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GAUDY 2018
WARDEN’S
INTRODUCTION
Gaudy Week is always a tremendous
finale to the academic year – this
summer’s programme is as sparkling
and exuberant as ever. Thank you for
joining us to share in the impressive
endeavours of our pupils and staff.
New for 2018, the LAMDA
presentations feature an eclectic
range of acting monologues
and musical theatre; and the
Songwriters’ Collective showcases the very best of our emerging
young talent. With titles such as
If my heart is my wealth, then
it’s corrupt, spoilt
, there is no doubt that we are promised
emotionally-charged performances. The productions pack equal
punch, taking us to the very core of the human condition: the
humour and tragedy of a South London community in Louis
de Bernières’
Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World
and the
dizzying scope of the summer festival experience in a new play by
Sam Potter,
Someone, Somewhere
.
Elsewhere, we enjoy the final of the Warden’s Project; thought-
provoking presentations on sustainability and girls’ education
worldwide; the wildly popular Dance Showcase; two magnificent
Gaudy Concerts; Jazz, Rock and Close Harmony performances;
and, of course, sporting action in a busy week of cricket, and
racing at Henley Royal Regatta.
It takes all of us to make Teddies what it is: pupils, parents, staff,
Governors, former pupils, our local community, and friends and
supporters from many walks of life. Each of us plays our part. Thank
you to all of you for another remarkable year in North Oxford.
Stephen Jones