the home of art, drama and music
“You can’t use up creativity.
The more you use, the more you have.”
Maya Angelou
ROUGEMONT PRODUCTION SHOWREEL
DRAMA
The Drama department at Rougemont is a thriving hub of creativity. Led by Mrs Nepean, Head of Drama, our flagship productions across the School have put Rougemont on the map as one of the strongest performing arts providers in the region. Home to an incredible 500 seat auditorium complete with full-sized orchestra pit and sound and lighting systems, our Rougemont auditorium sets the scene for our West End standard productions.
This accolade was further cemented when, in September 2024, Rougemont won the rights from Disney and MTI International to be the first School in Wales in perform the full Broadway version of Frozen the Musical. An incredible five-night run staged in February 2025 saw our pupils perform the Welsh premier with two alternating principal casts as well as six surrounding primary schools who also performed alongside our pupils.
Previous productions include Phantom of the Opera, Singin’ in the Rain, Les Misérables, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in the Seniors with our Juniors also performing full Broadway versions of Shrek and The Little Mermaid in their productions during the summer terms.
Fast forward to this September and our Disney trilogy comes to its conclusion with the beloved Beauty and the Beast.
This production will take place in February 2026 and will mark the School’s centenary. For the time ever, the Seniors and Juniors will perform the same production over five nights with two different casts.
The Seniors will perform on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights, and the Juniors will perform their version on Tuesday and Thursday nights.
Take a look at some of our past productions below.
PAST PRODUCTIONS
MUSIC
Mr Dobbins, Director of Music, leads our busy Music department. Supported by Mrs Davies and Mrs Evans, Music is a core part of life at Rougemont. Music is taught by subject specialists from Nursery with various music projects peppering the Prep years, including our Infant Strings Project led by Mrs Davies and the Mini Harps Project in Juniors led by Mrs Evans.
“Rougemont is a ‘singing school’ – music forms the basis of all we do from Nursery to Sixth Form.”
Mr Dobbins, Director of Music
MUSIC ENSEMBLES
Rougemont proudly offers 12 Music Ensembles enabling pupils to experience performing in larger groups, enhancing their learning and understanding of ensemble playing. There are plentiful opportunities for our Music Ensembles to perform throughout the year including our Autumn Musical Showcase, the Carol Service at Newport Cathedral, Assemblies, Speech Days and more.
Our ensembles include Senior and Junior Choirs, Strings Group, Symphonic Winds, Jazz Ensemble, Mini Maestros, Senior and Transitional Orchestra, Chamber Choir, Guitar Ensemble, Brass Groups, Percussion Ensembles, Infant Strings Project and Mini Harps Project. Scroll below to see our ensembles.
PERIPATETIC MUSIC TEACHERS
Mrs Evans
Woodwind peripatetic teacher
Mrs Davies
Strings peripatetic teacher
Mrs Edmunds
Woodwind peripatetic teacher
Mr Rees
Brass peripatetic teacher
Miss Greening
Singing peripatetic teacher
Mr Jones
Singing peripatetic teacher
ART & DESIGN
Our Art and Design department is led by Mrs Bateman who oversees our creative provision from Nursery to Sixth Form.
Art is a fundamental part of our whole school curriculum and is subject specialist taught from Nursery. Our annual Art Exhibition showcases our pupils’ talents across the school and also welcomes local artists to exhibit their work and give mentor advice and workshops to our pupils, giving them the opportunity to expand their artistic skills with professional guidance. Pupil artwork is proudly displayed around our school – make sure to take a moment to visit our Art department when you visit our school!
ONLINE ART GALLERIES
View our Galleries below showcasing artwork from Nursery to Sixth Form.
KS3 ART GALLERY
A LEVEL ART GALLERY
