Everyone who wants to has the opportunity to perform at Abingdon Prep. In a typical school year there are seven productions across all age groups. These range from the Pre-Prep Nativity to the Senior Section performing a musical or play which is staged at Abingdon School’s Amey Theatre with a full cast and musicians.
Recent productions have included Smike, Joseph, Oliver! and Animal Farm in the Senior Section, Daniel and the Lions’ Den and Dragon Days in the Middle Section and A Miracle in Town for Pre-Prep. The Middle Section also enjoys soirees based around drama and music, exploring performance poetry, Shakespeare and comedy sketches.
Pupils from Reception to Year 6 are also taught drama as part of the academic curriculum and senior pupils have weekly performing arts lessons combining music and drama.
Drama in the Woods
Drama Scholars Club
Senior Drama Club
Senior Drama Club
The Senior Drama Club is for Year 7-8. Over the term, pupils are given the opportunity to experiment with improvisational skills using published scripts from playwrights such as Shakespeare and his more modern contemporaries. This club is suitable for anyone interested in Drama as well as for those who are considering auditioning for a part in the Senior Production.
| Term | Day | Time | Year |
| Autumn | Thursday | 16:15 – 17:00 | 7 |
| Autumn | Thursday | 16:15 – 17:00 | 8 |
| Spring | Thursday | 16:15 – 17:00 | 7 |
| Spring | Thursday | 16:15 – 17:00 | 8 |
