A Town Junior School show saw pupils learn how to ‘keep calm and carry on’ when they stepped back in time to World War Two for an educational production.
Treachery at Traitor’s Quay told the story of young evacuees uncovering a fiendish German plot in a quiet seaside town.
The five Dawson children are evacuated to the coast to stay at the large home of Eggin-Drake, Minister of Information. They’re thrown in amongst all sorts of characters – from the dishevelled Home Guard and air-raid wardens to the surly gamekeeper and the retired sea captain.
Around 60 pupils from Year Six at the Ebrook Road school took part in the show, which wowed parents and governors on Friday, July 13.
Deputy head Julie Gilmour said preparations for the Town Junior School show – which began at the end of June – had been a ‘mammoth’ undertaking.
“It’s been a great experience as it’s taught drama, literacy and history too, because they’ve learned from the play,” she said.
“The staff across the school have worked tirelessly behind the scenes, painting backdrops, making costumes and creating props. It’s been a great team effort and we are really proud of the children.”
The show includes songs, choreography, impressive scenery – including a lighthouse – and brilliant wartime costumes, from land girls toair raid wardens, and from soldiers to Winston Churchill himself.
Year Six Teacher Melissa Rodgers added: “We have studied World War Two as part of our Year Six writing, so it was really amazing for the children to see it in action. It’s enriched their understanding of that period in history.”
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