Well what a proud Head Teacher I am!  Our two performances of Divided City were fantastic.  Over the past 10 weeks our Primary 7 pupils have been working with Primary 7 pupils from Christ the King Primary on a project focusing on the novel Divided City by Theresa Breslin.

This has been a really exciting and thought provoking project which has explored issues of sectarianism and friendship, issues which affect us all but hopefully will positively influence them as they grow and develop.  Our pupils have had the opportunity to explore and learn through working with cast and crew from The Citizen’s Theatre.

The pupils  have been a credit to their families and their schools. They have been enthusiastic, hardworking and enjoyed every minute of the project. They have worked together sharing thoughts and ideas. They have played together at playtimes and made new friends – a once in a lifetime experience.

Today we were joined by friends and families as well as local Councillors, Rev. Kyle and Father Haddock, to view the culmination of this superb project.  We were also delighted to host the BBC who were filming the performances as part of the documentary celebrating 70 years of the Citizen’s Theatre.  We were  honoured to have the author of Divided City, Theresa Breslin in the audience.