Our ensemble of ladies look absolutely brilliant in their costumes. Who knew cheap ladies clothes were so versatile?

1. KITTING OUT THE CAST

2. When I first took on the role of Head of Drama I
really didn’t know what I was getting myself in for.
I knew that it would be a lot of work whilst at work
and in my spare time but I didn’t realise just how
much. As a drama teacher I have always been
there to help with the school plays and recitals –
Now I’m organising them!

3. This year our school play is ‘Blood Brothers’
by Willy Russell. The students had a choice
of a few plays to pick from but ‘Blood
Brothers’ had been studied by a majority of
them in year 10, so that came out on top.

4. One of the main things I was worried about when
we started the arrangements was the costumes.
We had access to all the lights and sound
equipment, the media department was sorting
the advertising and the Design Technology
students were sorting the sets. We didn’t have a
department that did anything clothing wise except
textiles but even this was a little out of their
league.

5. I had been given a certain budget for the
costumes so I couldn’t get shop happy and
buy everything I saw, I had to think about
how many students there were, who had
most stage time and who could possibly
bring in their own clothes to wear.

6. Cheap women’s clothes are fairly accessible but when working with
about 15 actors, even cheap adds up. I stumbled upon this great
website called Everything5Pounds.com who as the name suggests,
sells clothes for a fiver. I was browsing through their website when I
found a blouse which was exactly what I was looking for. I quickly
added 15 of them to my shopping basket and kept my fingers crossed
they all fitted.

7. All the preparations are now in motion. The
set is going up, the tickets are on sale and we
have just started dress rehearsals. Our
ensemble of ladies look absolutely brilliant in
their costumes. Who knew cheap ladies
clothes were so versatile?

8. I must admit, as much as doing the school play is a challenge I love
doing it and secretly can’t wait for next year.