Cranford Review 2020
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 It is a wonderful read and a useful historical document which, with its termly sister publications and occasional special editions, also serves to describe the values of the academy and support the aspirations of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It is a wonderful read and a useful historical document which, with its termly sister publications and occasional special editions, also serves to describe the values of the academy and support the aspirations of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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Merchant of Venice
by Cranford Community College
at The Beck Theatre, 12/11/2019
appraised by Anna Brook Peck
I would like to extend my most sincere congratulations to Cranford Community
College for your tremendous production of Merchant of Venice as part of the 2019
Shakespeare Schools Festival. It was an excellent night of theatre, and I’d like to
highlight a few aspects that really stood out.
It was a great choice to set this play during a carnival and the cast had an infectious
sense of fun and vibrant carnival energy.
The ensemble worked well as a team - we saw lots of interaction and spontaneity,
brininging so much life to the production.
You conveyed key aspects of the story well, like when Shylock sets a high price to
lend money - a pound of flesh!
You created status for certain characters on stage, really emphasising their
importance. For example when the ensemble circled the Duke and she demandingly
clapped her hand for their attention.
Well done for bringing lots of energy to your play and working brilliantly as an
ensmble.
Performing Shakespeare’s words on a professional stage takes bravery, resilience,
and creativity. You should be immensely proud of what you and your teachers have
achieved in this Season of Infinite Variety.
I hope to see Cranford Community College in the 2020 Festival!
Anna Brook Peck
“I was privileged to be able to watch
a very inclusive performance of The
Merchant of Venice by our Year 8 and 9
students. It was such a pleasure to see
so many students that I teach on stage:
they were confident, entertaining and
engaging. Shakespearian language
can be quite hard to understand, yet
they learnt their lines impeccably and
clearly got into the characters that
they were portraying, giving a very
believable performance, captivating
the audience and owning the stage.
Well done to everyone involved, from
the acting to directing to costumes and
lighting”.
Maria Bramhall
(Deputy Head of School)
“Vibrant take on the play – with the
hard work put into rehearsals evident
from the bursting enthusiasm. And
cartwheels”.
Fola Adesanmi (Lettings)
“The Merchant of Venice was
an amazing learning experience
because I got to learn the
Shakespearean language in-depth
and truly understood the meanings
of things. This opportunity was
something special and I learned
a lot about theatre, Shakespeare
and character building and how
to capture the emotions of the
character”.
Nizelle Soares
(year 9)
“I was so impressed with all the
performers who memorised and
internalised very old language and
brought Shakespeare’s language
and vision to life. I was particularly
impressed with Naeira for being
able to step in at the last minute and
still manage to make her lines flow
naturally. The staging and lighting
were fantastic and professional
and I thought Hunaidat, Ella and
Farzan really made their roles their
own. Looking forward to the next
production”.
Matt Nation-Tellery
(Head of year 9)
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