Press Release
11^thJuly 2022

RHS Pupils Perform Stories From The Canterbury Tales

Pupils at The Royal Hospital School (RHS) in Holbrook, Ipswich, performed five stories from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer to draw the academic year to a close. 

The production, which celebrated Chaucer's Classics, was delivered by Year 7, 8 and 9 Drama Pupils. The light-hearted and humorous outdoor performances were enjoyed by staff, pupils and parents on two consecutive and beautiful summer's evenings.   

Pupils in Year 7 performed the Franklin's Tale, enacting faithfulness and foolish promises, with rocks and a guru. Year 8 pupils performed the Knight's Tale, complete with its very own carefully choreographed and health-and-safety conscious fight scene; and the Nun's Priest's Tale, featuring love, nightmares, chickens and foxes, all introduced by a captivating line dance. Year 9 pupils performed the Merchant's Tale, before concluding with the Wife of Bath's Tale, where what women truly want was revealed!   

Head of Drama at Royal Hospital School, Damon Kerr, comments: "What a great production to draw the academic year to a close. Our youngest performers showed real skill and energy in telling the stories, and knowing when and how to depart from the text with ad libs; I enjoy making high level demands of casts as we tackle demanding texts and I think the company executed the humorous scenes with aplomb, capturing just the right level of naughtiness, much to the delight of the audience!"

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For more information please contact:

Beth Catchpole at Adia PR on beth@adiapr.co.uk or 07743 151 377

Images can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/otvey6qo9k28mm2/AAD-B7OYBQ_3_uKJzG3Wo5Jda?dl=0

About Royal Hospital School:https://www.royalhospitalschool.org/

The Royal Hospital School, located in Holbrook, Ipswich, is a leading independent co-educational boarding and day school for 11-18 year olds, providing an outstanding, full and broad education fit for the modern world.

Founded in 1712 in Greenwich, London, the Royal Hospital School moved to its spectacular site, set in 200 acres of Suffolk countryside overlooking the River Stour, in 1933. The school has continued to develop its purpose-built site and has grown in size and reputation to become one of East Anglia's leading independent schools.

The school has connections with the British Royal Family and is the only UK independent school to have ever been continuously granted the Queen's Banner.  It flies its own Admiralty-approved Royal Hospital School Blue Ensign flag.

The school also has a unique naval heritage and is one of only two UK schools whose students have the privilege of wearing Royal Navy uniforms, with the Royal Hospital School marching band being a perennial part of school life.

The Royal Hospital School focuses on inspiring pupils to pursue their interests and talents, reach their ambitions and develop essential life skills. Great importance is placed on balancing academic work with interests and achievements outside the classroom.

Today the Royal Hospital School is a modern, forward-thinking HMC school anchored on 300 years of history and achievement.