Cranford Review 2019
The “Cranford Review” © is a publication of Cranford Community College. Is an annual high standard produced magazine which provides an archive document highlighting various aspects of the life of the academy, its staff, students and community from each academic year. It is a wonderful read and a useful historical document which, with its termly sister publications and occasional special editions, also serves to describe the values of the academy and support the aspirations of the academy, its staff, students and wider community. A colorful layout with a wide range of topics comprising events, extracurricular activities, recognition awards, initiatives, trips and excursions among many others. Hard copies are provided to stakeholders including families, staff, partners, visitors, prospective parents/students, prospective employees and others with an interest or stake in the academy and its students. Headteacher & Director: Kevin Prunty / Editor-in-chief: Jessica Joyce / Graphic Design: Enzo Gianvittorio Danese (Enzo GD) / Printed by: Springfieldpapers.com
The “Cranford Review” © is a publication of Cranford Community College. Is an annual high standard produced magazine which provides an archive document highlighting various aspects of the life of the academy, its staff, students and community from each academic year.
It is a wonderful read and a useful historical document which, with its termly sister publications and occasional special editions, also serves to describe the values of the academy and support the aspirations of the academy, its staff, students and wider community. A colorful layout with a wide range of topics comprising events, extracurricular activities, recognition awards, initiatives, trips and excursions among many others. Hard copies are provided to stakeholders including families, staff, partners, visitors, prospective parents/students, prospective employees and others with an interest or stake in the academy and its students.
Headteacher & Director: Kevin Prunty / Editor-in-chief: Jessica Joyce / Graphic Design: Enzo Gianvittorio Danese (Enzo GD) / Printed by: Springfieldpapers.com
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English National Opera<br />
Opera Squad Production<br />
July <strong>2019</strong><br />
TROUBLE<br />
“Best friends kept apart by their families.<br />
A rivalry so deep it can only lead to trouble”.<br />
The<br />
year is 2050 and Heldonna is facing<br />
the end of her relationship with bestie<br />
Aria, whilst arch nemesis Felicia tries to wreak<br />
havoc on her life. Tackling real issues including<br />
social media, peer pressure and knife crime, being<br />
a young adult and family ties, “Trouble” navigates<br />
the challenges of school life whilst emphasising the<br />
importance of having a best friend who is always<br />
there for you. Best friends Aria and Heldonna have<br />
their friendship tested to the limit in this original<br />
new production created by the year 8 Opera Squad<br />
<strong>2019</strong>.<br />
<strong>Cranford</strong> Community College has been working in<br />
partnership with the English National Opera (ENO)<br />
since September 2018. Sixty-five students in year 8<br />
alongside the Creative Arts team created an original<br />
production based around the themes of Gershwin’s<br />
“Porgy and Bess”. The story, set in the future, deals<br />
with various themes including choices, impact of<br />
social media, fitting in/acceptance and things aren’t<br />
always what they seem.<br />
This year long project has involved students working<br />
in various production roles and is a completely<br />
original piece of theatre with all aspects created<br />
and performed by the students. It came to a stunning<br />
conclusion during the first week of July when we<br />
welcomed audiences in to see our performance.<br />
When we began this project we had no idea where<br />
the students would take it or the impact it would<br />
have on our school community. It was clear from<br />
the start that the students wanted the storyline and<br />
characters to be authentic, to be able to relate to the<br />
character’s dilemmas and for the plot to reflect the<br />
world they live in; hence the key messages related<br />
to knife crime and the idea of a central “lock down”<br />
situation related to Heathrow Airport (In Porgy and<br />
Bess there is a massive storm where the town hide in<br />
a large barn for safety). Although the story was set<br />
in the future, it was clear its content resonates today.<br />
Throughout this journey what was really exciting<br />
was seeing how the organic process inspired<br />
creativity and with the excellent guidance and<br />
support of the Creative Arts team, how the students<br />
responded to the challenges a production of this<br />
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