Budding actors, some as young as seven, have been impressing the examiners securing 20 distinctions and five merits from the world-renowned drama school LAMDA.
Pupils from Barnard Castle Preparatory School, as well as older students from the senior school, performed a variety of monologues, ranging from Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde to The Play that Went Wrong and Little Women, for experts from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.
As well as performing a range of grades for examiners the pupils from Years 3 to 11 were also questioned on their knowledge of the plays.
Six of the older children achieved grade 6 which gives them 22 points towards their UCAS score when they start to apply for university.
LAMDA is a top drama school based in London and is world-renowned for training the next generation of actors. It is also a leading board for examinations in speech and drama.
Drama teacher Emily Wilson said she was delighted with the results and the overall interest in drama being shown in both Prep and Senior schools.
She said: “After COVID many children lost a lot of confidence as they missed a couple of years of interacting. LAMDA is a fabulous way to help them build it back up again. Many parents like the idea of starting young so their children are able to stand in front of an audience without being phased and it is a skill for life. It is quite challenging for the children as they not only have to perform but also have to hold engaging conversations with examiners on the theory. At Prep School 99 per cent of the pupils secured a distinction which is amazing and all the children performed exceptionally well.”
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