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Equus
Ambitious in its aim and triumphant in its achievement was the verdict on Equus, last
term’s joint senior drama production with St Helen’s. Staged in the Amey Theatre, with
the audience seated both on the stage and in the auditorium, Henry Papworth, as Alan
Strang, and Noah Rogers, as Dr Dysart, led the talented cast in a series of searing,
visceral performances over the three-night run. Coached by movement director, OA Matt
Hawksworth, the cast worked long hours all term to produce what director Alison Quick
described as a truly ensemble piece of theatre.
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A Musical
Crescendo
The Christmas concerts, which involve over
a "fth of all the boys, brought the musical
term to a triumphant conclusion. There
were superb solos from Sam Gibb, Jamie
Farrow and Sebastian Johns, who received
a standing ovation for his performance of
Gershwin’s
Rhapsody in Blue
.
Earlier in the term, Leon Wu and George
Ruck won "rst and third places in the Celia
Walker Memorial Trust Piano Competition,
Anthony Brace won a special
commendation in the St Catherine’s
College, Oxford Composition Competition,
and Thomas Kelly (singing) and George
Burrage (violin) gained their professional
performance diplomas.
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‘New Views’ National Theatre
Playwriting Competition
Senior drama students from Abingdon and St Helen’s have taken up the challenge of the
National Theatre’s ‘New Views’ playwriting competition and are combining workshops from
visiting playwrights with online tutorials to write their own scripts for plays, "lms, theatre,
radio or "lms. The winning plays will be performed at the National Theatre next July.
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