News Lower Sixth Play ‘What Remains‘ 04.07.2025

Fresh from the excitement of Sports Day, students and staff were invited to a very different kind of spectacle: a murder mystery unfolding across the floors of the new Library. What Remains, an original promenade-style production written and directed by Lower Sixth students Mimi and Safia, transformed the space into a forgotten archaeological dig site.

Set in a Library lost to time, the play cleverly cast its audience as the first official tour group of a recently uncovered dig site. As the tour progressed, audience members quickly realised they were not merely passive observers but witnesses to a series of suspicious events. With archaeologists clashing over the potential wealth of their discoveries, the audience was invited to piece together a tangled web of motives and misdirection.

Spread over three floors, the performance made inventive use of the Library’s architecture, with each location revealing new clues. The immersive experience allowed the audience to follow the action closely and feel, quite literally, part of the unfolding drama.

A particular highlight of What Remains was its original musical score, which featured moments of live improvisation to match the pacing and tension of each scene. The soundtrack, composed by Sofia Gallardo and performed by Sofia Ameen-Rey in her role as Paul the Pianist, elevated the atmosphere and gave the production a cinematic edge.

Reflecting on the journey, directors Mimi and Safia said:

‘We have loved being able to work together with this phenomenal cast and create a piece of theatre together. In the craziness of Lower Sixth we are so grateful for all their dedication and enthusiasm at all  the rehearsals and we are so proud of everything they’ve done! The fabulous cast and the tech team have brought this show to life and we have been so impressed by all their creativity.

This is one of the scariest things we’ve ever done and we couldn’t have done it without the support of the entire Sixth Form team, Mr Benton, the Drama Department and, most importantly, Miss Lorys, who has been essential to making everyone’s hard work pay off in the end.’

Inventive, witty and technically ambitious, What Remains was a bold reminder of the creativity and confidence of our Sixth Form students.