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and dancers involved to help the contemporary art and theatre scene continue to thrive in Oxford. Please check out our website at www.underconstructiontheatre.com for further information and to join our mailing list. 2003 – (G) P K Drummond – “I started my kitchen and bathroom design business, Core Design ( www.coredesign.org.uk ), in May 2008 after being twice nominated as Young Designer of the Year at the kbbreview industry awards kitchens, handmade furniture and bespoke interiors. We will offer very competitive prices for any OSE or parents!” 2004 and 2007 – (A) E S M Shelton , (E) G P D Shelton and (E) F R Shelton (current pupil) . Founded by the three Shelton brothers, egf polo designs, manufactures and sources unique polo products, including custom-designed belts, an array of alpargatas (espadrilles) and other accessories from around the world. After ordering various items from Argentina for themselves, they found that so many friends asked them to source similar gear that they began to start importing and Highly Commended by www.thedesignermagazine.com We design luxury bathrooms,

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their products. Egf polo will be sponsoring, or playing in, a number of tournaments this year, details will be posted on their news feed. Visit www.egf-polo.co.uk for event-only offers, new products and special promotions.

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2001 – (J) E M McBain – I left St Edward’s in 2001, and went on to study a BA in History of Art at Bristol and then an MA in The Visual Language of Performance at Wimbledon School of Art. Since then I have taught Drama at Exeter University and worked as a set builder and designer for Cornish theatre company WildWorks and as an assistant director to theatre director Geraldine Pilgrim, doing numerous shows at the Battersea Arts Centre amongst other venues. I moved back to Oxford in November 2009, and have since established my own theatre company, UnderConstruction Theatre. I have just directed and devised a show called Tightrope – a promenade, site-specific performance at The University Church of St Mary the Virgin on the High Street, which I wrote along with Izzie Martin who also left St Edward’s in 2001 and now works in the film industry. We rehearsed the production over three weeks after running a two-day Easter workshop along with expert historical dance choreographer, Diana Scrivener, and musical director David Bannister. The project attracted numerous people who had never been involved in devised theatre before. Many of the participants went on to perform in the show which was a sell-out success. We now hope to achieve funding to redevelop the piece and are looking for a rehearsal space to work on the script and hopefully get many more actors, musicians

5 ways to keep in touch with Teddies An active society is a happy society. 1 Contact us with your email address. We send the vast majority of our invitations and updates by email. It’s good for the environment and it saves the School money too. 2 Update us with your contact details so we can send you Chronicles. It also helps us to plan our regional events. 3 Join our Linked-in group: “St Edward’s Oxford: OSE” to network with other OSE. 4 Keep us posted with your OSE News. We’re all ears. 5 Come to our OSE Events – and encourage your friends too. The more the merrier!

in bulk. Unlike most polo suppliers, all three boys play polo regularly, allowing them to bring a player’s insight to the design of

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