SE Weekend Brochure_Autumn 2021

WEEKENDS AT TEDDIES Autumn Term 2021

WARDEN’S INTRODUCTION

Notes on the Weekend Programme All services in Chapel are open to families. Sports fixtures are listed online; see the website or the calendar for full details. North Wall exhibitions are open 12.00–4.00pm on Saturday (closed to the public on Sunday; pupils may visit the Gallery at any time). For weekday opening hours visit the website. www.stedwardsoxford.org www.thenorthwall.com Veliquassit as audipiendae nonsequi offictur, consequo te pa volo blaccaborio id quam volenis nonestium utas re dolupta volupta spereped quo dolorib ustiasi optasitiatem etur restibus. Alastair Chirnside Consera aut eum adis eicil iumquamus ut hitas dolorum eum faccuptas dolorerem que dolorum fuga. Daes cus exceate nihicatur, ommolum fugiasitios nos et a voluptio moluptatur alique aut quam vero officietum, as sequi ne maioriberit qui iminctatias aut labore, ex ex est volore venture stibus sus, sant, imusdam que cuptassum, eturibus, vellit adi conseque sit eos anditia ectibus aut quiam latur rem alit veliquatur, conesen daest, quae vendignis qui od ut fugitio repuda quid ut aut la con cum esto doluptaqui into bers. quaeprerum voloritatur simagnihilla sitature sinullabo. Obisquia que cuptatendam con ne rescia doloraeprae esse rehenitatium ute por mos aut eius dolorestium, sitasped eturest laccusa reritium ipsusam, quame doluptas es ut porerum volore maxim fuga.

Cover image: Corfe Shells Amber Butler-Adams, Alice Barnard, Ziggy Dale and Zoe Lorato take part in ‘The People’s Chase’ last Autumn Term. Image above: Kendall Shells Charlie Hutton, Freddie Robinson, Hamish Smith and Tom Serjeant set off on their Bronze DofE practice hike in sunny Oxfordshire.

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EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SATURDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER At The North Wall: Jenny Éclair: Sixty! 7.30pm Having hit 60 (but still a year younger than Madonna), Jenny Eclair confronts a new decade of decrepitude. Now that it takes 20 minutes of scrolling down to find her DOB when she’s filling in forms online, should she celebrate or crawl into a hole? What will her 60’s hold for this 1960’s babe and is it a legal requirement to buy Nordic walking poles? Age Guidance 14+ SUNDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER This year’s Superstars challenge sees our Shells battling in their House teams to become Champions for 2021! They will face each other across an 11-event circuit including football penalties, golf, rowing, archery and skiing. Will they play their joker wisely to nudge ahead of the competition? The morning will conclude with a hog roast and prize giving. Chapel: Compline 8.00pm Shell Superstars 10.00am–2.00pm

SATURDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER Sport Hockey v Haileybury Hockey v Marlborough Team Challenge Shells 7.30pm Kevin Mills DJ Night Fourth and Fifth Forms Kendall Quad Lower Sixth Dinner 7.45pm Dining Hall EVENTS FOR PUPILS

SUNDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER Blenheim Palace Triathlon House Canoeing 8.30am–5.00pm Boathouse

Shell Superstars 10.00am–2.00pm School Play Recalls and Read-Through 2.00–6.00pm Chapel: Compline 8.00pm

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER Sport Rugby v Pangbourne Hockey v Pangbourne Hockey v Cheltenham Hockey v Charterhouse Rowing v Radley and Shiplake Field House Curry Night 7.30pm Dining Hall Lower Sixth Social 8.30pm Cooper’s Café

SUNDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER House Canoeing 8.30am–5.00pm School Play Rehearsals 11.00am–4.00pm The North Wall Confirmation Choir Rehearsal 5.00–6.00pm Confirmation 7.00–9.00pm

EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SATURDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER Open Morning 8.00am–2.30pm SUNDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER Confirmation 7.00pm

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS

SATURDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER Sport Rugby v MCS Hockey v St Mary’s Rowing: Chester Long Distance Sculls Badminton v MCS Squash v Abingdon 1st XV Parents’ Lunch 12.30pm Martyr’s Pavilion Headliner: The Dark Room 7.30–9.00pm Olivier Hall Lower Sixth Social

SUNDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER Rowing Chester Long Distance Sculls House Canoeing 8.30am–5.00pm Boathouse Shell History Treasure Hunt in Oxford 10.00am–2.00pm City Centre School Play Rehearsals 2.00–6.00pm The North Wall Chapel: Theo-logical 8.00–8.40pm Olivier Hall CCF and Life Skills Field Weekend Returns by 6.00pm, Monday Various locations

After Headliner Cooper’s Cafe

EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SATURDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER Sixth Form

Headliner: The Dark Room 7.30–9.00pm, Olivier Hall In August 2012, “The Dark Room” debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe. Combining a screen, $5 of electronics, an innovative multimedia rig and John Robertson’s manic flair for improvisation, it was THE cult hit of the Fringe, creating an exhilarating, incredible world of fun, fear, nostalgia and terrible prizes. This is a live comedy the whole audience doesn’t just watch… it plays!

Open Morning 8.00am–2.00pm

1st XV Parents’ Lunch 12.30pm, Martyr’s Pavilion

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LEAVE WEEKEND THURSDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER Friends of St Edward’s Events 11.00am–12.00 noon: Committee Meeting 12.00–1.00pm: Lunch with the Warden 1.00–4.30pm: Steeplechase Tea School Steeplechase 2.00–4.30pm School Fields & Port Meadow

SATURDAY 2ND OCTOBER Family Theatre:

SUNDAY 3RD OCTOBER Rehearsals for Gala Opening music/drama/dance 4.00–6.00pm Olivier Hall The Opening of the Christie Centre and Olivier Hall 5.30–8.30pm Christie Centre

Mavis Sparkle The North Wall Age guidance 4+

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EVENTS FOR FAMILIES

EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 9TH OCTOBER Sport

SATURDAY 9TH OCTOBER Open Morning 9.30am–1.30pm Theatre: The Great Gatsby 8.00pm, The North Wall Invited to an extravagant party in a Long Island mansion, young bachelor Nick Carraway is intrigued by the flamboyant host, Jay Gatsby; a self-made, self-invented

millionaire with a mysterious past. As the two strike up an unlikely friendship, a cocktail soaked story of memory, money and lost love unfolds. A unique two-woman retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald‘s masterpiece by Wardrobe Theatre and Wardrobe Ensemble. SUNDAY 10TH OCTOBER The Shell Plays 2.00–4.30pm, Olivier Hall Chapel: Compline 8.00–8.40pm

Cinema Trip: James Bond: No Time to Die Fourth and Fifth Form This long-awaited film, starring Daniel Craig, is the 25th in the James Bond series and depicts the famous agent five years into his retirement from MI6 after the capture of Blofeld. Work began on the film in 2016, but the pandemic and departure of director Danny Boyle have led to the 5 year wait. Cary Joji Fukunaga is the director in this, his first Bond film. Lower Sixth Social 7.45–10.15pm, Oxford Theatre: The Great Gatsby The North Wall

Rugby v Marlborough Hockey v Kimbolton Rowing v Radley and Shiplake Badminton v Bradfield Sailing: RYA Eric Twiname

Youth and Junior Team Racing Championship The Shell Plays – final rehearsals

7.00–10.00pm, Olivier Hall Cowell’s House Dinner 7.30–10.00pm, Dining Hall

Corfe Curry Night 7.30–10.00pm, Willows

SUNDAY 10TH OCTOBER Sailing

The Shell Plays 2.00–4.30pm, Olivier Hall Chapel: Compline 8.00–8.40pm

RYA Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing Championship House Canoeing 8.30am–5.00pm, Boathouse

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Photograph by Felix Warren for Teddies on Camera photography competition.

EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SATURDAY 16TH OCTOBER Open Morning 9.30am–1.30pm Corfe Parents Reception 12.00–2.00pm, Corfe House Mac’s Charity Ball 7.30–9.30pm, Dining Hall We invite the families and friends of Mac’s pupils to join us for this entertaining evening of fun and laughter, with a delicious dinner guaranteed. At The North Wall The Devil’s Violin : Spoken Word A powerful narrative experience blending the words of multi-award winning Welsh storyteller Daniel Morden with skilled and atmospheric violin and cello accompaniment. An experience you won’t forget quickly, The Devil’s Violin shows have chilled and thrilled teenagers and pensioners alike, and all those in between. SUNDAY 17TH OCTOBER Chapel: Theo-logical 8.00–8.40pm, Olivier Hall

EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 16TH OCTOBER Sport Rugby v Cheltenham Hockey v Tudor Hall Hockey v Lord Wandsworth Squash v Cheltenham Cowell’s Curry Night 7.30–10.00pm, Willows Mac’s Charity Ball 7.30–9.30pm, Dining Hall Shell Cinema Trip James Bond: No Time to Die

HALF TERM FRIDAY 22ND OCTOBER DofE Silver Qualifying Expedition South Wales Shell Parents Q and A Session 11.00am–12.00 noon The North Wall Shell Parents Meetings with Tutors and HMs 12.00–1.00pm, In Houses

Theatre: Tokyo Rose The North Wall ‘Turn back the dial to 1949. Iva Toguri stands trial accused of being the notorious ‘Tokyo Rose’, a Japanese wartime disc jockey who broadcast Axis propaganda to the Allied forces in the Pacific. This award winning and electrifying new musical tells the true story of how one strong, American-born woman battled through a journey of self-acceptance, only to return home to a dangerously divided nation.’ SATURDAY 23RD OCTOBER Sailing NSSA Racing Championship

Lower Sixth Social 8.30pm , Cooper’s Café SUNDAY

17TH OCTOBER School Play Rehearsals 2.00–6.00pm, The North Wall Chapel: Theo-logical 8.00–8.40pm, Olivier Hall

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OXFORD LIFE

Japanese Art at the Ashmolean Museum

Get lost in Oxford’s best Bookshops

Hear something unexpected with Music At Oxford www.musicatoxford.com

The Dreaming Spires from Above The Skyscape of Oxford is world famous, and there is something awe-inspiring about getting above it all to enjoy breathtaking views of this iconic city. But from where? The tower of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Radcliffe Square is a great bet. A 127 step narrow climb and the £5 entrance charge is worth it: you will see the High Street, the Bodleian Library and Brasenose College close-up, as well as peeking into the neighbouring All Souls, the famously mysterious college with no undergraduates, just Fellows. With a few less steps – just 97 – St Michael’s Saxon Tower is another great spot. As the oldest building in Oxford it dates back nearly 1,000 years and forms part of the old city walls. It can be found on the corner of Turl Street and Cornmarket and is just £1.80 to climb. The Asmolean rooftop café is another worthy location for birds-eye viewing, and free with a purchase, which you can sip in a deckchair on faux grass.

Tokyo: Art and Photography Until the 3rd January 2022 In the afterglow of the Olympics, immerse

Oxford has a long literary history, with many of Britain’s greatest writers Oxford University Alumni including Oscar Wilde, Phillip Pullman and Lewis Carroll. You will therefore never be short of a good bookshop to poke your head into. Blackwell’s on Broad Street is something of an institution occupying three floors, including the underground Norrington Room, that contains a whopping 5km of shelving and is the largest single room selling books in the world. The Last Bookshop is another gem on tiny Walton Street in Jericho. Much smaller and bargainous – you can pick up cheap secondhand and new books and grab a coffee in the attached café. They say: ‘Our goal is to provide that rare pleasure, found only in discovering a book you weren’t looking for.’ At St Philip’s Books on St Aldate’s you’ll need to squeeze down it’s floor-to-ceiling book-filled passageways. They stock rare and vintage second-hand and have specific sections dedicated to the works of J.R.R Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, who formed part of the ‘Inklings’, a literary circle at Oxford.

After a year off for obvious reasons, Music at Oxford is back and they have launched their Autumn programme for 2021, which encompasses a more diverse repertoire than ever before. The organisation has been going for over 30 years, inviting internationally renowned musicians to perform in Oxford’s unusual and historic spaces, and providing the opportunity to experience music in all its forms. Community learning and social engagement are at the forefront and past moments have included Tasmin Little playing one of Beethoven’s violin sonatas and Hallé and Sir Mark Elder at the Sheldonian for a programme of Strauss and Mahler.

yourself in the artwork of Tokyo, a dynamic and thrilling city that has

constantly reinvented itself over the years. Contemporary photographs, pop art, iconic woodblock prints, video and historic folding screens blend together in this astonishing collection that includes new commissions alongside loans from Japan and treasures from the Ashmolean’s own collection. Shopping: What do you need? It is here. If you haven’t yet been, the covered market in Oxford is a well worth a peek. First opened in 1774 and therefore nearly 250 years old, it has remained in continuous use ever since, and was designed by architect, John Gwynn (who also designed Magdalen Bridge) as a replacement to the street markets. For a glance at the earliest surviving part (around 1840) – find the John Lindsey Butcher & Son unit. These days you will find cafes aplenty, independent clothes and gift boutiques as well as the usual local cheese, meat and fruit and veg sellers. Don’t miss Moo-moos for a made to order milkshake or smoothie. This family run business has a cult-like status amongst those in the know, and with over 200 flavours available you can try such delights as a haribo milkshake or the ‘blue moon’ smoothie. Gelato coming soon!

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EVENTS FOR FAMILIES

EVENTS FOR PUPILS

SATURDAY 6TH NOVEMBER Open Morning 9.30am–1.30pm BeMuse Piano Festival: Gala Chistiakova recital 7.30pm, Ogston Music School Russian pianist Gala Chistiakova is a prize- winner of more than 30 international competitions. She has a huge repertoire

from baroque to modern of concerts with orchestra, solo and chamber music. As part of her role as an Ambassador for the BeMuse Performing Arts Foundation, Gala presents a day of masterclasses and an evening recital, followed by an interview about her life and career as a concert pianist. Bookings via The North Wall website. SUNDAY 7TH NOVEMBER Sport Badminton v Martyrs Chapel: Theo-logical 8.00–8.40pm

SATURDAY 6TH NOVEMBER Sport Rugby v Stowe Hockey v Stowe Rowing: Kingston Small Boats Squash v Cheltenham Sailing: BSDRA Keelboat Fleet

SUNDAY 7TH NOVEMBER Chapel: Theo-logical 8.00–8.40pm

Racing Championship Sing’s Curry Night 7.30–10.00pm Dining Hall Corfe Pizza Night Sixth Form Corfe House

BeMuse Piano Festival: Gala Chistiakova recital 7.30pm

Ogston Music School Lower Sixth Social 8.30pm Cooper’s Café

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 13TH NOVEMBER Sport Rugby v RGS High Wycombe Hockey v Bloxham Hockey v Marlborough Rowing: The Fours Head Badminton v MCS Squash v Radley Corfe Fundraising Dinner 7.30–10.00pm Dining Hall Silent Disco Shells, Fourth and Fifth Form 7.30–10.00pm Olivier Hall Lower Sixth Social 7.45–10.15pm Oxford

SUNDAY 14TH NOVEMBER CCF Parade and Brass Band at Wolvercote Remembrance 10.30am–12.00 noon St Peter’s Wolvercote School Play Rehearsals 11.00am–4.00pm The North Wall Festival of Remembrance Dress Rehearsal 2.00–5.00pm Olivier Hall Festival of Remembrance 8.00–9.00pm Olivier Hall

EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SATURDAY 13TH NOVEMBER Open Morning 9.30am–1.30pm Corfe Fundraising Dinner 7.30–10.00pm Dining Hall

SUNDAY 14TH NOVEMBER

CCF Parade and Brass Band at Wolvercote Remembrance 10.30am–12.00 noon St Peter’s Wolvercote Festival of Remembrance 8.00–9.00pm Olivier Hall

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LEAVE WEEKEND

FRIDAY 19TH NOVEMBER School Play Tech Rehearsal 10.00am–8.00pm The North Wall St Edward’s Singers Rehearsal

SATURDAY 20TH NOVEMBER School Play Tech Rehearsal 10.00am–8.00pm The North Wall SUNDAY 21ST NOVEMBER School Play Tech Rehearsal 10.00am–8.00pm The North Wall Chapel: Theo-logical 8.00–8.40pm Olivier Hall

8.00–9.30pm Recital Room

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EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SATURDAY 27TH NOVEMBER Open Morning 9.00am–12.00 noon School Play Performance: Sweeney Todd 7.30–10.00pm The North Wall Reception for Cast, Crew, Band and Parents of Sweeney Todd 10.00–11.00pm North Wall SUNDAY 28TH NOVEMBER Chapel: Compline 8.00–8.40pm

EVENTS FOR PUPILS

SATURDAY 27TH NOVEMBER Sport Rugby v Oratory Hockey v Bradfield Rowing v Radley and Shiplake Badminton v Bradfield Squash v Cheltenham Ladies College Apsley House Dinner 7.30–10.00pm, Dining Hall Bowling at the Kassam Shell, Fourth and Fifth Forms School Play Performance: Sweeney Todd 7.30–10.00pm, The North Wall

Lower Sixth Social 8.30pm, Cooper’s Café Reception for Cast, Crew, Band and Parents of Sweeney Todd 10.00–11.00pm, North Wall SUNDAY 28TH NOVEMBER Chapel: Compline 8.00–8.40pm

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 4TH DECEMBER Sport Rugby v Malvern Hockey v Cheltenham Upper Sixth Christmas Dinner 7.45–10.00pm The Dining Hall SUNDAY 5TH DECEMBER Sport Rugby: Wasps Development Match Rowing: Wallingford Head Chapel Choirs Rehearsal 2.00–4.00pm Chapel Carol Service 6.00–7.30pm Chapel The Choir Dinner 8.00–10.00pm Dining Hall

SATURDAY 11TH DECEMBER Term Ends 11.30am

EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SUNDAY 5TH DECEMBER Mince pies and mulled wine for parents and friends 5.00–6.00pm, The Old Library Carol Service 6.00–7.30pm, Chapel

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Families Open Morning

Night Lower Sixth Social

Pupils Field House Curry

SAT 18TH SEPT

Chapel: Compline

Families Shells Superstars

Chapel: Compline

Shell Superstars School Play recalls

Triathlon House Canoeing

Pupils Blenheim Palace

SUN 12TH SEPT

Dinner Families Jenny Éclair at The North Wall

DJ Night Lower Sixth

Kevin Mills

Pupils Team Challenge

SAT 11TH SEPT

THE WEEKENDS

Field Weekend

CCF and Life Skills

Chapel: Theo-logical

Hunt in Oxford School Play rehearsals

Pupils House Canoeing Shell History Treasure

SUN 26TH SEPT

Headliner: The Dark Room

Morning 1st XI Parents' Lunch

Families Sixth Form Open

Headliner: The Dark Room Lower Sixth Social

Families Confirmation SAT 25TH SEPT Pupils 1st XI Parents' Lunch

rehearsal Confirmation

Confirmation Choir

Pupils House Canoeing School Play rehearsals

SUN 19TH SEPT

Families The Shell Plays Chapel: Compline

The Shell Plays Chapel: Compline

Pupils House Canoeing

SUN 10TH OCT

The Great Gatsby at The North Wall

Families Open Morning

The Great Gatsby at The North Wall

Fifth Form Lower Sixth Social

Trip - Fourth and

James Bond Cinema

Dinner Corfe Curry Night

Cowell's House

final rehearsals

Pupils The Shell Plays -

SAT 9TH OCT

Families Chapel: Theological

Chapel: Theo-logical

Pupils School Play rehearsal

SUN 17TH OCT

The Devil's Violin at The North Wall

Reception Mac's Charity Ball

Corfe Parents

Families Open Morning

Trip - Shells Lower Sixth Social

Night Mac's Charity Ball James Bond Cinema

Pupils Cowell's Curry

SAT 16TH OCT

Chapel: Theo-logical

Families Badminton v Martyrs

Festival SUN 7TH NOV Pupils Chapel: Theo-logical

Bemuse Piano

Families Open Morning

Festival Lower Sixth Social

Bemuse Piano

Corfe Pizza Night

Pupils Sing’s Curry Night

SAT 6TH NOV

Festival of Rememberance

Remembrance

at Wolvercote

Families CCF Parade and Brass Band

Festival of Remembrance

Dress Rehersal

Festival of Remembrance

at Wolvercote Remembrance School Play rehearsal

Pupils CCF Parade and Brass Band

Dinner SUN 14TH NOV

Families Open Morning Corfe Fundraising

Dinner Silent Disco Lower Sixth Social

Pupils Corfe Fundraising

SAT 13TH NOV

Carol Service

Families Mice pies and drinks

Carol Service The Choir Dinner

Dinner SUN 5TH DEC Pupils Chapel Choirs rehearsals

SAT 4TH DEC Pupils Upper Sixth Christmas

Families Chapel: Compline

Pupils Chapel: Compline

Sweeney Todd Reception SUN 28TH NOV

performance

Sweeney Todd

Families Open Morning

Sweeney Todd Reception

Performance

Sweeney Todd

Bowling Trip Lower Sixth Social

SAT 27TH NOV Pupils Apsley House Dinner

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