Kingswood's Artistically Talented Students' Award Ceremony
Last Saturday, the Music and Drama Departments came together to host the 17th annual ‘KATS’ award ceremony.
This celebrates the achievements of all of Kingswood’s Artistically Talented Students.
Our thanks go to Mrs Nash, Mr Barton and Mr Francis who never entertained the possibility of cancelling this much anticipated event in the School calendar.
Their extraordinary efforts, vision and creativity, particularly of Mr Francis and his team of twelve talented techies, did not go unnoticed.
Live and online, Mrs Nash commented that hosting the event was a small taste of what it must be like backstage in a television studio and the adrenaline rush was quite something!
Thank you so much to those of you who joined us and helped to make us all feel a little closer together at this strange time.
The full list of nominees and winners is below but we would like to congratulate all those who have taken part in Music and Drama events this past year – we cannot wait to see you back on the stage soon.
To our leavers, the Music and Drama Departments wish you all the very best and hope that you enjoyed your last KATS, albeit from the comfort of your front rooms!
Music Prizes
Best GCSE Performer
Winner: Mia
Nominees: Georgie, Colby, Alex
Best GCSE Composer
Winner: Storm
Nominees: Vasily, Elli, Izzy
Year 11 Contribution to Co-Curricular Music
Winner: Colby
Nominees: Mia, Alex, Izzy
Outstanding A Level Achievement in Music
Winner: Gabriel
Outstanding Contribution to Music at Kingswood
Winner: James
Musos’ Muso (voted for by pupils)
Winner: Gabriel
Nominees: James, Meg, Johnny
Drama Prizes
Best Drama Newcomer
Winner: Sophie (performer)
Nominees: Dasha (lighting designer), Seren (performer), Bea (performer)
Best Individual Drama Performer
Winner: Joe
Nominees: James, Marnie Felix
Most Improved Drama Performer
Winner: Sam
Nominees: Edan, Miya, Harriet
Best Group in a Drama Assessment
Winner: The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband (Performed by Sam, Miya, Harriet, lighting by James, set by Holly)
Nominees: Death Row (Sophia, Alex, Ollie, Cecile, Jocasta) Pink Mist (James, Caleb); The Tail of Kaiser Sausage (Performed by Yuma, Kseniia, Bea, lighting by Hari, Costume by Tilly)
Best Drama Designer
Winner: Sam (lighting, A Christmas Carol)
Nominees: Tilly (costume, The Tail of Kaiser Sausage), Holly (set, The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband), James (lighting, The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband)
Actors’ Actor
Winner: Joe
Nominees: Miya, Rex, Sam
Techies’ Techie
Winner: James
Nominees: Tom, Sam, Dasha
