Taylorian 2020

113 Berenzweig, his flag waving engulfing the set piece in red, the colour of angry men? For all these notable performances, this was ultimately a team effort. The number of people on the stage was staggering, Ms Clarke’s direction and choreography exquisite. The chorus gave it their all, and then some. The production team were superb. Special mention must go to Mr Gimmi and Mr Talboys for constructing and managing as colossal a set and sound and lighting rig as ever I have seen at MTS. Everything was on the grandest of scales. And what about the music? The musicians were extraordinary. Their music fed both the narrative and the heart of the show. Mr Couldridge conducted with seemingly effortless skill, the epitome of that term we have heard so often in this hall: sprezzatura. How much time and effort must he, Mrs Stubbs as répétitrice and Mr Collins on piano have put into getting those remarkable pieces out of the students? These melodies weave together strains of love, fear, obsession, hope, defiance, and grace into a symphony of The Duologues C ongratulations to all the boys who performed in this excellent evening of entertainment, which saw some of the school’s finest acting talent take to the stage. The performers were Jacob Rose, Noar Zabergja, Yuvraj Juttla, James Meinck, Josh Simpson, Gajaanan Jeevananthan, Nayan Chatrath, Robert Quigley, Charlie Clapham, Rahul Shah, Yaash Patel, Ariyen Patel, Toby Page, Elliot Lovegrove, Harry Brook, William Gross, Samuel Stewart, Zayn Khan, Joe Morgan and Josh McInally. Award Winners Best Newcomer: Yakub Khan and Daniel Paydar Bolton Cup for Originality: William Taylor and Maximilian Cheetham Junior Prize: Antoni Hawkins and Zac Trooper Intermediate Prize: Rohan Dasgupta and Amaan Patel Senior Prize: Ishy Levy and Jo Rich Ms C L Clarke human experience. To get this right takes some doing; Ms Clarke and her wonderful cast and team dreamed the dream and brought the audience to their feet. Mr M G Hilton-Dennis