Breanna Performs Winning Scene at 'Lit in Colour' Event

During the half term holiday, Breanna in Year 13 followed up her 'Bloomsbury: Lit in Colour' playwriting competition win, by giving a speech and performing her scene at the 'Lit in Colour' event at the Conway Hall in London, as part of the Bloomsbury Literary Festival. Breanna spoke powerfully and with maturity about art, inclusion, and compromise, with the title 'Telling Stories that Matter Through Drama', to an audience of writers, playwrights, actors and activists, as well as lovers of theatre. She adapted her winning creation into an exciting monologue. Anna Brewer, publisher at Methuen Drama, said "We were so delighted that Breanna was able to be there and she spoke so eloquently. Loads of people said how brilliant she was."

Breanna reflected on her experience, commenting: "In the half term, I had the amazing opportunity to attend the Literature in Colour Conference in London. The night was filled with incredible performances from a range of contemporary plays, inspiring speeches from members of the literary community, and I even got the opportunity to perform an extract from my scene, 'Sonnet 34 - Director's Cut', alongside the other winners of the Lit in Colour competition. It was a brilliant evening, and gave me a taste of the wider theatrical world outside of Mayfield."

Winning this competition has opened some exciting doors for Breanna and we can't wait to find out how her work in drama, performance and writing continues. As ever, we are so proud of her.