In celebration of International Bee Day, Year 3 have put together a spectacular performance of the Bee Musical. The play tells a story of bees, living their lives in the hive, and shows the audience just how important their work is to the human world. This heartfelt performance tells the story of poor Grumble Bee, […]
Over the last week of the Lent Term, pupils in the Senior School workshopped a series of drama performances with KEPOW Director Kevin Tomlinson. KEPOW Theatre specialises in visual, dynamic theatre, taking pupils out of the ordinary classroom and allowing them to dive into the world of improvisation, comedy and mask work. Pupils in Years […]
In celebration of our 10th Anniversary, Marlborough College Malaysia held a wonderful Spring Festival on the 1st April 2023. Featuring work from the creative Arts including Drama, Art, sculpture, music and dance, the Festival was truly a wonder to beyond. Spread over multiple buildings and green areas, the day began with a short drumming […]
Throughout the Lent Term Years 5 and 6 have been hard at work under the steady guidance of Director, Miss. Favre, to produce their all-singing, all-dancing version of Aladdin. Throughout the term, pupils have auditioned, rehearsed and sang their hearts out to produce a wonderful performance, the first of which took place on the 20th […]
On the 7th and 8th March, the KL Shakespeare Players, an acting company that specialises in ‘demystifying’ Shakespeare, came to MCM to educate our pupils on the joys of Shakespeare. The company performed ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ for an audience of pupils, staff and parents, as well as a special performance for our Year 7 […]
In the weeks leading up to half term, Marlborough College Malaysia’s CAS pupils undertook a huge challenge in creating the production of Marlborough Mia. CAS is an element of the IB Diploma standing for Creativity, Action and Service. Pupils undertake various CAS projects over their time in the Sixth Form, including this extensive project of […]
On Tuesday 6th December, Year 4 pupils embarked on a journey to the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Mouse King, in their retelling of the traditional Christmas story of the Nutcracker. The story follows Clara as she helps rescue the Prince, who is trapped in the form of a Nutcracker, from […]
On the 7th November Shell drama pupils took to the stage to perform an excellent pantomime for our Pre-Prep pupils. The Shell group performed a rendition of Cinderella, a traditional fairytale story for the younger pupils. Featuring over 20 actors, the pantomime encouraged audience participation with cheers and boos emerging from the Pre-Prep children. […]
The first of our Christmas shows here at Marlborough College Malaysia began last week as Early Years performed a festive and original Nativity story on Thursday 1st December. Pupils dressed as the traditional Kings, Shepherds, Wise Men and stable animals to tell the story of the birth of Christ. Beginning with the angels, and […]
Continuing on our festive journey throughout the College, Year 1 performed their Christmas Nativity on the 7th December. The Nativity followed angels travelling the world in search of different Christmas traditions. During the performance, Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, the Kings and Shepherds entered through the Pre-Prep area, welcomed by their fellow classmates, staff and parents […]
On the 30th November IGCSE pupils began their Devised Performance as part of their IGCSE Drama qualification. This challenge was approached with determination to create a dramatical masterpiece and this was quite achieved. The final performance featured two groups with different concepts: one focused on movement, and the other a lighter retelling of historical […]
Our Drama and Theatre pupils were treated to an excellent performance on the 6th November, visiting the world famous Slava’s Snow Show in Singapore. The trip was open to all Drama and Theatre pupils who wanted to experience the truly magical wonder of the interactive Snow Show, an educational experience of what drama and theatre […]
On Saturday 5th November, IB English Literature candidates undertook a great drama challenge: to create a play in a day. The play, Arthur Miller’s ‘A View From the Bridge,’ was chosen for pupils to adapt into a short performance, entirely planned, scripted, rehearsed and acted within eight hours. Miller made it clear he was writing […]
On the 18th October, Marlborough College Malaysia once again enjoyed a superb evening of drama excellence performed by three IB Literature and Performance pupils. Entitled ‘A Night of Macabre’, the evening saw short scenes of Oedipus adapted by Shell pupils as an introduction to the evening, leading to a superb short play of Frankenstein performed […]
Over the first half of the Michaelmas Term, three Sixth Form students – Hilda, Annie and Nalini – have been writing and directing a short performance as part of their IB Drama course. The pupils based their performance on the recent news coming from Afghanistan and about the experiences of women there. The performance […]
On Wednesday 15th June 2022, Remove pupils (Year 10) performed their IGCSE Scripted Drama pieces to a small audience of their peers. Each of these pieces displayed the pupils’ commitment, creativity and control as they used a variety of techniques, such as stylised movement, to convey the story. There were two performances by two […]
Throughout the Summer Term, Year 7 and Year 8 pupils have been working hard during their Friday afternoon activity sessions to create a marvellous performance of Help Desk. This play is a comedy that tells the story of multiple help desks which have very unhelpful operators and sometimes occasionally bizarre customers. After weeks of working […]
On Friday 10th June 2022, the Shell Drama pupils received a visit from Nursery pupils, as part of a Theatre in Education topic that the Shell pupils have been learning. The Shell pupils all dressed up as characters from well known Fairy Tales, such as Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs. […]
Throughout the Summer Term, the Year 3 pupils at Marlborough College Malaysia have been working hard to produce a wonderful show, Goodnight Princess, which they performed to their Year 4 peers on Tuesday 7th June 2022. The play is about a princess who cannot get to sleep, so she asks her Magic Mirror and […]
Throughout the year, the Drama Department has ensured that the creativity and magic of the performing arts continues to benefit pupils in the College. One way in which they have adapted their performances is by creating promenade performances where the audience walks through the experience as dramatic scenes are enacted around them. On Friday 13th […]