It’s shamefully long since I wrote a post here, but that is testimony to the wonderful fact of life being lived very fully and busily, now the… Read more “Business as Usual”
Author: alexthomasweb
Lock-up?
Reading back over the last two blog posts is rather surreal. The sense of uncertainty in March, as lock-down commenced, feels as if it belongs to another… Read more “Lock-up?”
Creative Space
Social distancing enters its fourth week by my reckoning. We had a very festive Easter, in the circumstances, with some delicious lamb and some long-forgotten wine which… Read more “Creative Space”
The Waiting Game
On Tuesday evening we were all gathered around the radio to listen to the government’s 5 o’clock statement on schools; it felt more than ever like 1939,… Read more “The Waiting Game”
Interesting times
It’s been a busy six months since I last wrote here, not least with the birth of a lovely new baby daughter, Cecilia. The MCS drama calendar… Read more “Interesting times”
A grand tour
We have just returned from a wonderful week in Austria, staying en famille with a delightful chap called Ernst in his house near Vienna. He is a… Read more “A grand tour”
Wise men and fools
The start of term always coincides with Epiphany, a fitting time to think about journeys, beginnings and ends. A recent journey: At the end of last term… Read more “Wise men and fools”
Reflections
Last week MCS held a two-day commemoration to mark the centenary of the end of WWI. The whole school was off timetable for those days, with a… Read more “Reflections”
Swung Heil!
Swing Heil premiered the weekend before last. We gave two performances of the show in a single, exhausting day (having moved everything into the theatre that morning),… Read more “Swung Heil!”
In print…
My article below featured in the Oxford Times this week: I first came across the ‘Swing Kids’ aged 16 while studying Nazi Germany for my History GCSE.… Read more “In print…”
Alex Thomas 