THE MAGAZINE FOR DULWICH COLLEGE ALUMNI
Front cover image credit: Phil Sharp
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Welcome to the first issue of OA, our new look magazine. For regular readers of the Alleyn Club Yearbook should seem less of a revolution and more of an evolution. OA will continue to reflect on the life of the school and provide news of the ever growing network of OAs both in the UK and overseas, while at the same time developing on, and supporting a lively and engaging communications strategy driven by the website, e-bulletins and of course OA Connect. In particular, I hope that OA will allow us to look in greater depth at the lives and careers of OAs across a wide range of careers and interests. In this issue we turn the spotlight onto Laurie Davidson and Ekow Quartey who have both followed in the footsteps of the College's founder Edward Alleyn to become successful actors on both stage and screen. Laurie traces his journey into acting from his time here and talks about the very varied range of roles he has played (including his recent appearance in the musical fantasy film Cats ), while Ekow talks about a career that has played out largely on the stage, including roles at the National Theatre and the Globe. They speak highly of their College days and it is clear that they both have the talent and drive to fulfil their considerable potential. We will certainly keep a close eye on them and follow their future careers with great interest and wish them well. We also hear from the surgeon Ben Challacombe as he describes the realities of robotic surgery to treat kidney and prostate diseases and he shares his surgical story about Stephen Fry. I very much hope you enjoy reading OA as much we have enjoyed creating it. It has very much been a team effort, although in particular I would like to thank Sophie Mason, Alumni Relations Officer, and Lucy Baragwanath, Graphic Designer. We would very much like to have your feedback, so please do not hesitate to get in touch.
PROFESSIONAL
The Alleyn Club is keen to talk to any OAs who would be interested in hosting a professional networking event at their organisation. Our current areas of interest are: finance, media, legal, sports and art. We look forward to meeting many of you at future OA events this year. NETWORKING
We would love to hear your thoughts and feedback, and welcome suggestions for future features. Should you like to get in touch then please write to us at:
ALLEYN CLUB AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Dulwich College Dulwich Common London SE21 7LD +44 (0)20 8299 8436 alleynclub @ dulwich.org.uk dulwich.org.uk/old-alleynians-home oldalleynianconnect.org
Trevor Llewelyn (72-79) Hon Secretary
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