Ampleforth College Arts

The official Twitter account for Arts at Ampleforth College, a leading Catholic co-educational boarding school situated in North Yorkshire.

[Ampleforth College Arts @AmpCollArts]

Check out this tour of our incredible school Theatre! Thanks to all those who contributed in sharing a little bit of the magic of being involved in the Arts here at Ampleforth College. 🎭@AmpleforthColl #compassforlife Theatre Tour 2022 https://t.co/Cjqry7Bpj3

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Alex Harvey from Ockham’s Razor theatre company came in to teach our students how to reproduce flying on stage through lifts and physical action. Students spent the morning learning various techniques, this required strength, team work and most importantly trust. @OckhamsRazorUK

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Rehearsals are well underway for this term’s play. Choreography upstairs and sword fighting downstairs, it’s great for the theatre to be alive with activity with all year groups involved and working together.

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Auditions are underway for this term’s play. Good to see some new faces joining the old hands on the ACT stage. Details of the production coming soon.

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All ready for the activity fair @AmpleforthColl and the start of another year of exciting theatre! #compassforlife

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Well done to our Yr10 Drama students who completed their IGCSE monologue exam. They all worked incredibly hard on their performances. @AmpleforthColl

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Huge congratulations to the cast and crew of this year's Exhibition Play 'The Wizard of Oz' for a successful run of performances. Amazing achievement for such a young cast. @AmpleforthColl

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A sneak peek of the upcoming Exhibition play as Green Room paint the stage. Details to follow soon. @AmpleforthColl #Compassforlife

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Final post for culture week, we'd like to celebrate the work of those offstage. Friday is a busy day in the theatre with our Green Room activity group working on the staging for the plays and of course the tradition of #jaffacakefriday. We couldn't produce our plays without them.

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Another 4 from the archives

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For day 4 of Culture Week @AmpleforthColl, let's look to the bard with a selection of Shakespeare productions through the years. Recognise anyone you know? #ThrowbackThursday

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As part of Culture Week @AmpleforthColl, we celebrated the annual Theatre Dinner. Mr Mutton quoted Oscar Wilde "I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being"

[A Little Life @ALittleLifePlay]

Thrilled that @jginorton has been nominated for Best Actor at this year’s @olivierawards. 🤍 #ALittleLifePlay

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Congratulations to @jginorton for his nomination for the Olivier award for Best Actor. Perfect timing during Culture Week at the College. @AmpleforthColl #Compassforlife #Olivierawards

[Olivier Awards @OlivierAwards]

Nominees for Best Actor are:

#JosephFiennes @DearEnglandPlay
@Markgatiss @MotiveandTheCue @NationalTheatre
@jginorton @ALittleLifePlay @HPinterTheatre @SavoyTheatreLdn
#AndrewScott @vanyaonstage @dukeofyorksLDN
#DavidTennant Macbeth @DonmarWarehouse

#OlivierAwards

[Olivier Awards @OlivierAwards]

Nominees for Best Actor are:

#JosephFiennes @DearEnglandPlay
@Markgatiss @MotiveandTheCue @NationalTheatre
@jginorton @ALittleLifePlay @HPinterTheatre @SavoyTheatreLdn
#AndrewScott @vanyaonstage @dukeofyorksLDN
#DavidTennant Macbeth @DonmarWarehouse

#OlivierAwards

[Ampleforth College Arts @AmpCollArts]

This week is Culture Week at the College. The Theatre has been at the heart of the college for over a century. Countless students have tread these boards and become part of the ACT family.
A few more photos from our recent Little Shop of Horrors to mark the start of the week.

[Ampleforth College @AmpleforthColl]

Not one, but two full houses yesterday for the opening of our musical, Little Shop of Horrors. Congratulations to all the cast and crew for putting on two high energy performances which ended with a standing ovation from the audience. @AmpCollArts @AmpCollMusic #CompassforLife

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The week is finally here! On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, ACT is performing Little Shop of Horrors at 7pm. Tickets are still available at https://t.co/g390LfTVfx
Come along and support our hard working cast and crew!
@AmpCollMusic @AmpleforthColl

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We are delighted to announce that tickets for this term's musical Little Shop of Horrors are now available. You can book free tickets here: https://t.co/g390LfTVfx

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The theatre was once again pleased to provide lighting and projections to support the carol service. Adding colour to a space can transform how it feels making the service a popular event. @AmpleforthColl

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The Yr11's final Drama practical exam yesterday!