The Abingdonian 2019

29 www.abingdon.org.uk Lent Term and Charlotte King, the last of whom choreographed Fiddler on the Roof last year at St Helen’s. They had so much fun with the dances and you could tell. Each full cast piece was as wild and extravagant as you’d expect a musical to be and they definitely hit the mark on the 70s cheesiness. Their routines were excellent and made the performance a thrill to be a part of. The pure acting scenes were amazingly directed as expected from Mr Phillips so we seemed to be set up for a great show. After the Christmas holidays we saw the beginnings of our stage. It was a circuit board green colour with a great sign at the top of the stage saying “Loserville” and it felt perfect. Eventually we saw the stage acquire the circuit board wires and luminous paint across the floor for a proper 70s tech aesthetic. The stage was set and the performances were due. Our costumes had been rigorously prepared by Miss Fever and Mr Cook and the tech crew had prepared the lights. Our mics were on thanks to Mr Lloyd and opening night was upon us. It was a thrill. We had one mic mishap but we gave it our best shot. Second night went similarly. Final night was when mics got a bit… broken. My microphone in my pocket had a connection problem and so it sounded absolutely terrible. This fault was quickly overcome by our amazing tech crew. Before the second half started we had everything dealt with and the show was back on. Final night ended and we got to do an encore of one of our favourite songs, Ticket Outta Loserville . It was a great performance and I loved all of it. I can’t wait to see what musicals come out of Abingdon in the coming years and I look forward to seeing who follow our footsteps in the next couple of years. Kit Mannix, 6KL