Sport - Rugby School

Drama & Music
2009/10
Drama
&Music
Town House Play
Your typical play, really: three fifteen-stone women, some
Scottish bloke cringing in the front row and some historically
inaccurate banter from one of the infamous Miller brothers.
Okay, it wasn’t really that typical, but the Town House play
– The Scramblings at Spriggly Torch – was really one of the most
entertaining evenings I’ve experienced at Rugby.
A weekend house party turned weekend hunt and a confusion
over a set of aircraft design plans. Sir Henry, dutifully played by
Harry Thompson, holds a casual weekend house party, which
is then hijacked, and used to catch a traitor. The heroes of the
play, almost shockingly, turn out to be a Welsh bartender named
Plunge and a Scottish butler named Poop – both characters were
fantastically mastered by Sam Wood and Will Lynn respectively.
Less shockingly, the head of MI5, Sir Aubrey, is deemed to be
the villain of the play… This role belonged to Giorgio Ferraro
who, like Sam and Will, completely owned his character on
stage with a fantastic performance.
Rugby School’s Got Talent!
After weeks of auditions, recalls and rehearsals, the eight finalists
delivered their ultimate performances in front of an audience
of over 500 Rugby pupils and staff. This home interpretation
of the TV show Britain’s Got Talent! celebrated the best hidden
talent amongst Rugby’s pupils. Acts ranged from break dancers
and contortionists to guitarists, drummers and future singing
sensations, who could rival the talents of today’s popular music
stars.
A play of manly women and womanly men, of little dresses and
masculine, high pitched voices, combined with the genuine
smiles and laughter of a fantastic audience, all worked perfectly
with the idea which we set out to achieve: to have fun and
entertain. This witty and perfectly applaudable performance
was conducted with a style and elegance which can be felt in all
of Town House’s endeavours.
Chris Mills
Tudor House Play
A jungle; a comically large pair of ears; an excited troupe of
monkeys; four gormless vultures – what could possibly go
wrong The Tudor House play this year – The Jungle Book – was
a huge success. Amelia Barkes’ adaption of the story was pulled
off with style and excitement, with the vast majority of the house
taking part either on stage or behind the scenes. Particular
praise goes to Meg MacMahon, who played Mowgli, and to the
impressive performances by Occy Carr and Eva Van Den Belt
who each added their own touch of spontaneity.
Jenny Burton and Katie Bradfield
The judging panel – comprising Mr Fletcher, Miss Thompson
and Head of School, Jess Hastings – had the tricky task of
whittling down the finalists from eight to two, leaving the final
casting vote in the hands of the audience. The winning act of
the night turned out to be ‘Dance Squad’ – the most talented
(and select few) from one of the school’s games options, ‘Reccy
Dance’. The act stormed the stage with their decorated black
and gold hoodies, performing to T-Pain’s ‘Church’.
The night wouldn’t have run as smoothly as it did if it wasn’t for
the hard work and effort put in by Abi Barber, Fraser Wylie, Titus
English and Jack Sardeson. Our thanks also go to the judging
panel, Mr Hill, Mr Bradbury, Mr Ellis, Mr Harris, the School
Porters and Elizabeth Jamieson for their support.
Abi Barber
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