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Pictured: Jeshiaiah Murray as Ebenezer (sitting) and Monty Johnstone McLaren Clark as Bob Cratchit.
Papplewick’s Christmas play last week was Ebenezer, a retelling of Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella ‘A Christmas Carol,’ about the cold-hearted miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, who despises Christmas.
A matinee performance on Thursday 30th November was attended by 65 pupils and staff from Upton House School in Windsor, with parents enjoying evening performances on the evenings of 1st and 2nd December.
A great time was had by all,” Tom Bunbury, Headmaster at Papplewick, said. “The boys all got into the spirit of the play, helping with the sets, the costumes and the rehearsals. The deafening applause was testament to the enjoyment of the audiences!”
Next Open Mornings: February 3rd and May 12th from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m
About Papplewick...
Papplewick School, Ascot, is a day, weekly, and full boarding preparatory school for around 200 boys between the ages of 6 and 13. Situated in 15 acres of land opposite Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, Papplewick has an excellent record for academic achievement and feeds many of the UK’s top independent senior schools including Eton, Harrow, Winchester, Wellington, Stowe and Bradfield.
In the last two years the school has maintained its academic record, gaining no less than 26 awards to top independent schools, including two King’s Scholarships to Eton. Through its strong commitment to sports, the school also builds skills of teamwork, sportsmanship and responsibility.
As well as academic, sporting and cultural excellence, Papplewick aims to provide boys with the confidence and security they need to fulfil their potential, and the school strives to promote enthusiasm for life, contribution to the community and kindness to others amongst all its pupils.
A report by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in 2013 remarks that relationships between pupils and teachers: ‘are an outstanding strength of the school and are seminal in creating the strong sense of a mutually supportive and trusting community.’