French Flying Theatre Company

On 27 April French students in Year 7 to Year 9 enjoyed a wonderful afternoon ‘en français’ as part of their French learning. The Flying Theatre Company visited school to put on an extraordinary hour-long show for the students, conducted entirely in French at a suitable level for Key Stage 2 and 3 learners. Using a unique Tour de France narrative, the theatre company used vocabulary including health, fitness, body parts, travel, sport, family, directions, food, hobbies and interests to entertain the audience for the full hour. It was a great experience for the girls, as it helped them to appreciate how good their understanding of the language already is. The performance combined comedy, music and dance, and audience participation – with students Isobel and Viola, and Madame Alice all joining the performers on stage – to ensure the students were focused throughout.