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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!
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
and dancers involved to help the
contemporary art and theatre scene
continue to thrive in Oxford.
Please check out our website
at for
further information and to join our
mailing list.
2003 – (G) P K Drummond –
“I started my kitchen and bathroom
design business, Core Design
( , in May
2008 after being twice nominated
as Young Designer of the Year at
the kbbreview industry awards
and Highly Commended by
We design luxury bathrooms,
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
in bulk. Unlike most polo
suppliers, all three boys play
polo regularly, allowing
them to bring a player’s
insight to the design of
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
for event-only
offers, new products and special
promotions.
Core Design
The Shelton’s belts in
School colors
Underconstruction
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