A UTOPIA FOR CREATIVE MINDS

The defining feature of Hurtwood is its creativity. “It is the glory of Hurtwood,” according to the Good Schools Guide, “and is at the heart of its ethos.” Hurtwood provides outstanding opportunities for the aspiring actor, singer, artist, fashion designer, dancer or film maker.

There is a glittering array of performance opportunities, some related to the A-level Theatre Studies course, but many more available outside school hours, all run to professional standards, largely because the teachers are West End/Media pros, absolutely on top of their game jaw-droppingly good concerts and theatre shows.” Good Schools Guide.

The Christmas musical, for example – a £100,000 production with a cast of 70 or 80 students with the incredible opportunity of performing for 10 nights will full West End band, and professional musical directors and choreographers and lighting designers. The same dynamic is applied to the Summer musical and to the February rock and pop concert – another £50,000 extravaganza featuring 20 or 30 Hurtwood students, many of whom have gone on to great things over the years – see Hall of Fame.

There is a wide variety of straight drama and improvisation and an exciting weekly programme of theatre skills as various as stage combat and circus skills, built into the A-level course. Outside that, there is a year-long, highly specialised “drama school” course, run by our Drama Company, special training given to all students auditioning for the major drama, dance and music schools, and acting lessons for stage and screen.