Extra-curricular events

Karaoke Club

Karaoke Club takes place every Tuesday lunchtime in the Drama Studio with Mrs Callender and is an opportunity for students to sing-along to their favourite tunes with added atmospheric lighting, costume and props. 

Drama Club

Drama Club takes place every Wednesday lunchtime and is run by Mrs Turley. Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 students are welcome to attend. In these sessions, students get an opportunity to explore improvisation, devising and scripts. Mini performances take place during the year both in school and within the local community.

Main School Production

A biannual event where all students have the opportunity to audition and participate in this whole school project. There are opportunities to also participate as part of the Tech-Team, learning how to work backstage, operate lighting and sound as well as support with costume,  hair, makeup, set and prop design. Previous productions have included “The Wizard of Oz” (2023), “A Christmas Carol” (2018), “Alice in Wonderland” (2017).

Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival

Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation is a project run bi-annually at HGS where students get the opportunity to perform Shakespeare on a professional stage. Support is given through professional actor and director workshops and is a fabulous opportunity for students to network with other schools involved. Our most recent production was of Macbeth, directed by Year 12 student Sethan Yohananthan. It was performed at Watersmeet Theatre in Rickmansworth. For more information please go to https://www.shakespeareschools.org. In previous years we have also taken part in National Theatre Connections (https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/learn-explore/young-people/connections ) and the National Theatre New Views course for young scriptwriters ( https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/learn-explore/schools/new-views/)

Theatre trips

The Drama Department runs a variety of theatre trips throughout the year. Some of our most recent have included “Everyone’s Talking about Jamie”, “Blood Brothers”, “The Woman in Black” and Frantic Assembly’s “Metamorphosis”.

Year 9 Arts Faculty trip to Cornwall 

The Year 9 Arts Faculty trip is one of the most coveted trips to be on at HGS. Here students get the opportunity to spend four nights in Cornwall and participate in a variety of watersports activities including surfing, bodyboarding, paddleboarding, kayaking and coasteering. This is complemented alongside Art, Music and Drama activities such as theatre trips, sculpture workshops and musical workshops.