School's Les Misérables production is a sell-out success
Tuesday, 10 November 2009 13:35
STANDING ovations greeted each of the sell-out performances of Les Misérables staged over four nights by Chipping Norton School pupils.
This ambitious production of the famous West End musical, based on a novel by Victor Hugo, was staged at the Burford Road school, which specialises in the performing arts.
It required a 60-strong cast, 100 hours of rehearsal, 130 lighting cues, scores of props, 200 costumes, ten big scene changes, a technical crew of nearly 20, a front-of-house team and 20-piece orchestra.
Year 13 student, Jamie Biles, performed the principal role of Jean Valjean, the luckless mayor dogged by his disgraced past.
Pictured from left to right, in a scene from Chipping Norton School’s Les Misérables production are:
Jamie Biles, Anna Crisp and Niall Bletchley. Picture by Ken Norman.
Chris Hill played obsessive policeman Javert, while soprano Anna Crisp portrayed Cosette.
Headteacher, Simon Duffy, said: “I have never been at a school production where so many fantastic comments were made at the conclusion of each performance.
“Everyone who was lucky enough to get tickets had a memorable evening and to have standing ovations nightly truly reflected the quality of what we were treated to.
“The commitment of students and staff to stage such high quality theatre is magnificent and we thank each and every one of them."