29/09/2026
Our 90-strong cast and crew took part in our annual open-air senior school production of The Odyssey. Our pupils worked for four months, culminating in intensive rehearsals and prop-making during Arts Week, to bring this vibrant production together.
In this creative theatrical adaptation of The Odyssey, our cast retold the story of Odysseus and his famously inconvenient journey home from the Trojan War.
Packing a decade of adventures into a breathless hour, our cast created a mythical world of hungry monsters, devious sorceresses and frequent shipwrecks as the resourceful Odysseus battles to return to his family.
We presented Splendid Theatre’s interpretation of The Odyssey, which uses a Brechtian-style episodic structure and incorporates Greek theatre conventions. A creative adaptation: tightly structured storytelling with a minimum of props, lights and scenery and maximum use of performance skills including physical theatre, clowning, audience interaction, puppetry and song.
Thank you to the teachers, parents, and those from our wider school community who came to watch and support this production, part of our fun and vibrant Arts & Innovation Week 2026.
