DRAMA
Drama at Birkenhead College is offered from year 9 to year 13. We have excellent drama facilities and are fortunate to have a fantastic theatre which is often used for drama classes.  Drama is a practical, literacy rich subject which allows students create and view the world through a different lens.

The Drama curriculum allows students to gain employable and transferable skills such as collaboration, resilience, communication, creativity, critical thinking, self-management and confidence. All of these skills will help you now and in the future. Taking Drama isn’t about aiming to be an actor – skills learnt will help you in other subjects and in your future career – whether it is becoming a doctor, nurse, lawyer, engineer, teacher, plumber, electrician…
 
DRAMA OPPORTUNITIES
There are many Drama extra-curricular opportunities available. Below are some which are currently on offer:
BIENNIAL - SCHOOL PRODUCTION2019 – Monty Python’s Spamalot School Edition
2017 – Man of Steel
2016 – Shrek
2015 – Frontline Gazette (Original)

  • BIENNIAL – SHOWQUEST ‘Showquest’, is an interschool competition where students create, produce and perform an original theatrical production.
 
  • THEATRESPORTS - TYP run an interschool Theatresports competition yearly. Theatresports is a competitive style of improvisation.
 
  • SGCNZ UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO SHEILAH WINN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL An opportunity to create and perform a scene from one of Shakepeare’s plays.
 
There are often opportunities during the year to work with professional theatre companies and outside performing arts organisations.