SCHOOL NEWS
Play Written by Sixth Formers Wins Recognition A play about the survival of children during a siege, written by Sixth Form students Diya Sengupta and Amy Brian, reached the semi-finals of The Women’s Prize for Playwriting last year.
The pair wrote Of Silent Words having been mentored by a professional playwright as part of LEH’s Write the Girl initiative. This is a programme set up by the school in 2019 to encourage more plays to be written for large casts of females by both professional and student playwrights. Betsey, the main drama production of the year, was written specially for LEH by Lucy Foster as part of this same initiative. It charted the life of Elizabeth Hamilton who was an impressive philanthropist in 18th century New York. She also happened to be the wife of Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s Founding Fathers, but her story was never told…until now. This dynamic play offered opportunities for
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ambitious ensemble choreography, a playful set with many levels and a climbing wall, raw percussion accompaniment and live singing. The production certainly reflected Elizabeth Hamilton’s adventurous spirit and her story has inspired a new generation of young women.
