Royal Hospital School pupils perform stories from The Canterbury Tales

Pupils at The Royal Hospital School (RHS) in Holbrook, Ipswich, performed five stories from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer to draw the academic year to a close.

The production, which celebrated Chaucer's Classics, was delivered by Year 7, 8 and 9 Drama Pupils. The light-hearted and humorous outdoor performances were enjoyed by staff, pupils and parents on two consecutive and beautiful summer's evenings.

Pupils in Year 7 performed the Franklin's Tale, enacting faithfulness and foolish promises, with rocks and a guru. Year 8 pupils performed the Knight's Tale, complete with its very own carefully choreographed and health-and-safety conscious fight scene; and the Nun's Priest's Tale, featuring love, nightmares, chickens and foxes, all introduced by a captivating line dance. Year 9 pupils performed the Merchant's Tale, before concluding with the Wife of Bath's Tale, where what women truly want was revealed!

Head of Drama at Royal Hospital School, Damon Kerr, commented: "What a great production to draw the academic year to a close. Our youngest performers showed real skill and energy in telling the stories, and knowing when and how to depart from the text with ad libs; I enjoy making high level demands of casts as we tackle demanding texts and I think the company executed the humorous scenes with aplomb, capturing just the right level of naughtiness, much to the delight of the audience!"