PUBLISHED 03/03/2026 Creative Arts Year 10 Artists Secure Place in National Top 10 We are thrilled to announce that two of our students, George and Matheson, have been selected as finalists in the… Read more
PUBLISHED 12/02/2026 Creative Arts A Confident Start to the Year in Music Last night’s Teatime Concert was a wonderful way to begin our 2026 music concert series, and it was a real pleasure to… Read more
PUBLISHED 11/02/2026 Creative Arts Les Misérables (School Edition) - Review and Photos One might reasonably argue that Les Misérables is an ambitious choice for any company, let alone a school production.… Read more
PUBLISHED 14/11/2025 Creative Arts Year 8 Explore the Creative World of Graffiti Art This term, Year 8 pupils have immersed themselves in the energetic and expressive realm of graffiti art, taking… Read more
PUBLISHED 13/11/2025 Prep School Creative Arts Creative Landscape Workshops with Artist Gill Ferguson Thanks to the PTA, the children in Key Stage Two of the Preparatory School have been enjoying a series of day long… Read more
PUBLISHED 03/11/2025 Creative Arts From Rehearsal to Promo Shoot: Hear from our Les Mis School Edition cast members Jacob B Hello, I'm Jacob and I'm playing Thenardier in our upcoming production of Les Mis [School Edition]! I was… Read more
PUBLISHED 20/10/2025 Creative Arts General Preparing for Les Misérables: Matilda's Experience Written by Matilda M (Year 7) Wow, thank you so much! Being cast as Gavroche and Young Eponine is truly amazing , I'm… Read more
PUBLISHED 16/10/2025 Creative Arts Senior School New Talent Takes to the Stage at the Teatime Concert On Wedesday 15th October, the Music Department hosted the first Teatime Concert of the academic year, welcoming families… Read more
PUBLISHED 12/10/2025 Creative Arts Becoming Éponine - Inside the Les Mis Audition Process Written by Jen R (Year 13) For months, AKS has been awaiting the news for the announcement of the school musical.… Read more
PUBLISHED 05/10/2025 Creative Arts Joining the Ensemble - My First Weeks in Les Mis Rehearsals Written by Rebecca B - Year 7 Drama Scholar My name is Rebecca B and this year's musical is Les Mis é rables the School… Read more
PUBLISHED 12/09/2025 Creative Arts Musical Magic at the Stardust Diner On Friday night, pupils, staff, parents and families joined together excitedly for the highly anticipated grand reveal… Read more
PUBLISHED 15/06/2025 Creative Arts Kick Off – A Raw and Unforgettable Student Performance The performance of “Kick Off” on 22nd May 2025 at AKS Lytham was a powerful and thought-provoking devised piece that… Read more
PUBLISHED 28/04/2025 Creative Arts A Fabulous Fundraising Evening raises over £3,000 for AKS rugby tour A Fabulous Fundraising Evening for the AKS July rugby tour Read more
PUBLISHED 27/03/2025 Creative Arts GCSE and A Level Teatime Concert In preparation for performance coursework Read more
PUBLISHED 14/02/2025 Creative Arts Splendid Production Theatre Workshop by Year 10 student, Sam On 10th February 2025, Drama students from AKS Lytham were fortunate to take part in a theatre workshop led by a Splendid Productions. Read more
PUBLISHED 13/02/2025 Creative Arts Teatime Concert On Wednesday 12th February, Adam Brown, Co-ordinator of Co-curricular Music, hosted the Teatime Concert in the Senior School Recital Room. Read more
PUBLISHED 01/02/2025 Creative Arts Senior School Sweeney Todd – Mr Smyth’s Review with Full Photo Gallery One might think that ‘Sweeney Todd’ is one of the more macabre subjects to write a musical about. Such considerations… Read more
PUBLISHED 05/12/2024 Creative Arts Senior School Sweeney Todd Rehearsal Diary Entry by Jacob B, Year 12 During our Monday rehearsal, we focused on the music, specifically the duets in the show, paying special attention to… Read more
PUBLISHED 25/11/2024 Creative Arts Prep School A wonderful evening of entertainment at Prep Instrumental Showcase Well done to all our students for a wonderful evening of entertainment. Over 70 pieces of music were performed on… Read more
PUBLISHED 21/11/2024 Creative Arts Senior School Sweeney Todd Rehearsal Diary Entry – Georgina W (Year 9) This week we have gone over Act 1 and started some numbers in Act 2. On Monday we rehearsed and polished 'Pirelli's… Read more