I think so anyway, he’s excelling in the cast of his drama club’s Matilda
In February last year, my son was the star of his school’s show. Well, I considered him the star, although I admit to a heavy bias in his favour. That production centred on Nian, the mythical lion whose banishment represents the transition from one year to the next in Chinese mythology. My son played the wise monk – and not the ‘wise monkey’ as his friend George had insisted beforehand – and took to the stage in flowing red robes.
He remembered all his lines, got a lot of laughs and I got all dewy eyed watching him smile with pride throughout his performance (those parts, at least, when we weren’t waving at each other). Afterwards, we beamed as we congratulated him on a job well done. At that point, it seemed like he was made for the stage.
Continue reading… I think so anyway, he’s excelling in the cast of his drama club’s MatildaIn February last year, my son was the star of his school’s show. Well, I considered him the star, although I admit to a heavy bias in his favour. That production centred on Nian, the mythical lion whose banishment represents the transition from one year to the next in Chinese mythology. My son played the wise monk – and not the ‘wise monkey’ as his friend George had insisted beforehand – and took to the stage in flowing red robes.He remembered all his lines, got a lot of laughs and I got all dewy eyed watching him smile with pride throughout his performance (those parts, at least, when we weren’t waving at each other). Afterwards, we beamed as we congratulated him on a job well done. At that point, it seemed like he was made for the stage. Continue reading… Parents and parenting, Family, Life and style
