▁on ▁average , ▁from ▁whole ▁school ▁musical s ▁to ▁pup il - produ ced ▁plays . ▁These ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁either ▁the ▁Ba con ▁Theatre ▁( a ▁ 5 5 0 - se at ▁theatre ) ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁drama ▁studio . ▁In ▁recent ▁years ▁the ▁whole ▁school ▁musical s ▁have ▁included ▁Sing ing ▁in ▁the ▁Rain , ▁Chicago , ▁South ▁Pacific , ▁Les ▁M isé rab les , ▁Cab aret ▁and ▁West ▁Side ▁Story . ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁visited ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Fr inge ▁Festival ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁theatre ▁company , ▁Close ▁Up ▁Theatre , ▁every ▁year ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁ach ieving ▁a ▁S ell - out ▁award ▁on ▁every ▁occasion . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁they ▁performed ▁Arc ad ia ▁by ▁Tom ▁Sto pp ard , ▁and ▁were ▁sold - out ▁before ▁the ▁first ▁performance . ▁Vis its ▁from ▁notable ▁actors ▁to ▁Dean ▁Close ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁years ▁include : ▁Domin ic ▁West , ▁Nathan iel ▁Parker , ▁J udi ▁Den ch , ▁Pat ric ia ▁Rout ledge , ▁Samuel ▁West , ▁N ig el ▁Ha vers , ▁Jam ie ▁Parker ▁and ▁Julian ▁Fellow es . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁five ▁years , ▁pup ils ▁leaving ▁D CS ▁have ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁R AD A , ▁L AM DA , ▁Central , ▁Mount view , ▁Rose ▁Bru ford , ▁AL RA ▁and ▁A AD A ▁( USA ) ▁The ▁school ▁also ▁ach ieves ▁a ▁high ▁success ▁rate ▁at ▁the ▁Ch el ten ham ▁Festival