News from Mr Grady
30th January 2025
Hello everyone!
For those celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year, a happy new year to you all, as you welcome in the year of the snake.
For those of you that commented on the cancellation of my new year’s dip in the North Sea, thank you for both your comment, and the confirmation that people read my fortnightly ramblings – much appreciated.
This week, we are very excited about Chaos, our school production, as it runs from Wednesday to Friday evenings, 7pm nightly. I hope you’ve got your ticket.
It is always a joy watching cast, musicians and crew under the steady gaze and direction of Miss Brady and Mrs D’Souza come together to create something special.
As ever, it is the ensemble nature of the production that always cheers me up the most as everyone has their part to play in the production, and the professionalism, enthusiasm and energy of the students never ceases to amaze me.
As a Drama-type I have to admit to being jealous of students having the joy of rehearsals, and those special moment where you’re all back stage together, ready to go on, and the adrenaline is flowing.
And of course, there is nothing like standing and luxuriating in a wave of applause at the end of the show, or a gust of laughter when you get the timing right on a joke or bit of stage business.
There is something very immediate about the validation that comes from live performance, and I hope our students enjoy the privilege and pleasure of entertaining and challenging our audiences over the next three nights. And to those parents and carers of students involved in the production, who have driven them backwards and forwards from rehearsals, and who will have very tired students for the next few nights – thank you for your patience and your support. As you watch the production, I’m sure you’ll know it was all worth it!
To the cast, band and crew, I say, “Break a leg!” and to the lucky audiences, enjoy the show!
Stay safe and well,
Mr Grady
