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The Queen's Hall
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The Queen’s Hall was first opened in 1976; the original vision for the building was to provide a local community theatre which was funded by the school, by the Education Authority and by Public subscription.  The subsequent refurbishment twenty years later in 1996 was financed by a generous grant from Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and from the Lottery Agency, and by the Governors of the School, to capitalise upon the venue’s ability to attract visiting Arts Companies of a high calibre.  Today it is a superb facility, seating a maximum of 350, which many professional theatre companies would be thrilled to call home. The performance space is very flexible with adaptable seating allowing performances in the round, as well as on stage within the traditional proscenium arch.   The building is well equipped with state of the art technical equipment, and includes PowerPoint facilities, video and DVD editing facilities, large retractable screen, comprehensive lighting rig, new sound system and a digital film projector.  There are two good sized dressing rooms and a drama room which doubles as an extra large dressing/band room when required.

The theatre is used extensively by the school throughout the year, for a very full programme of House Plays and music concerts, and the annual summer production.  It is also used for assemblies, and for visiting guest speakers or teachers to use when DVD or PowerPoint is required for addressing large groups of students.  Drama is taught as part of the curriculum in Year 9 English classes and is available as a GCSE and A Level subject.  Further studies in Theatre and Theatre-in-Education can be undertaken as part of the Sixth Form General Studies programme.

In recent years we have increased the number of events open to the public in the Queen’s Hall, and now we present a varied selection of professional theatre, dance, music and comedy events each season.   Local amateur groups such as Cranbrook Operatic Society (CODS) use the Queen’s Hall on a regular basis,  along with Showtimers who present an annual Christmas show.  Cranbrook Film Society present an eclectic season of innovative films here every year.
 
Newsflash
CHANGE OF DATE FOR YEAR 12 PARENTS' EVENING

The date for Year 12 Parents' Evening has been changed to  Thursday 8th March. It will take place in the Performing Arts Centre from 6.00pm.

 
ARTS WEEK 2012

Arts Week takes place this year from Monday 27th February until Sunday 4th March with a full programme of exciting and varied events including drama, art, literature, dance and music.

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JANUARY 2012 NEWSLETTER

The January 2012 edition of School News is now available.

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TOURS OF SCHOOL CAMPUS

There will be tours of the school campus for parents interested in 13+ day entry for September 2012 or beyond on Wednesday 8th February.

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SAFER INTERNET DAY

Safer Internet Day takes place on February 12th and to help promote this CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) is working with other agencies to provide free resources to parents and schools.

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CONCERT DATES FOR THE ELIZABETH CONSORT

The Elizabeth Consort will be performing two concerts in March on Sunday 4th and Saturday 24th.

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FOR YEAR 11 PARENTS

There was a presentation recently for Year 11 parents during parents' evening with important information on applying to the 6th form at the school.

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'A LEVELS & BEYOND'

The third in our series of 'A Levels & Beyond...The Choices' events will be held on Thursday 2nd February.

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NEW HEAD TEACHER AND ACADEMY STATUS

The Governors of Cranbrook School are delighted to announce the appointment of a new head teacher for the school.  John Weeds, currently Principal at Reading School will take up the post in September 2012 following the retirement of the current head teacher, Angela Daly.

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