On Thursday 27th September, 47 Year 9 students
left Churston at 8a.m. bound for the Victoria
Palace Theatre in London, a trip organised by
Mrs Mills. Accompanied by Mrs Shaw and Mrs Risdon,
the outward journey went smoothly and everyone
was excited at the prospect of seeing Ollie
Taylor, a Year 9 Churston student playing the
lead role in the highly acclaimed musical of
“Billy Elliot”.
The
seats in the Grand Circle of the theatre afforded
a perfect view and Ollie's first appearance
on stage was greeted with warm applause from
the audience. With the rest of the cast, he
kept us enthralled for three hours and we were
most impressed not only by his dancing, but
also his singing, his mastery of the Geordie
accent and his overall stage presence.
After
the final curtain, the cast received a standing
ovation not only from the Churston supporters
but from the entire audience.
Mrs
Mills had arranged for us to meet Ollie at the
Stage Door after the performance which was a
great treat, because he must have been exhausted
after his energetic performance. He is obviously
enjoying the experience but it was great to
see that fame has not gone to his head: he is
still the reflective Churston student that he
always was.
Congratulations,
Ollie, we are very proud of you and we look
forward to welcoming you back to school!
