Gotta Dance
On Wednesday 19th March, 31 dancers from years 5-8 travelled to Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury to perform in ‘Gotta Dance’ alongside other schools and performing arts companies from the local area. It was a chance for the dancers to perform in a professional regional theatre to a 650 strong audience and experience a ‘show day’ tech […]
Packwoodians Present a Musical Medley
The last fortnight has been incredibly busy for all Packwood pupils and staff, and the Music Department has been no exception, with several musical events taking place within several days. 10 pupils, ranging from Year 3 to Year 8 and from Initial Grade to Grade 6, performed solos at Shrewsbury School as part of their […]
Scholarship Success for Packwood Musicians
We were delighted last week to hear of the success of two of our Year 8 musicians, Sally and Morgan, who have won Music awards to Shrewsbury and Harrow respectively. Both pupils play a full part in our Music Department, including weekly rehearsals for the choir, Big Band and Clarinet Quartet, and it was lovely […]
Shrewsbury School Weaver Dance Festival
On Sunday 9th February, a team of junior girls represented Packwood in the Weaver Dance festival held at the Barnes Theatre, Shrewsbury School. The day began with a warm up and dance workshop led by professional dancer and adjudicator, Jon Clayton. The warm up included conditioning as well as technical exercises at a very high […]
A Spectacular Day of Music at Shrewsbury
The Big Band Day at Shrewsbury School was a ‘big band’ in every sense! With musicians from five prep schools taking part, as well as Shrewsbury School staff and musical pupils, the combined musicians took over the impressive Alington Hall. It was a varied and busy day, beginning with an improvisation session led charismatically by […]
Junior Production 2025: ‘The Wind in The Willows’
The Juniors have been working hard in audition sessions for the Junior production of ‘The Wind in The Willows’ which will be staged in The Malcolm Mitchell Theatre . The production will be the ‘Young@Part’ adaptation of the musical version which played in the West End in 2017. The music and lyrics are by George […]
Shrewsbury School’s Musical Theatre Day
On Friday 20th January, pupils from Year 7 took part in a Musical Theatre Day at Shrewsbury School. This involved learning a song and a dance, which they integrated into a scene from the musical Guys and Dolls, in just a few hours. The pupils were split into different groups and completed a carousel of […]
Ensembles Concert – A Musical Delight
It was terrific to see so many pupils involved in our Ensembles Performance, with all age groups from Year 3 to Year 8 represented. The concert had been postponed from last term but we had decided to keep the original Christmas theme, resulting in an abundance of tinsel, coloured lighting and a lovely festive atmosphere. […]
Packwood is Frozen!
Tuesday 7th December saw the culmination of a term’s worth of work across the Packwood community as senior students took to the stage, the technical box and the wings for the first performance of this year’s senior production of Frozen Jr. We were equally delighted to welcome such a large cross section of audience members across […]
Harmonies and House Spirit: Sixes Music Competition
The Sixes (House) Music Competition was an ideal opportunity for the whole Prep School to get together just before half term. This year’s theme was Rodgers & Hammerstein and the set song, ‘Edelweiss’, proved popular and challenging for all four Sixes. Other songs were taken from The Sound of Music, South Pacific and The King […]
