the story follows two sets of twins separated in childhood, whose unexpected reunion leads to escalating confusion and chaos.

The pupils were exemplary throughout the performance, listening attentively and responding enthusiastically. Their excellent representation of the school made such a strong impression that the theatre has already offered to host exclusive daytime Shakespeare performances for Heritage pupils in the future.

Shakespeare plays a central role in the Heritage curriculum. From Years 6 to 8, pupils read and perform Shakespeare each year: Year 6 pupils are currently studying A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Year 7 have recently completed Romeo and Juliet and will soon begin Julius Caesar, and Year 8 performed The Tempest during the Autumn Term. Seeing a professional production helps pupils deepen their understanding of Shakespeare’s language, humour and dramatic structure, complementing the immersive approach taken in lessons.

The visit also allowed pupils to experience the historic ADC Theatre, the oldest university playhouse in the country and a vibrant centre of Cambridge’s theatre community.