Viva Lewes Issue #147 December 2018

ADVERTORIAL
Rock got no reason,
rock got no rhyme…..
You better get me to school on time!
Eastbourne College presents, their annual Christmas musical
production in College Theatre and invites you to pick up a guitar and dive
into Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit West End musical, School of Rock.
Based on the hit movie,
and faithful to the
contemporary humour
and vivacious musical
score in the current West
End production, School
of Rock follows Dewey
Finn, a failed, wannabe
rock star who poses as
a substitute teacher at a
prestigious prep school
to earn some extra cash. There, he
turns a class of straight A pupils into a
guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mindblowing,
studded-leather wearing rock
band. But can he get them to the Battle
of the Bands, without their parents and
the school’s headmistress finding out?
Join us to see these prep school pupils
ditch their ties and get into the spirit of
rock and roll. The audience can expect
an explosive concoction of sequins,
energetic dance numbers and classic
rock. They will encounter a fantastic
set and will be immersed in the
extraordinary musical
and acting talents of
the pupils, as they play
their instruments live on
stage.
Claudine Sinnett,
Director of Drama at
Eastbourne College and
Dan Jordan, Director
of Music have worked
closely with the cast and
technical team to create a truly vibrant
production to kick start the academic
year with a touch of rock and roll.
The Drama Department here at the
College produce 7 productions across
the academic year, including recent
inclusion into the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival, where a group of talented
upper sixth pupils took Tennessee
William’s The Glass Menagerie, are
about to perform in the Shakespeare
School’s Festival, and they readily invite
professional theatre companies in to
enrich the learning of the pupils.
Wednesday 5 - Saturday 8 December 7.30pm
Thursday 6 December, 2.30pm
College Theatre. Tickets £9
boxoffice@eastbourne-college.co.uk