QPHS magazine - Spring Term 2026 - Magazine - Page 26
To be invited to perform in front of
local authority leaders in business and
enterprise is a real privilege for our
students and a testament to their
brilliance on and off the stage. We are
incredibly proud of every single one of
them and of the recognition they9ve
received for their hard work.
Please, Sir… We Smashed It!
In the middle of the darkest months of the year,
110 QPHS students were hard at work preparing
what would become one of the most impressive
productions the school has ever staged. From
the very beginning, the ambition and scale of the
performance were clear, and everyone involved
shared the same goal: to make it the very best it
could be.
We were incredibly fortunate this year to have an
outstanding cast of young people who showed
total commitment to rehearsals. Working closely
with the directors, and driven by their own
motivation and preparation, characters truly
came to life on stage. Our Year 13 cohort, in
particular, delivered some unforgettable
performances.
Mr Yeoman, Assistant Headteacher
A huge part of the show9s success was also down to
the support and expertise of our Creative Learning
Practitioner, Jess Mann. Choreography played a
major role throughout the production, with complex
numbers woven into the storytelling. To support this,
rehearsals extended beyond the school day, with
filmed choreography shared online so students
could practise and refine routines at home ahead of
performance week.
While rehearsals had been quietly ticking along
since October, something far more visible was
taking shape behind the scenes, an epic set, and
likely the biggest the school has ever built. A
dedicated team of backstage crew members gave
up many Sundays to transform the school hall into
the streets of London. (Fun fact: over 3,000 screws
were used in building the set!)
Photographs by Mark Carline: https://www.markcarline.co.uk/theatre
