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Bo r l a s i a n 2 0 1 3
In School
in the middle of everything that’s happening with the music: you are totally surrounded by this amazing sound that’s
being produced. Everything that happens on stage starts and ends with the pit. Without the orchestra,
Les Mis
would not
be half as colourful and exciting as it is.
Les Mis
was such a pleasure to do and an experience I’ll never forget. Never again will we have the chance to be a part of
such a massive project with so many of our closest friends.
Christen Van Den Bergh Y12
House Drama: V2, the Winning Form
A handful of corny jokes, a good Batman impression, and a slightly reluctant form, these were the foundations for V2’s
win in the House Drama competition. But how did this Batman style Greek tragedy go from its humble beginnings to
winning the competition?
It started with a very comedic, though slightly embarrassing, production, which included a dramatic lift and a fight
scene, where Harry Radcliffe lifted up Rohan, a year 7, and ‘beat him up’. Our form got through the heats because we had
‘learnt’ our lines… or learnt how to hide our scripts. But some unimpressed judges informed us that we were not at the
same standard as other houses, especially not Saxons, who were so good that they had two forms going through to the
final. By telling us that we needed to rethink our performance these judges inspired Mr Dwyer, our form tutor, to bring
our performance up to scratch. Thankfully, in the process of doing this, the corny jokes had to go. Regretfully, it also
meant that the Batman impression had to be toned down, if not abandoned completely. With unlimited enthusiasm,
and resourceful ideas, Mr Dwyer moulded our drama piece into one of which we could be proud.
On the night of the final we had some technical difficulties with the costumes; how on earth did the Greeks manage to do
anything without their sheets falling down? Then some orange makeup was added on top, with thanks to MissWilliams,
and all those who helped with makeup. Our final performance went smoothly, the chorus were timed to perfection, and
Harry and Henrietta both gave outstanding performances. Our form was subjected to the usual tense wait, and the well
practised hesitations to increase the expectation (which was already sky high where we were sitting), before we were
announced the winners. We’d done it! All that’s left to add is our form’s gratitude to Mr Dwyer, for all his hard work, and
to mention that no year 7’s were harmed in the making of this production.
Heather Stewart Y12
Year 7 Drama Club
When I joined Borlase this year there was Freshers’ Fair for all clubs from music to drama. Year 7 drama club caught my
eye and I signed up. Ever since that day I have been going to drama every Tuesday during lunch. We played games to do
with drama for the first couple of weeks and then our leaders announced that we were going to do a show. I was really
excited that I would finally become the actor that I have been dreaming of!
I remember the day that I was chosen to play Aladdin (in the show
Aladdin
obviously!) I had no idea that in 7 weeks I
would be performing in front of all the parents. After lots of rehearsals and learning lines the day of the show finally
arrived and we were all very excited. The stage was up, the make-up was on and we were ready! The best part of the
night (besides the show) was when Eliza came back from town with pizza. After tucking into the delicious pizza it was
show time. The show went really smoothly and was so much fun.
I would like to say a massive thank you to Eliza Coward, Ruth Semmens and Noa Meshoulam for all the time and hard
work that they put into this year with running the drama club and making it so enjoyable. I would also like to say
congratulations for the Boscar that you rightfully won at the Arts Dinner.
I hope anyone reading this will be inspired to join drama club and I can’t wait for next year.
Daniel Crane
