A Star on the Stage !

After a lazy day of reading the papers, watching Manchester United giving away an easy game to rivals Liverpool in the F.A. Cup – still, you’ve got to look after the scousers haven’t you ?, we set off for Shrivenham , to watch my eldest Grandson Ethan perform in a Pantomime..

We all had dinner at Gerard’s house, before strolling across to the Defence Academy Complex, very impressive it is !

To the Charles Grace Theatre, for ‘The Wizard of OZ ‘, a performance being put on by the ‘Academy Players’.

The theatre holding about 300 people was filled to capacity, as the lights went down, the stage lit up and the performance started..I waited, enjoying the performance, but really, waiting for the first appearance of Ethan, and he soon arrived ..his first role being the white coated ‘Doctor’ to examine the witch who was under the house ! Proudly proclaiming that she was the victim of a ‘Homeicide’ !! – jokes like that could have been written by me !- then they all had a sing and dance (as they do !) and off he went, to perform several other roles.

Ethan the brilliant Doctor appeared later as a citizen of the Emerald City, shortly after the arrival of ‘Elvis’ –yes, in the Wizard of Oz !, a winged monkey, with all his quick changes being done well.

The show was a great success , very enjoyable, and topped by watching Ethan enjoying himself so much on the stage, and giving a performance that brought tears to my eyes – Well Done Ethan, a star of the future , take another bow !