Alice Murphy (TY) explains why the TY English class wanted torches to light their recent dramatic productions held on 6th October.
On Thursday, 6th October, the Transition Year English class unveiled to the school the drama project we’d been working on. It was a challenge to put on. We decided against keeping the audience stationary but rather we had them move around to each act, showing them the way to go using torches. The hall was put into complete darkness so all lighting was by flashlight. Under the guidance of Mr.Conaghan it was received splendidly, with no major mishaps. (Click on thumbnail to open an enlarged version of photo.)
See "The Odyssey of Time", written by Diarmaid Kelly and Rory O'Neill (TY) and a scene from "Variations on the Death of Trotsky", written by David Ives, on our school's YouTube channel.
Alice Murphy, TY
[Photo: Ms. O'Kelly]
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