On Thursday 26th January, 50 Drama and Music GCSE, A Level and BTEC students went to see Hamilton at the Victoria Palace theatre in London.
After an early start and a quick stop at Oxford Service Station, we arrived in London all excited and looking forward to seeing the show. The weather was kind to us so we had a picnic in St James’ Park and despite being invaded by pigeons who were after our food, we had a lovely time happily watching the world go by. It was also great to see Buckingham Palace en route with the King in residence as the flag was flying and for our students to see for themselves the Mall/Horse Guards’ Parade and the scenes they have recently seen on the television. We walked the ‘tourist’ route to the theatre, taking in some more of the iconic sights and we were all very impressed with how clean and beautiful Big Ben was looking in the sunshine.
The show itself was unbelievable. All of us were totally blown away by every aspect of the show. The singing, acting, dancing, orchestra and lighting were incredible. As always, our students behaved impeccably and were an absolute delight. The theatre staff also commented on such excellent behaviour and their theatre etiquette.
We arrived home tired but definitely inspired and everyone was keen to go and see the show again as it was one of the best productions we have ever seen!
Thanks to Mr Bullas and Mr Pilling for their support on the trip.
Maxine Cook
Head of Drama