I am thrilled to welcome you to our 21st season of Common Ground and I am pleased to share the work of our graduating Year 13 Theatre students, all who have worked incredibly hard to create this brilliant season of work. We continue our collaboration with the Production Arts department, their students and staff have stage managed the shows, designed and built the sets, costumes, lighting and sound.

The season this year continues to encompass the core of Common Ground, which was first produced in 2003. The thread that has run through every season has been a programme of scripted plays that have been chosen to challenge, inspire and provoke the young actors who perform them. Common Ground is a season that links both the future and the past, the theatre is often full of former students who come back to support the school, as well as students already at the school who are looking forward to being a part of Common Ground when they reach Year 13.  We know many of our Theatre family: friends, alumni, parents and guardians from across the years have been able to join us to watch this season and we thank you all for your continued support.

Sarah Goodall 

Director of Theatre 

In May 2022 we celebrated 20 years of Common Ground in a very special evening. That was a landmark occasion, gathering lots of alumni actors and directors together for a rehearsed reading of Machinal by Sophie Treadwell - the first ever show of Common Ground in January 2003. The legacy of this season is incredibly special, and every student who passes through the Theatre course gets the opportunity to participate in making and performing plays.