Performing Arts Programme
Spring/Summer 2023
Introduction
After a huge array of talent displayed during the Autumn Term, the Performing Arts on offer for the Spring and Summer Terms looks set to provide equal delight.
The opportunities Performing Arts affords our students extend beyond the stage, as they gain skills and self-
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Senior Dance Show 2022
How to book tickets
Tickets can be booked through our online ticket office www.piperscorner.co.uk/boxoffice
Please note that a child ticket is for those aged 16 and under and only available where stated. Age restrictions apply to some shows.
For patrons who require wheelchair access, we have a number of removable seats in the Auditorium. Please contact shancock@piperscorner.co.uk to advise if this is required at time of booking.
Food and drink is not permitted in the Auditorium. Refreshments are available from the Arts Centre Café for some performances.
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March Fri 10-Sat 11 | Junior Dance Show Sun 12 | Senior Dance Show Thu 16 | Parent Partnership Programme Wed 22 | LAMDA Performance Evening Thu 23 | Informal Music Concerts Wed 29 | Senior Spring Concert April Fri 21 | Quiz and Chips Night Tue 25 | Prep Spring Concert Wed 26 | Careers Event May Thu 11 | Parent Partnership Programme Sat 13 | Junior Theatre Company Thu 18-Sat 20 | Middle School Theatre Company June Wed 7 | Rock Zone Presents... Fri 23-Sat 24 | Year 6 Production Page Number 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 21 22 23 July Mon 24-Fri 28 Mon 31 July-Fri 4 August Prep Department Showcases Community Workshops June Mon 12 | Year 4 Tue 13 | Year 5 Wed 14 | Year 3 April Mon 10-Fri 14 | Easter Drama Workshop Summer Drama Workshop 20 14 15
At a glance
Matilda 2022
TALES OF ENCHANTMENT
Friday 10 March 2023 | 1900 hours
(Year 3 to Year 6)
Saturday 11 March 2023 | 1230 hours
(Reception to Year 6)
This year's dance performances will take you on a journey through beautiful tales of enchantment.
Arts Centre Theatre | £8
Book your tickets through the Pipers Box Office
Junior Dance Show
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FAIRY TALES AND FABLES
Sunday 12 March 2023
1400 hours
(Year 7 and extracurricular dance students)
1730 hours
(Year 8 and extracurricular dance students)
Arts Centre Theatre | £8*
Let us take you on a journey through the mystical world of fables, fairy tales and legends. Join us as we explore the realm of magic and wonder in an unforgettable event.
Senior Dance Show
*Book your tickets through the Pipers Box Office
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CHICAGO 2022
Relationships, Sex and Health Education
with It Happens Education
Thursday 16 March 2023
Free* | Arts Centre Theatre | 1900-2030 hours
All parents welcome
This talk will focus on the new statutory guidance for teaching about relationships and sex. Throughout the talk, we will look at potential protective factors and where to get reliable, evidence-based information and help if needed.
It Happens are a team of specialists with extensive professional experience, including qualified teachers, doctors, nurses, authors, inspectors and subject specialists who recognise that highquality education is protective. They cover the Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) curriculum under three main headings: bodies, relationships and substances. They work in schools providing training/presentations for students, staff and parent presentations to ensure that everyone is part of the conversation.
*Book your tickets through the Pipers Box Office
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Performance Evening
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Free* | Arts Centre Theatre | 1830 hours
An opportunity to watch a showcase of LAMDA students from Years 9 and above.
The evening will include a variety of solo and duologue Intermediate and Advanced Acting and Musical Theatre work, with excerpts from a wide range of playwrights.
Due to mature content and colourful language in some of the scenes, we suggest the performance is suitable for children aged 12 and above.
*There is no charge for this showcase but please book your seat through our Box Office.
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Informal
Music Concerts
Thursday 23 March 2023
Thursday 27 April 2023
Tuesday 16 May 2023
Wednesday 28 June 2023
Free | Landau Hall | 1615 hours
Each term we hold a series of small music concerts for students of all ages and stages to perform in front of an audience of family and friends in a friendly setting.
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Booking through the Box Office is not
Dates may be subject to change closer to the day of the concerts. 11
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Spring Senior
Wednesday 29 March 2023
Free* | Arts Centre Theatre
1900-2100 hours
An opportunity for you to come and hear the Senior music ensembles perform.
Gospel Choir, Barbershop, Small Ensembles and Senior Choir as well as Sinfonia Orchestra and some solo items showcasing the musical talent at Pipers.
*There is no charge for the concert but please book your seat through our Box Office.
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13 QUIZ & CHIPS Friday 21 April 2023 1800-2030 hours Night Ticketsonly £15 BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW Light Fish and Chips Supper and Drink Quiz (Open to Parents, Students in Years 10-13 and Staff) Fully-licenced bar Visit our website to book via the Pipers Box Office. Children aged 5-12 can join us for the latest Ticketsonly £2.50 perchild Hollywood Blockbuster* *(age-appropriate). Tickets also include ice-cream at interval. and we’ve got childcare covered... in the Arts Centre Theatre. 13
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25 April 2023 Free* | 1800 hours Coronation Celebration
and join PrePrep and Prep for a musical celebration of the Coronation of King Charles III A Pre-Prep and Prep Spring Concert 14
*There is no charge
this performance but please book your seat through our Box
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CAREERS Event
Wednesday 26 April 2023
1830-2030 hours
Hear from Alumnae and guest speakers about careers relating to the study of English, History, Politics and Religious Studies demonstrating where a foundation in these subject areas - which develop strong skills in communication, research and ideas - could take you.
This is an informal evening designed to inspire students to find out more about the world of work and make important decisions about their own future pathways.
Senior School parents and students welcome.
To book your free place please visit the Pipers Corner Box Office.
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Growing Up in a Digital World
with Karl Hopwood
Thursday 11 May 2023
Free* | Arts Centre Theatre | 1900-2030 hours
All parents welcome
Karl has presented talks for us on numerous occasions and we welcome him back virtually again this year. As a former headteacher of a primary school, Karl works with children, young people, parents and teachers to promote digital literacy and encourage safer online behaviours.
Karl is a member of the UK Council for Internet Safety and sits on the advisory board for the UK Safer Internet Centre. He also sits on Twitter’s trust and safety council and the Roblox trust and safety advisory board where he represents Insafe, a European network of Awareness Centres promoting safer and better usage of the internet.
*Book your tickets through the Pipers Box Office
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The Wind in the Willows
Saturday 13 May 2023
Free* | Arts Centre Theatre | 1500 hours
Since its beginnings as a series of stories told to Kenneth Grahame’s young son, TheWind in the Willows has gone on to become one of the best-loved children’s story of all time. The timeless story of Toad, Rat, Mole and Badger has delighted audiences of all ages for more than eighty years.
TheWind in theWillows is a story for those “who keep the spirit of youth alive in them; of life, sunshine, running water, woodlands, dusty roads, winter firesides.” So, wrote Kenneth Grahame of his timeless tale of Rat, Mole, Badger, and Toad.
*There is no charge for this performance but please book your seat through our Box Office.
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Dance Show 2023
Senior
19 20 the tempest *Tickets can be booked via the Pipers Box Office Middle School Theatre Company presents Thursday 18-Friday 19 May 2023 | 1900 hours Saturday 20 May 2023 | 1400 hours This years’ Production will be an abridged version of the Shakespearean classic filled with puppetry, music and magic. Come and join the shipwrecked court as they venture forth on this new and unpredictable island. Suitable for age 7+ Tickets £12 | Concessions £8* Arts Centre Theatre 19
ROCK ZONE
...an energetic evening of popular and entertaining music performed by our Rock ensembles from Year 5 all the way to Sixth Form
Wednesday 7 June 2023 1830-2030 hours
Tickets £8 | Concessions £5* Arts Centre Theatre
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*Tickets
presents...
Year 6 Production
Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek. One day, Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits who have been cast off by Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. When Shrek sets off with a wisecracking donkey to confront Farquaad, he's handed a task – if he rescues feisty princess Fiona, his swamp will be righted.
Shrek tries to win Fiona’s love and vanquish Lord Farquaad, but a fairytale wouldn't be complete without a few twists and turns along the way.
Friday 23 June 2023 | 1900 hours
Saturday 24 June 2023 | 1700 hours
Tickets £12 | Concessions £8*
Arts Centre Theatre
*Tickets can be booked via the Pipers Box Office
Originally produced on Broadway by DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions. Original Production Directed by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford. “I’m a Believer” by Neil Diamond This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI www.mtishows.co.uk
Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
Music by Jeanine Tesori
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PREP SHOWCASES
Year 4 presents
Cinderella
Monday 12 June 2023 | 1700 hours
Free | Arts Centre Upper Foyer
The story is going magically to plan for Cinderella - the Magic Fairy does her job, her dress is divine, the ball everything she could wish for...and the Prince! What a catch! But when the royal temper frays and the heads begin to roll, shocked Cinders finds her wishes are all washed up. Who will save her now?
Year 5 presents
SHAKESPEARE
ROCKS
SHAKESPEARE WITH STYLE!
A fresh, funny and up-to-date look at the life and times of William Shakespeare, with a cast of hilarious historical characters, amusing glimpses into some of his works and how he came 'To Be'.
Tuesday 13 June 2023 | Free* | Arts Centre Theatre | 1730 hours
*There is no charge for this performance. Tickets are available through the Pipers Box Office
Year 3 presents
The War of the Vegetables
Wednesday 14 June 2023
An accident with the seeds leaves the Tomatoes and Peas growing in the same vegetable plot.
War between the two seems inevitable, until they are threatened by the terrifying Runner Beans and have to unite against a common enemy!
1630 hours | Free | Arts Centre Upper Foyer
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Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School
Monday 10-Friday 14 April 2023
1000-1700 hours
Ages 7-15 | £150
Arts Centre Theatre
Summer
RETURN TO NARNIA
A Drama Workshop based on 'The Chronicles of Narnia' by C.S.Lewis including songs by The Beatles
Monday 24-Friday 28 July 2023
Monday 31 July-Friday 4 August 2023
If you would like to book a place, please email Sue Bevan via sbevan@piperscorner.co.uk
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