Month: December 2012

Pupils at Holywood School performed Scrooge at School or Mr Humbug Sees the Light to a packed hall last Tuesday (11^th December).

In just three weeks all pupils learned the song words, their script lines and designed and made their costumes.

Katie Jackson (P7) took the lead role as the grumpy Mr Humbug a head  teacher who bans Christmas at his school. It is a reworking of the classic Dicken’s tale a Christmas Carol where the three ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future drop in to make Mr Humbug change his ways. Jennifer Clark was delighted to take on the role of the ghost of Christmas Present as she wanted to play a headless ghost – she used Mod-Roc to make her head before painting it.

Every pupil in school had a role to play in the production with primary one pupils playing mini-ghosts, cooks and school children from the past and future.

Head of Lighting, Axel Marshall(P6) and Stage Director, Ryan Templeton (P7) ensured that music, sound effects and lighting were used to full effect to create a spooky atmosphere for the performance night.

An audience of over 100 members of the school and wider community came along for the show and gave pupils very positive feedback. Emma, Callie, Rachael and Rebecca last years P7 pupils (now at secondary school) came along to support Team Holywood and told staff and pupils ‘It was the best show ever. We wanted to get up and sing with the pupils. The costumes looked amazing!’

Miss Dale the Head teacher said, “All of our pupils worked very hard to remember their lines and performed brilliantly on the night– a huge thank you to parents for working so hard at home and to school staff for making, sewing, ironing and pulling the show together!”