Pupils at The Royal Hospital School (RHS) in Holbrook, Ipswich, performed five stories from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer to draw the academic year to a close.
The production, which celebrated Chaucer’s Classics, was delivered by Year 7, 8 and 9 Drama Pupils. The light-hearted and humorous outdoor performances were enjoyed by staff, pupils and parents on two consecutive and beautiful summer’s evenings.
Pupils in Year 7 performed the Franklin’s Tale, enacting faithfulness and foolish promises, with rocks and a guru. Year 8 pupils performed the Knight’s Tale, complete with its very own carefully choreographed and health-and-safety conscious fight scene; and the Nun’s Priest’s Tale, featuring love, nightmares, chickens and foxes, all introduced by a captivating line dance. Year 9 pupils performed the Merchant’s Tale, before concluding with the Wife of Bath’s Tale, where what women truly want was revealed!
Head of Drama at Royal Hospital School, Damon Kerr, comments: “What a great production to draw the academic year to a close. Our youngest performers showed real skill and energy in telling the stories, and knowing when and how to depart from the text with ad libs; I enjoy making high level demands of casts as we tackle demanding texts and I think the company executed the humorous scenes with aplomb, capturing just the right level of naughtiness, much to the delight of the audience!”
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