As head of the Master’s household, it has fallen
to me to summarise the frivolity that took place
over the first few months of this year. While I
have the pleasure of thanking you all for ‘being
our guests’ at a certain musicale last March, I
should also remind you of what it takes to keep a
castle in order.
Huge thanks are due to our musical maestros, Messrs
Cargill and Melville, and their hard-working
orchestra. Technical wizardry was provided by
Master Throp, Monsieur Lowry, and their committed
sound, set and lamp lackeys. Head seamstress Madame
Baker and her nimble thimbled team created
stunning costumes for all 91 thespians on stage, while
a banquet of delights was prepared by properties
company Hargreaves, Overeem and Co. The Makeup
and Powder team also put in a sterling effort under
the guidance of Messrs Taylor, Tasker and Co and we
must not forget the wealth of time and support
provided by a veritable army of staff, parents and
student helpers.
The servants tell me that the assistant director, Mr
Walton, is still at large with a clipboard and that
director Mr Brebner is recovering nicely and may
soon be allowed visitors.
Despite the fact that the auditorium has been left in
ruins since that unruly mob of peasants stormed the
premises, it appears that the 200-odd people involved
(and I do mean odd) deserve a jolly good round of
applause. Yes, all right, bravo, well done.
I’m off to see the plasterer about the Gaston-sized
hole left in the wall then it will be time for a
well-earned cup of tea. Yours, etc, Cogsworth.