KS2/3 Production

Mystery at Magpie Manor

 

This year the KS2 and 3 production contained a mix of everything - acting, singing, dancing and live musical performances.  All of the children were involved in a myriad of ways to bring the story of Magpie Manor to life.  

 

The owners of Magpie Manor, the Pica family, had hit hard times and were under threat of having to auction off a family heirloom.  Lord and Lady Pica (played confidently by Andrey Berzin and Lana Sizova) gathered their extended family together to tell them the devastating news.  Mr Fortune (Eric Karpets) from the bank, was at hand with his two clownish assistants Scribble and Blot (Lola Martin and Sienna Boylan) and a plan was devised in which a ball would be held and the famous ‘Pica Pica Solid Silver Pitcher with the Magpie Pitcher’ would be auctioned off to the highest bidder.

 

Inspector Spector (Lucas Hollingshead) was employed to monitor the security and take care of the pitcher.  However, during the ball, attended by the likes of David Beckham, Donald Trump and the Queen of England, the pitcher was stolen from the safe.

 

During the investigation that ensued J.K. Rowling (Baran Moshrefzadeh) was able to deduce that Inspector Spector was an imposter and was actually Percy Pica who had returned to steal the pitcher and claim Magpie Manor for himself.  Grandmama Pica (comically played by Emma Gabarron) had had her suspicions about the inspector from the beginning!

 

Luckily though, Magpie Mac (Leo Farfan) announced the return of the magpies to the manor, recalling an ancient myth guaranteeing a happy ending for the Pica family.

 

All of the children worked really hard on the production, demonstrating the wealth of artistic and creative talent that is evident at BSM.  With acting, dancing, singing and playing musical instruments, it truly was an ensemble production.

 

Whilst all of the children were stars, there were two in particular who shone very brightly! Lola Martin and Sienna Boylan revealed their great dramatic and singing talents and had fantastic comic timing as a duo.  Future stars for the West End of London? Watch this space!

Mr Rumsey

Year Four Teacher