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The Musical Theatre Society’s exuberant Musical
Extravaganza of songs from popular musicals entertained
packed audiences in the Music School in March. Directed
by Upper Sixth Formers Emma Burke and Sarah Jackson,
Musicals Through the Ages featured 20 songs from shows staged
from the 1940s to the present day. As the ensemble assembled
to the strains of Oh, what a beautiful morning, the audience were
taken on a journey from the Golden Age of Hollywood to
contemporary rock musicals.
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With such a large company involved, it is hard to select
highlights. Some might pick out the powerful singing of Iona
Kaye in You’ll Never Walk Alone, or perhaps the bawdy, raucous
Master of the House featuring the entire cast with Alex Laing
and Chloe Griggs as the innkeeper and his wife. Those dance
aficionados might speak highly of the amazing choreography
of Max Jones and Fiona Tilsed in Expressing Yourself or the
gyrations of 6th form girls in Bend and Snap. For me, the
standout items were the emotive Not my father’s son, beautifully
sung by Kobby Fofie, with the audience spell-bound by his
communication, and the hip-hop inspired songs from Hamilton
which struck a chord with younger members of the audience.
Whatever one’s musical taste, there was something here to
please. The finale brought the house down, with all members
of the cast (including Mr Galloway), rocking the Music School
with Stick it to the Man. The three full-houses left the auditorium
feeling uplifted, and still singing!