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Isambard takes the Wyvern

by storm Sunday Lunch
When Isambard Community School performed Bugsy Malone in the last at Cotswold Water Park Four Pillars Hotel
week of term they became the fi rst school to hold a full-scale production
on the Wyvern Theatre’s main stage, writes Joy Aldred.
Running over
two nights, audi-
ences flocked to
see the twelve and
thirteen year olds
don their Prohibi-
tion costumes as
they danced, sang,
used ‘splurge’
cream guns and
tackled American
accents. The danc- Visit Cotswold Water Park Four Pillars Hotel
ing girls provided on a Sunday and enjoy a traditional two
some fabulous rou-
tines, evocative of course carvery lunch between 1.00 and
the old black and
white movie mu- 2.30pm with an unlimited salad bar for only
sicals, while the per person
youngsters playing the leading parts with this production, which has £9 -95
were excellent. taken months of hard work from both
Audience reaction after the show pupils and staff alike. The result was
was enthusiastic. Parent Candice an amusing, vibrant, quality show For more information please call
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professionalism and the smooth Derek Aldridge thought performing
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Jennie Denning agreed, “I special dimension to their show. Cotswold Water Park Four Pillars Hotel,
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Jac Bingle, who sent her pic- stage door, the dressing rooms, the
tures to The Link, said, “it was an tannoy. We were pleased to enable
absolutely mesmerising, exciting Isambard to perform at the Wyvern;
and colourful show. What made it the audiences greatly enjoyed
even more spectacular was the fact seeing a student production in a
that all the cast who took part were professional setting.
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Flux director joins Isambard staff
The Flux project which delivered the arts curriculum at Isambard for two
years ended in July, but its director Kirsty Carter has been recruited to
become the school’s assistant head and director of specialism to build
on the impressive achievements.
From September here, they’ve had a
Isambard will be a wonderful opportunity
specialist arts col- so far and I’m really
lege and she will be excited to see what
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