Year 8 students produce The Mummers Play
The Mummers Play is a festive Christmas play mainly about St. George’s battles with the Turkish knight as well as the Dragon. Everyone took part, not necessarily all having a part in the play; other roles included designing and making props, costumes, marketing, script-writing and directing.We kept the idea and feel of the original story, yet made it their own. To do this was hard work, and meant staying after school to perfect the play.
The play was performed four times which may not seem like a lot but the team really got on the case. There were two performances in school, and two outside at two companies: Citi and Deliotte. All of the class went around school trying to sell tickets to adults, as well as students for 50p.
With the performances outside of school; two on one day, we tried to receive as much money as possible and a good job was made of this because over £200 was raised.
Three months later in February, a woman from Great Ormond Street Hospital came to collect the money we had raised and also held a Q&A session in our class, telling us a bit about Great Ormond Street Hospital. This made us even more happy that we had chosen to give the money to that charity, knowing that we were helping people and saving lives.
Later that day, there was an assembly where the whole of year 8 learned a bit about Great Ormond Street Hospital and the whole of Mr. Timms’ class were presented with a certificate and badge each.
The play wasn’t only a chance to express creativity, but also a chance to change someone’s lives for the better.
By Lauren Pemberton-Nelson 8RAO
Posted: 12 March 2010
