Weekends at Teddies Summer Term 2023

Summer Term 2023 WEEKENDS AT TEDDIES

Cover image: Freddie Walton in an Athletics training session. Main image: Pupils in a Sustainable Fashion Show at The North Wall.

Notes on the Weekend Programme All Chapel services and activities are open to families.

Sports fixtures are listed online; see the website for full calendar details. The 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

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 22ND APRIL Sport Athletics v Harrow Tennis v Downe House Tennis v Wellington Cricket v Rugby Cricket v Marlborough Avenue Showcase 6.00–10.00pm

SUNDAY 23RD APRIL Sport Rowing: GB Trialistsʼ Regatta, Nottingham DofE Silver: Canoe Training Day 8.30am–5.00pm, Boathouse Dance Show: Dress Rehearsal 12.00–5.00pm Olivier Hall and Old Library The Dance Show 7.00–10.00pm Olivier Hall and Old Library See details opposite.

Willows Café and Dining Hall Jubilee and Tilly’s House Dinner 7.00–10.30pm Leonardo Royal Hotel, Oxford Evening in Oxford Lower Sixth 7.00–10.00pm JCR@Willows The Shell, Fourth and Fifth Form 8.15–9.30pm, Willows Café A chance for pupils from all Houses to get together for fun and food in

Willows with a live DJ. Photo Oxford:

Pictures from the Garden Until 6th May, The North Wall See details opposite.

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At The North Wall Photo Oxford:

Pictures from the Garden Oxford based photographer Paddy Summerfield published his first book Mother and Father in 2015, a photographic essay that quickly became a seminal text of domestic photography. Over the course of some twenty years he photographed his parents as they grew older, declined and disappeared. This exhibition features the work of seven leading documentary photographers who have responded to Summerfield’s photography, alongside some of his original prints. Free entry. Until 6 May. SUNDAY 23RD APRIL The Dance Show 7.00–10.00pm Olivier Hall and Old Library Prepare to be captivated by the grace and agility of our talented performers as the Dance Department take to the stage for this fabulous showcase.

EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SATURDAY 22ND APRIL Avenue Showcase 6.00–10.00pm Willows Café and Dining Hall A showcase of the pupils’ achievements both in and out of the classroom, covering every aspect of their lives in Avenue and School and accompanied

by Tapas, cheese and biscuits! This event is for Avenue pupils and their families.

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 29TH APRIL Sport Athletics v Marlborough Tennis v Dean Close Tennis v MCS Cricket v Bradfield Rowing: Marlow Spring Regatta Athletics: Guy Butler Shield, Harrow School DofE Silver: Canoe Practice Expedition River Thames National Theatre 11.00am Is My Microphone On? 3.00pm and 7.30pm, Old Times See details opposite. Weekend Headliner Peter Clifford’s Magical Mythologies 7.30–8.30pm, Olivier Hall See details opposite. Lower Sixth Social After Headliner, Cooper’s Cafe Connections The North Wall

Segar’s BBQ 7.30–9.45pm, Segar’s

Mac’s House Dinner 8.00–10.00pm, Dining Hall SUNDAY 30TH APRIL Sport Rowing: Wallingford Regatta, Eton Dorney Cricket v Martyrs XI: David Drake-Brockman Memorial Match DofE Silver: Canoe Practice Expedition River Thames Lower Sixth Geography Field Trip FSC Margam Discovery Centre, Port Talbot National Theatre 11.00am Model Behaviour 3.00pm Strangers Like Me 7.30pm The Heights See details opposite. Compline by Candlelight Apsley and Jubilee 9.10–9.40pm, Chapel Connections The North Wall

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EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SUNDAY 30TH APRIL At The North Wall SATURDAY 29TH APRIL At The North Wall National Theatre Connections Connections is the National Theatre’s

National Theatre Connections More from this annual theatre festival written and performed by young people: The Repertory Theatre Project presents Model Behaviour by Jon Brittain (11.00am) The Cotswold School presents Strangers Like Me by Ed Harris (3.00pm) Amersham School presents The Heights by Lisa McGee (7.30pm) Age guidance: 13+ Tickets: £5 (concessions £3) per show Compline by Candlelight Apsley and Jubilee 9.10–9.40pm, Chapel

annual nationwide festival of theatre made by, and for, young people. It brings together some of the most exciting writers with the theatre-makers of tomorrow. The North Wall is hosting 10 brilliant companies to perform 10 electrifying shows: Corn Exchange Newbury Youth Theatre presents Is My Microphone On? By Jordan Tannahill (11.00am) Roundwood Park School presents Old Times by Molly Taylor (3.00pm) Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School presents Old Times by Molly Taylor (7.30pm) Age guidance: 13+ Tickets: £5 (concessions £3) per show Weekend Headliner Peter Clifford’s Magical Mythologies 7.30–8.30pm, Olivier Hall Discover why you can’t trust your eyes... and you may well not believe your mind, with this mind-melting magic show from Peter Clifford! Weaving his magic around stories of life, conjuring and the wonders of the world, join him as he plays with puzzles of perception. Let your grip on reality slip for a moment and be transported into something fantastical. ‘Peter Clifford’s love of the art resonates throughout the field of magic bringing life and hope to us all.’ David Blaine

LEAVE WEEKEND

SATURDAY 6TH MAY–

SUNDAY 7TH MAY Sport Rowing: GB Trialists, Munich International Regatta

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 13TH MAY Sport Athletics v Marlborough Tennis v Marlborough Tennis v Wellington Cricket v Stowe Cricket v Lord Wandsworth Cricket v Bloxham Rowing: Thames Ditton Regatta Rowing: Nottingham City Regatta Sailing: Westons Regatta, Chew Valley DofE Silver: Walking Practice Expedition Cotswolds Confirmation Ceremony 10.00am–1.00pm SS Gregory & Augustine, Woodstock Road

The Big Film Night The Shell, Fourth and Fifth Form 7.30pm, Olivier Hall A chance to experience the wonder of the silver screen at school! With a film voted for by pupils in advance, this is a chance to chill out with popcorn and drinks and be transported into other worlds in Teddies’ own private cinema. Evening in Oxford Lower Sixth 7.00–10.00pm Oakthorpe House Night 8.00–10.00pm, Dining Hall Jane Strother: Borderlands The North Wall until 27th May. See details opposite.

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EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SATURDAY 13TH MAY Confirmation Ceremony 10.00am–1.00pm SS Gregory & Augustine, Woodstock Road At The North Wall Jane Strother: Borderlands Borderlands refers to land boundaries on a human walking scale; a stretch of coastline or field margins, travelled and pondered. Jane Strother, a keen walker, explores landscapes, noting and recording marks of human activity or intervention, evidence of changing use. In this exhibition, subjects are rooted in these landscapes, including the south west coast path of Devon and Cornwall, extensive areas of fringing salt marshes in Essex and local field boundaries in Oxford. Free entry. Until 27th May. SUNDAY 14TH MAY Compline by Candlelight Cooper Lodge 9.10–9.40pm, Chapel

SUNDAY 14TH MAY

DofE Silver: Walking Practice Expedition Cotswolds Clay Pigeon Shooting 10.00am–1.00pm Cotswold Clay School Compline by Candlelight Cooper Lodge 9.10–9.40pm, Chapel

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS

Teddies Goes Zorbing The Shell, Fourth, Fifth and Lower Sixth 7.00–9.30pm, Astros Prefects’ Dinner 7.30–10.00pm, Warden’s Garden Field House Dinner 8.00–10.00pm, Dining Hall SUNDAY 21ST MAY Kendall Lower Sixth Prefect Training Day Kendall DofE Bronze: Training Day 8.30am–4.30pm Christie Centre and Olivier Hall

SATURDAY 20TH MAY Sport Athletics v Harrow

Tennis v Marlborough Tennis v Dean Close Cricket v Cheltenham Cricket v Winchester Rowing: Worcester Regatta

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HALF TERM SATURDAY 27TH MAY Sport Rowing: National Schools’ Regatta, Eton Dorney DofE Gold: Qualifying Expedition Until 31st May, The Lake District SUNDAY 28TH MAY Sport Rowing: National Schools’ Regatta, Eton Dorney SATURDAY 3RD JUNE Sport Rowing: Henley Regatta Selection Camp, Boathouse DofE Bronze: Practice Expedition Until 4th June, Oxfordshire

At The North Wall Hot Jazz Vagabonds: Paris in a Jazz Age 7.30pm

Teddies’ Teacher of Drama, actress and jazz vocalist Airlie Scott, is performing in this fantastic show capturing the vibrancy of Jazz Age Paris! Journey through the songs, clubs, and atmosphere of the era, seen through the memories of Eloise DeFleur. A hot jazz sandwich of French chanson, gypsy jazz, early swing, blues and American songbook classics popular in Paris from the roaring twenties through the occupation to liberation at the end of the Second World War. Tickets: £17 (concessions £15) SUNDAY 4TH JUNE Sport Rowing: Henley Regatta Selection Camp, Boathouse Rowing: SESBC BBQ, Boathouse Blenheim Triathlon 9.00am–4.00pm, Blenheim Palace Wynyard-Gibb Cup Cricket Tournament 10.00am–5.30pm, Upper 1

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OXFORD LIFE

Bright Sparks Treasury, Weston Library Broad Street

A Sustainable Garden Oxford Botanic Garden Rose Lane

This inspirational exhibition celebrates the Bodleian Libraries’ acquisition of the archive of the British inventor of photography, William Henry Fox Talbot, and the legacy of his life and work. With items from the archive alongside works of contemporary artists, it brings the archive to life, showing how Talbot’s work influenced and inspired other artists. Free admission. Open 10.00am–5.00pm on Saturday, 11.00am–4.00pm on Sunday. Until 18th June.

Part of the UK’s oldest Botanic Garden - founded in 1621 - the beautiful Merton Borders have been created as an example of sustainable horticultural development, with the aim of minimal impact on the environment. With 85% of the plants established through the direct sowing of seed, the plants have been selected for their ability to withstand drought conditions and flower throughout the Spring and Summer in glorious colour. Open daily 10.00am–5.00pm. Tickets: Adult £7.00, Children under 16 free with accompanying adult.

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Appearance of the Law Modern Art Oxford Pembroke Street Centred around a series of three video works with interrelated themes, Appearance is a major new solo exhibition by Carey Young which explores relations between women, the camera and systems of power. Alongside the films, a selection of Young’s new and existing text and photographic works feature sites including prisons, legal borders and imaginary space, connecting law, architecture, language and the body. Free admission. Open 10.00am–5.00pm on Saturday, 12.00–5.00pm on Sunday.

Summertown Smokehouse Burnout BBQ 263 Banbury Road For an authentic American BBQ, the Burnout BBQ in Summertown serves Texan-style dishes from a custom hot rod, including burgers, hot dogs, glazed ribs, pulled pork, chicken, halloumi and more. Smoked in-house with their own unique rubs and using specially selected woods. On the last Sunday of the month, they serve a Sunday Roast menu too. A slice of Americana in Oxford. Open 12.00–10.30pm on Saturday, 12.00–9.00pm on Sunday.

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 10TH JUNE Sport Athletics v Marlborough Tennis v Radley, MCS, Abingdon

SUNDAY 11TH JUNE Ceramics Raku and Pit-Firing Day Fourth Form

Wytham Woods Kiln Site Gaudy Productions: Rehearsal Day The Shell, Pathways and Sixth Form 2.00–8.00pm The North Wall Dance: Rehearsal Day

Cricket v Winchester Cricket v Cheltenham Ladies’ College Rowing: Reading Amateur Regatta Thames Valley Sailing Regatta, Datchet JCR@Willows The Shell and Fourth Form 7.30–9.00pm Willows Café A chance for pupils from all Houses to get together for fun and food in Willows! Lower Sixth BBQ 8.30–10.00pm Cooper’s Café Garden

4.00–9.00pm Dance Studio

LEAVE WEEKEND SATURDAY 17TH JUNE Rowing: Henley Women’s Regatta Henley Rowing: Marlow Regatta Eton Dorney

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 24TH JUNE Sport Athletics v Marlborough Tennis v Stowe Cricket v Marlborough Inflatables Evening with BBQ The Shell, Fourth Form and Lower Sixth 6.30–9.30pm, Lower 2 LAMDA Presentation Evening

SUNDAY 25TH JUNE The Leavers’ Platform 8.00–9.30pm Holywell Music Room, Oxford See details opposite.

8.00–10.00pm The North Wall See details opposite. Gaudy Leavers’ Exhibition Until 1 July The North Wall See details opposite.

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EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SATURDAY 24TH JUNE LAMDA Presentation Evening 8.00–10.00pm The North Wall A varied programme of pupils’ prepared works for their LAMDA examinations showcasing a selection of acting monologues and duologues, and musical theatre performances. Gaudy Leavers’ Exhibition Until 1 July, The North Wall A chance to view wonderful work from the Upper Sixth artists in The North Wall Gallery. SUNDAY 25TH JUNE The Leavers’ Platform 8.00–9.30pm Holywell Music Room, Oxford Join the Music Department for a fabulous evening of recitals from our talented Upper Sixth pupils in the historic setting of the Holywell Music Room. Famed for its acoustics, it first opened in 1748 and is thought to be the first custom-built concert hall in Europe. An evening to remember!

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 1ST JULY Sport Rowing: Henley Royal Regatta GAUDY 9.00–10.00am, Olivier Hall Welcome to Rhubarb Upper Sixth 10.00–11.00am, Willows Café Cricket v Martyrs 10.30am–5.00pm, Upper 1 Speeches and Prizegiving 11.00am–12.15pm, Marquee Buffet Lunch and Drinks in Houses 12.15–2.00pm House Assemblies 8.30–9.00am, Houses Final Assembly and Ad Itinerarium

Leavers’ Choir Rehearsal 4.45–5.15pm, Chapel Leavers’ Service and Champagne Reception 5.30–7.30pm Leavers’ Ball 7.30pm, Marquee

Term Ends

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Families The Dance Show

Rehearsal The Dance Show

Training Day Dance Show: Dress

Pupils DofE Silver: Canoe

SUN 23RD APRIL

at The North Wall

Families Avenue Showcase Photo Oxford: Pictures from the Garden

in Oxford JCR@Willows

Dinner Lower Sixth Evening

Pupils Avenue Showcase Jubilee and Tilly’s House

SAT 22ND APRIL

THE WEEKENDS

Families National Theatre Connections at The North Wall Compline by Candlelight

Pupils DofE Silver: Canoe Practice Expedition Compline by Candlelight

Mythologies SUN 30TH APRIL

Weekend Headliner: Peter Clifford’s Magical

Connections at The North Wall

Families National Theatre

Segar’s BBQ Mac’s House Dinner

Mythologies Lower Sixth Social

Weekend Headliner: Peter Clifford’s Magical

Practice Expedition

Pupils DofE Silver: Canoe

SAT 29TH APRIL

Families Compline by Candlelight

Practice Expedition Clay Pigeon Shooting Compline by Candlelight

Pupils DofE Silver: Walking

SUN 14TH MAY

Families Jane Strother: Borderlands at The North Wall Confirmation Ceremony

The Big Film Night Evening in Oxford Oakthorpe House Night

SAT 13TH MAY Pupils DofE Silver: Walking Practice Expedition Confirmation Ceremony

Families

Training Day

DofE Bronze:

Prefect Training Day

Pupils Kendall Lower Sixth

SUN 21ST MAY

Prefects’ Dinner Field House Dinner

SAT 20TH MAY Pupils Teddies Goes Zorbing

in a Jazz Age at The North Wall

Hot Jazz Vagabonds: Paris

HALF TERM: SAT 3RD JUNE

Rehearsal Day Dance: Rehearsal Day

Pit-Firing Day Gaudy Productions:

Pupils Ceramics Raku and

SUN 11TH JUNE

Pupils JCR@Willows Lower Sixth BBQ

SAT 10TH JUNE

Families The Leavers’ Platform

Pupils The Leavers’ Platform

Exhibition SUN 25TH JUNE

Evening Gaudy Leavers’

Exhibition Families LAMDA Presentation

Evening Gaudy Leavers’

with BBQ LAMDA Presentation

Pupils Inflatables Evening

SAT 24TH JUNE

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