The Languages Department News

All Year 9 Spanish students (Mars, Mercury, Neptune and Jupiter) were fortunate enough to watch a play called ‘Horóscopo’. The company was from Spain and the play was entirely in Spanish. The audience were able to follow the story easily as the play was designed for KS3 students and the actors used props, repetition and gestures to break down communication barriers.

The play starts off with Maricela, a hopeful romantic, reading her horoscope in a magazine and believing that she is destined to meet her love match. When her next-door neighbours' grandson Santiago bumps into her, she thinks that according to her horoscope clues, he must be her future love match. An excitable Maricela pushes Santiago to his limits and then finds out her love is unrequited. When it all seems to point towards disaster, she realises that her perfect love match was right in front of her all along. Finally, her eccentric neighbour, Stéfano is given a chance and the future looks promising.

Maricela tries to get Santiago’s attention

Maricela is excited after reading her horoscope in the magazine

Maricela thinks aloud and Stefano overhears her say that her true love’s name starts with an S!

Maricela makes a fool out of herself in front of Santiago

Santiago gets frustrated with Maricela’s attention and overt flirting

Stefano asks Maricela out on a date which she finally accepts

Click on the picture to view a big screen slide show of several photos.

Classics Students visit King's College to see Euripides 'Helen'

All the students of Ancient Greek, from Years 10- 13, made their annual pilgrimage to King's College London in February to see Euripides 'Helen'. This is a rare opportunity to see Greek drama performed in the original language, and all agreed that it was both fascinating and exciting. The subtitles certainly helped too! We already look forward to next year's production.

J Kyrke-Smith