One of the greatest works by musical theatre Stephen Sondheim, Into The Woods imagines a fairy-tale world where our favourite characters collide; Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Ridinghood, Jack (and his beanstalk) all share an adventure that is both hilarious and heart-rending. Along the way, they learn that maybe it’s better if our wishes don’t always come true.

Book Tickets

Over 60 students from Year 7 to Year 13 are coming together with just 9 hours to put together an all-singing, all-dancing spectacle, featuring all the top hits, from Waterloo to The Winner Takes It All!  The curtain goes up at 6.30 pm and you have to be there to see just what can be done with the power of ABBA magic!

To help the Queen’s Performing Arts team, we are thrilled to also welcome two genuine West End stars to offer their expertise!  Annette McLaughlin has most recently starred as Mrs Wormwood in the smash-hit Matilda, but also took the leading role of dance teacher Mrs Wilkinson in Billy Elliot! She is joined by the current star of Dirty Dancing, Sam Bailey, who can’t wait to put us through our paces- we’re bound to have the time of our lives…

HONK!

Following ‘Treasure Island’, the Middle School returns in a spectacular Olivier Award-winning musical, HONK! George Stiles & Anthony Drewe, authors of the current West End ‘Mary Poppins’, made quite a splash with their heart-warming re-imagining of the Ugly
Duckling fairy tale, modernised for all the family. It’s such a delight that it even beat ‘The Lion King’ to the top awards when it first premiered in London. With a live band, high-energy dances, amazing costumes and even some surprising onstage special effects get ready for FARMYARD FUN!

Queen’s College Dance School Presents

Zodiac

Inspired by the eternal allure of the constellations, our performers of all ages will conjure every mood, with ballet, strings, jazz modern dance, woodwind and brass, tap and classical instrumental solos! Earth, water, air and fire inspire dance groups from 5 to 18 years of age in a pageant for eyes and ears that is simply out of this world!

DAZZLE
Prep School Play

A fun-packed magical musical about saving the greatest place on earth! ‘Dazzle Bay Fun Fair’. Ghost trains, Ferris wheels, and plenty of candy floss. Poppy Pringle’s life is full of ups and downs- and not just on the Dazzle Bay rollercoaster!

On a distant island, Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, plots revenge on those who overthrew him. With new-learned powers of magic, and aided by the spirit Arial, he will lure his enemies through the tempest to his terrifying new realm. But can any amount of revenge undo the wrongs he has suffered? How can Prospero ever escape the storms in his mind? Queen’s College is proud to present Wyvern Theatre on tour in the South West and beyond. This new production of Shakespeare’s final masterpiece brings powerful language and striking imagery together into an unforgettable experience.

Shrek and Donkey are sent by Lord Farquaad to rescue Princess Fiona, and on the way find friendship, fun and a fearsome, funky dragon!

It’s the classic story, with a big helping of musical mayhem.

Queen’s College Senior School are delighted to present the Somerset premiere of the hit West End and Broadway musical comedy, packed full of fantastical characters, great songs and spectacular dances.

The long-suffering animals of Manor Farm are filled with hope when they finally overthrow cruel Farmer Jones.  Sadly though, in Orwell’s celebrated parable, the honest and trusting inhabitants of Animal Farm learn that, although all animals are equal, some are more equal than others.

In the decades since the publication of Orwell’s seminal work of anti-Stalinist satire, we have seen the collapse of the regime that disturbed and inspired its author; the beginning and end of the Cold War, with all its attendant horrors; and the rise and fall of any number of would-be Napoleons.

Queen’s College Senior School proudly presents this brand new Brechtian adaptation of the classic political fable, brought right up to date with a message for right here and right now!
Animal Farm Programme

Energetic Daisy Meredith, a girl from a poor background, is forced to face and overcome snobbish prejudice and schoolgirl pranks from the wealthier girls. She and her best friend, zany Trixie Martin, search for the missing treasure that could save the fortunes of the exclusive Grangewood School for Young Ladies.

Princess Jasmine is the deuteragonist of Aladdin. She is longing to marry a man legitimately, despite her father’s demands that she marry a prince. She rejects every prince in Arabia, until she meets Aladdin. When he goes into the palace posing as a prince, she falls in love with him as he takes her on a magic carpet ride. When Jafar learns Aladdin’s secret, he takes control of Agrabah, becoming more and more powerful until Aladdin defeats him and proves his worth by setting Genie free, the Sultan allows Jasmine to marry the man she loves.

Based on the 1992 film of the same name, Sister Act tells the story of aspiring disco diva Deloris Van Cartier. Trying to work her way to the top in 1970s Philadelphia, Deloris falls in love with a very tough—and very married—gangster boyfriend named Curtis, and when Deloris witnesses him commit a murder she ends up in hiding on police orders in a convent whose parish has fallen on hard times. Though the sequin-free lifestyle doesn’t agree with her, Deloris finds her calling working with the choir, and breathes new life into the dusty convent while discovering a sisterhood she’s never had before.

For Queen and Country” follows a man for a few weeks after his return to civilian life and to a bleak high-rise government tenement that is ripe with crime, drugs and disillusionment. Reuben moves into an apartment with his books and clothes and military decorations and starts looking for work – unsuccessfully