CONGRATULATIONS to Michael Pennington (PR 1957-61) who has been nominated in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role in the 2016 Olivier Awards for his performance as Antigonus in The Winter’s Tale. The ceremony is at the Royal Opera House on the Sunday 3rd April. Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Mark Gatiss for Three […]
JONATHAN Hall’s (C1 1974-1979) firm Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) recently won the RIBA Stirling prize for architecture for 2015 for Burntwood School. Jonathan has also been involved in the recently completed award winning schemes; Sunshine House, a Children’s Development Centre in Southwark, and housing developments at Church Street and Crown Street Buildings. Jonathan has […]
MAYOOR Patel (PR 1973-77) whose passion for education has directly helped more than 2,000 children has been recognised with a national honour by the British Citizen Award (BCA) Committee for his services to international achievement. Mayoor was one of 33 medallists who were honoured at a prestigious ceremony on January 28th, at the Palace of […]
THE spectacular reviews for MONSTERS by Emerald Fennell (NC 1998-2003) keep rolling in. The novel was named by James Dawson in The Guardian as one of the Best Children’s Books of 2015. The Financial Times writes: “Any lingering echoes of the Famous Five rattling around Cornish coves are banished forever by this dark tale… a […]
ANDREW Shepherd (LI 1993-98) has been appoint Executive Director of Theatre503, replacing Jeremy Woodhouse. Shepherd is the founder of theatre company ACS Random, which he set up in 2002 and which focuses on developing new writing. He will join the south London theatre when Woodhouse leaves in February to become associate producer for English Touring […]
CONGRATULATIONS to the following OMs who have received offers from Cambridge and Oxford this year. There is still, of course, considerable work to be done before they take up their places at these august institutions, but their achievement in having reached this point is one of which they should be justifiably proud. A total of […]
RORY Lorimer (C1 2009-14) has caught the eye of the Scottish Exiles with some impressive performances for Exeter University. Lorimer is on the radar of the Scottish Exiles in the South West, a region that stretches from Wiltshire to Cornwall. During his College days, he played hooker or open side and was a part of […]