A Night at the Theatre (And Other Minor Miracles)

I recently found myself, camera bag in tow and feeling slightly more precarious than usual navigating the corridors of the Quad Theatre at Marjon University. The occasion was the end of year showcase for LS Drama Workshops and The Linda Mortimore and Charlotte Smith School of Dance, and I must say, it was a thoroughly restorative experience.

There is something profoundly humbling about watching young performers. While I often struggle to navigate a supermarket aisle without bruising an elbow, these individuals managed to leap, pirouette, and deliver complex lines with a level of grace and confidence that, quite frankly, borders on the suspicious.

It was an evening of immense talent and infectious energy. From the first curtain up to the final bow, the stage was a whirlwind of activity that reminded me that, despite the general muddle of the world, there is a great deal of excellence being nurtured right here in Plymouth. My hat is off to the students and the tireless teachers who made it all look far easier than it has any right to be.

For those looking to witness this talent firsthand (or perhaps enroll a child who possesses more coordination than I do), do look up the marvelous work being done by LS Drama and the LMSD School of Dance.

"A group of young performers from LS Drama Workshops demonstrating a level of focus and enthusiasm that I usually reserve exclusively for the arrival of a Sunday roast. They are, quite impressively, the 'Little Stars with Big Imaginations' promised on the tin."

"Members of the Linda Mortimore and Charlotte Smith School of Dance mid flight. I spent most of the sequence worried about gravity, but they seemed to have reached a very polite, very graceful understanding with it."