Drama students from Ealing have been chosen to perform at the National Student Drama Festival (NSDF).
Four upper sixth formers at St Benedict’s School, in Eaton Rise, will perform at the festival to be held in Scarborough from March 28 to April 3.
Soizic East, 17, Rory Hobson, 18, Kasia Krynska, 17, and Tempestt Walsh, 18, will present their devised performance of ‘Fete’ alongside drama schools, universities and professional companies, as the only school chosen to participate in the country.
Back in December, the four drama and theatre studies students presented ‘Fete’ to a school audience and, later that month, an adjudicator from NSDF came to watch a second performance.
The National Student Drama Festival offers huge opportunities for budding actors and actresses, their mission being to empower and inspire young talent and ambition. They tour the country looking to find and nurture exceptional productions and present them at the festival, open to students aged 16 – 25.
Rory said: “This is a wonderful opportunity for me, particularly as I am intending to study drama at university next year.
"Performing at the festival enables me to be amongst university students and professionals in the field of theatre. It really is remarkable that we have got this far and I can’t wait."
The school's head of drama, Katie Ravenscroft, said: “This is the first time in the school’s history that our students’ talents have been recognised in this way and it is a great honour to be chosen.
"The experience of being part of the National Student Drama Festival and attending all that the festival pass offers will be an amazing opportunity for our talented young people.
"When I told the students the good news, they could barely breathe with excitement.”
