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Weeks 10 & 11 First Term 2006

A very successful play with a serious theme.  The 11 Actors acquitted themselves admirably in this two-hour play.

Next Term: Come and Watch Our Musical Play. Boys always enjoy it when parents come in to support them.

The Angling Society - Interhouse Fishing Competition.
Round 1 Competition was held at Longden's Dam.

The School Play - No Good Friday

The Setting: Sophiatown, Johannesburg 1950s

This term the play chosen for performance was one of Athol Fugard's Township Plays, No-Good Friday. It is set in Sophiatown in the 1950s, the days of Apartheid
South Africa. It concerns a group of people caught up in a Protection racket run by a thug called Shark. The play takes place in the backyard and home of Willie, a
young man, growing more and more disillusioned with the situation and his life. When the white priest, Father Higgins, asks him to find a job for a migrant worker, Tobias, and he is killed by Sharks henchman, Harry, he decides to go to the police, despite the fact that this will probably mean certain death.

Other characters are Willie's partner, Rebecca, Guy, a saxophone player, looking for work and Pinkie, a teaboy with a gripe, as well as a couple of other hangers-on. It is quite adult in the issues discussed and the boys have had to do more real acting than they are used to. .I have been very pleased with their commitment and hard work and the schoolboy audiences, despite the seriousness of the plot have responded favourably and with apparent enjoyment. Thabisani Ndlovu has helped with the direction and Patricia Ndlovu with the costumes. Our new music teacher, Billy St John, has been invaluable as stage manager and the hidden saxophone player!

Next term we hope to produce a musical so watch for news of that and do try and come along to watch. it is rather disheartening for the boys when no or very few
outsiders come to watch their plays.

The Cast 
 

SCENES FROM THE PLAY

Willie (Aubrey Ndiweni), Guy (Jonathan Samukange) and Father Higgins (Nicholas Forrester) at the backyard of Willie's house.

At the backyard of Willie's house.
Shark (Fakazi Makhanda) on the right and Willie (left) 

Rebecca (Brian Marizani) the young woman who lived with Willie.

Moses (Mhlayothabo Lancelot), the old blind man.

Interhouse Fishing Competition - Round 1

The first round of the Falcon College inter-house fishing competition was held at Longden's Dam on Sunday 2nd April 2006. Each house fielded a team of six anglers and although weather conditions on the day were ideal a cold spell earlier during the week had an adverse effect on fishing. Gary Whitehead-Willson who kindly agreed to look after the weigh-in had a very easy time with only three fish to deal with ! However a team of parents with affiliations to George Grey (Mike Stone and Mike Querl) ended up with a very impressive bag of Nilotica - proving that there were fish in dam and it was just technique that counted.

Beneath the scenic beauty surrounding Longden's Dam, partially submerged competitors wait in anticipation.

This lot thought otherwise and decided to fish from the banks of the dam

Parent Supporters show the way. Mr. Mike Stone lands a fish while Mr Whitehead-Willson (seated) awaits his turn in anticipation.

Final results are

 1st Place           Tredgold        100pts
2nd Place          Chubb             53pts
3rd Place           Oates             15pts

 The second round of the competition which is being fished for the Adam Bryan Memorial Trophy will be held during the third term.

Photos: ACB