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CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS
Taking to the stage, Year 3-6 Prep School
Glorious Food’ delivered energetically,
pupils showcased their acting skills in the
with Lottie B as Oliver plucking up the
Autumn Term, with Christmas production
courage to ask for more.
rehearsals starting in earnest as soon
as the term commenced. This year the
“Lottie played this part beautifully with
children had the task of transporting
a delicate naivety but as the show
audiences along the Yellow Brick Road
progressed, she showed her steel by
to Emerald City for our Prep School
standing up with con昀椀dence. With many
Christmas Production of ‘The Wizard of
songs, including her solo ‘Where is Love’,
Oz’.
excellently sung with great feeling, she
captured the character perfectly,” said
At our Senior School, the Christmas
Catherine. “Jake C-S as Mr Bumble with
Production of ‘Oliver!’ received ‘昀椀rst class’
Ruby F as Widow Corney worked well
recognition by The National Operatic and
together to bring maturity and comedy
Dramatic Association (NODA) and was
that the roles called for.
praised as a ‘sheer joy to watch’ with ‘one
of the best’ renditions heard in amateur
“Oscar W, as we have seen in previous
theatre.
roles, can bring his own interpretation to
any given role very successfully. Here,
NODA’s East Representative, Catherine
playing Mr Sowerberry, the undertaker,
Dixey, attended our Thursday evening
he gave great con昀椀dence and energy to
performance of Lionel Bart’s ‘Oliver!’
this comic role. This scene was completed
– directed by Ted Moore, with
with excellent performances by Margo
choreography by Sarah Hastings, and
S as Mrs Sowerberry, Noah Claypole
musical direction from Lucy Bloore and
played by Daniel B, and the 昀氀irtatious
Dominic Nunn.
Charlotte played by Bella E, all trying to
tame Oliver. This was a great little scene
“It is always a pleasure to return to this
and was acted well by all, 昀椀nishing with
beautiful theatre at Framlingham College,
the humorous rendition of ‘That’s Your
however this was the 昀椀rst time I have seen
Funeral’.”
them produce a musical and it was a sheer
joy to watch,” said Catherine. “With a cast
Moving seamlessly through the next
of over 50 students and a full orchestra,
act, we meet the Artful Dodger played
all under the watchful eye of Ted Moore,
by Lucia S-L. “Lucia played this smart
The Director of Drama at the College, we
character with con昀椀dence and guile as
were certainly in for a treat.”
she took Oliver to meet the gang. Fagin,
played by Tilda H, commanded the
The production, inspired by Charles
stage, always in control, never letting her
Dickens’ 1838 book Oliver Twist, opened
character drop, whilst portraying a昀昀ection
in the workhouse with the full cast
for the gang but with a cunning disposition
performing the iconic musical hit ‘Food
to ensure her own future,” Catherine adds.
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