The final month of 2015 has been an extremely exciting one. The Children who were a part of my production 'Windrush' finally performed, managing to pull off three amazing performances in one day! The first one in the morning was to Foundation Stage and Key stage 1, the afternoon one to Key stage 2 with the final performance for parents after school in the slot they would usually rehearse in. It was lovely to hear back reports that students, parents, and staff all enjoyed the play and appreciated the initiative and and hard work I had put in with the kids. After watching the performance a lot of children and adults have been requesting another play that they can be involved in. We will just have to wait and see if I can pull anything out the bag in the new year! There's been a few things I've learnt from this time that I would do differently and a lot that I would keep and just have more experience on how to do better! Some of the key things I've learnt for if we do another production would be...
- Communication: Letting the right people know what's going on and when with more notice and even others in case they can help and give suggestions.
- Realistic estimates and organisation: Whereas the play was originally meant to be for Black History Month it panned out across three month! In order for under 11's to pull of a play to a good standard with only about 45 minutes of rehearsal a week, they would need much more time! Pat and myself often found ourselves begging Bronwen, the LSA in charge of Lunchtimes and Linda, Headteacher for extra time during the school day!
- More organisation and knowing your resources!: Although the play was a success, I believe next time it will be better simply due to experience. The children in 'Windrush' have set a standard and expectation for the others that will follow, and now, knowing what resources are available to us in the school and where before-hand will make things a lot easier.
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