:: Peacehaven Community School

DID (DO IT DIFFERENTLY) DAY

DID / Open Arts Day last Friday had a variety of activities take place on the school premises and was an outstanding success. The event is listed in the Fringe Festival guide and attracted a great deal of visitors to the school.

There were two plays performed in the Drama Hall:

The Last Resort

'Stuff I Buried in a Small Town' by Mike Barlett
This play takes a look at modern contemporary life and situations that might occur in a small town, looking at young people in today's society and how they make their mark in an increasingly complicated world.

It also deals with some very serious issues such as mental health, addiction, sexuality, racism, love and relationships, but the cast and crew seemed to take all this in their stride as they put on an extremely impressive and mature performance.

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'The Last Resort' by Chris Owen
It is an affectionate and amusing portrait of a day in the life of a bustling seaside town. Beginning in the early morning with the dawn milk float and finishing on the cliffs high above the town 24 hours later. Everything from the lads on the make to the elderly day trippers and from the boy racers to the skinhead like seagulls is included. Yet amongst the comedy there is a darker side with the dreams of a young pregnant girl threading their way through the tapestry of seaside revelry.

It's a very physical play which creates a visual spectacle during the musical numbers when a vast cast is all on stage singing and dancing away. The audience and cast alike couldn't fail to have a lot of fun.

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In the afternoon the Choir performed 'Songs from the Shows' which included Consider Yourself from Oliver and Chim chiminee from Mary Poppins.

There were also some amazing solo, duo and trio performances:
Out here on my Own from Fame - Gemma Seymour
As Long as he needs me from Oliver - Esther Ansah and Emily Blake
Defying Gravity from Wicked - Natasha Gravett
I Know him so Well from Chess - Andrianna and Larissa
Over the Rainbow from Wizard of Oz - Jennifer Prodger
Honey Honey from Mama Mia - Sophie, Rhiannon and Annie
Who Wants to Live Forever? from We will Rock You - Natalie Coster
Mama Mia from Mama Mia - Emma Woodgate and Sophia Turner
Our Last Summer from Mama Mia - Elena Scarratt
On my Own from Les Miserables - Rosa Frank
I Will follow Him from Sister Act - Rochelle, Esther and Amber
Good Morning Baltamore from Hairspray - Lauren Grace Richardson
Thank you for the Music from Mama Mia - Cheryl Parker
Reflection from Moulin - Rachael Skelton
Where is Love from Oliver Choir
All that Jazz from Chicago Choir

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In addition local artist Tom Gouldon ran graffiti banner workshops on the theme of Cleaner Seas with Lizzie Sykes all day, which were brilliant. All of the students involved worked really hard and behaved wonderfully. They were: Greg Selby, Kyle Smith, Jacob Ryan, Jay Arkwell, Rhys Lamberth, Joel Watts, Charlie Crane, Patrick O'Brien and Lewis A White.

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DID (DO IT DIFFERENTLY) DAY