All our A level English students (and there’s lots of them) will be going to see Hamlet, a set text for their course, on Tuesday 7 December at the National Theatre. This ‘tremendous’, ‘compelling’, ‘chilling’ production has been received with rapturous reviews; to see for yourself there’s even a trailer on the National Theatre website.  [...]

We have tickets for the revival of Sarah Kane’s controversial, disturbing, yet prophetic play Blasted, at the Lyric, Hammersmith, on Monday 11 November. First performed in the mid nineties, this play caused ‘apoplexies’ among some audiences for its claustrophobic depiction of violence.  Now fifteen years on, it’s opening to an air of anticipation and expectation.  [...]

The revelations of talents and achievements within the RIC ranks continue.  It is wonderful to see that rather than spending their evenings battling through hours of homework, our students have time to develop interests and skills in different areas.  It has always been a priority at the College to encourage hard work and dedication throughout [...]

GCSE and A level students are invited to see The Invisble Man on Thursday 25th November at the Menier Chocolate Factory. “Based on the novel by H.G. Wells, and adapted by Ken Hill, this classic tale is retold in a joyous, comedy music hall spectacular, further enlivened with special effects and a bit of magic. [...]

Our lucky A level Textiles students will be going to the Barbican on Wednesday 17 November to see Future Beauty, an exhibition of the last 30 years of cutting edge Japanese fashion design.  The exhibition features world renowned Japanese designers Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto, amongst many others who have redefined fashion worldwide. The exhibition [...]

Important information for all Art and Design Students:  Coursework deadline for ALL GCSE, AS and A2 Art & Design students is Friday 28 January 2011, 1pm.  This means if you study Textiles, Fine Art, Graphics, Photography or Ceramics, you get your work in before then!  For those who are unsure:  dead·line // < ![CDATA[ // [...]

  Year 11 student Jake Rigden has had some late nights recently, hanging out in bars and clubs making a lot of noise.  But he’s also making waves – and is becoming well known internationally thanks to his clever self-promotion and his amazing talent. Some of you may have seen Jake play in the College’s [...]

History of Art students will be going to see artworks spanning millennia on Friday 15 October. In the morning, a tour of the Greek galleries at the British Museum, and a look at the Parthenon sculptures.  Then, after lunch, a multimedia exploration of Tate Modern with the Tate’s new SMART system for art students.  See this [...]

  Photography students from Years 11 – 13 will be going to Quex Park (a popular destination this year) on Thursday 7 October to photograph objects from the collection. Photography teacher Rebecca Warwick will be leading the group round the house and gardens.  She has also arranged an object handling session, when students will be able to [...]

GCSE and A level Graphics students will be going to the British Museum on Monday 11 October for a whole day trip. Graphics teacher Tigz says: ‘We’re going as part of students’ typography project to study text from other cultures like the Rosetta stone, hieroglyphics, Illuminated characters, Chinese lettering etc… to see how text can be [...]