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O ctober saw the final of the +ouse 'rama competition. 7he audience eagerly awaited the start the adMudicators 0r +ilton 'ennis and 0rs 0oss waited patiently pens in hand. :ithout warning $lex (lliot burst onto the stage Ó thus began the first piece. :hat followed was an impressiYely timed and comic performance. White House was next, and the mood changed. Led by Charlie Leigh and Seth Warnapala, this precisely directed piece evoked the sombre feelings of attending a funeral; the audience found it deeply moving. Josh Simpson’s Raphael House House Drama

Awards: Best Play: White House Best Director: Josh Simpson (Raphael) and Seth Warnapala & Charlie Leigh (White House) Best Actor (Middle School): Ashton Brown Best Actor (Upper School): Ben Ward Special Recognition: James Kay; Monty Halkerston

kept watchers absorbed with their clever use of multiroling and tight dialogue. Absurdist comedy was next as James Kay played ‘Crowbar Gary’, who tried to get one over a well-respected barrister (Monty Halkerston). Monty received plaudits for his well-written piece, despite only being in the Fourth Form. Dark humour followed as Andrewes delivered a brutal yet oddly funny tale of patricide through overdose. The final piece (Manor) was a slick, comic, and thought-provoking insight into the medical world, written and directed by Yuvraj Juttla. Mr J. R. Talboys