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Primary kids put on another classic production

Youngsters from Westlea School gave a memorable performance of a Shakespeare classic at Greendown School on 18 December, as
part of the West Swindon Shakespeare Festival.
So eager were the seventy year 6 School, performed by the Salisbury put in by the children, Westlea eager they were to learn and un-
children to learn lines from The Playhouse and the Sixth Sense teacher Alison Pass said she was derstand the lines. "They really
Tempest that all the speaking parts Theatre Company. pleased by the enthusiasm chil- put their hearts into the play and
were split between two perform- Commenting on the hard work dren had forShakespeare and how loved every moment."
ers. The first half was played by
members of Alison Pass' class and
the second half by actors from Pe-
ter Newbury's. They were accom-
panied by dozens of decorated
spirits, mariners and strange be-
ings from the Bard's imagination.
The completely sold out show
was directed by Greendown
teacher Tim Noble, who directed
year 6 from Westlea in A Midsum-
mer Nights Dream at the end of
1997. Year 7 from Greendown also
performed The Tempest at the end
of term, and children from Tregoze
School are preparing for perform-
ances in March.
The Tempest is the central theme
in the West Swindon Shakespeare
Festival involving six primary
schools from the area, Wroughton
Junior School and Greendown.
Sponsored by National Power
and WH Smith, the festival has
been designed around the national
literacy hour.
In January, children from all the
schools will attend productions of
The Tempest at Greendown

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