Music and Drama evening

Last Thursday evening we presented a Music and Drama Evening in the school gym. We had planned simply to have an evening of light-hearted fun and that is exactly what it was! However, for the children from forms 4 and 5 who formed the cast of the play ‘The Happiest Days Of Your Life’ it was rather tense and stressful just before they went on stage. These children had opted for Drama as their Tuesday enrichment for the summer term and had therefore only had a very short time to put the play together. It was a farce about two schools in the 1940s who suddenly were forced to share their facilities – a boys’ school and a girls’ school! It is a very funny play and the pupils presented it superbly. They delivered their lines with skill and conviction and threw themselves into their characters. Their comic timing was good and the audience became completely involved. Well done to all of the cast and a special mention to James Hepden who was drafted in at the very last minute due to illness. He played the part of the vicar and was hilarious.

After a short interval we had an hour of music. It was fantastic. The very appreciative audience were entertained by the boys’ choir, the percussion ensemble and the senior band who performed so professionally. The Chamber Choir joined the band for the final number ‘Hey Jude’, which provided a rousing end to a lovely evening. Congratulations to all and good luck to our Year 11 musicians who are moving on to 6^th form next year.