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Duncan Byrne (83-91) has been appointed Headmaster of Loughborough GS from Summer Term 2016. He moves from Cheltenham College, where he is currently Second Master. Martin Griffiths (73-82), Chair of Governors of Canary Wharf College (the first free school in East London), is hosting the 5 year celebration of the College’s establishment and the opening of a second primary school on the Isle of Dogs. One of the College’s founding trustees is OA Peter Counter (65-72), whose wife is also the Executive Principal. Samuel Howard (85-92) has left the College to become Director of Rugby at Eltham College. Sam joined the College in 2008 as a member of staff, and during his spell as Master i/c Rugby he led the 1st XV to 3 successive wins of the NatWest Cup and a fourth Final. Sam captained the 1st XV side during his upper sixth year at Dulwich, but only played two games due to a dislocated shoulder. Sam also played six years of professional rugby; two years at Bedford and four years at Exeter Chiefs. He is succeeded as Master i/c Rugby by fellow OA James Hanks (00-02) who joined the College in 2014, following retirement from professional rugby with Exeter Chiefs. Simon G John (51-61), who played 1st XV rugby (60-61), has written an eBook ‘Go North, Young Man’ – the story of a rugby player’s choice to continue playing union or move to rugby league, and the social consequences of his decision. The book is available on Amazon Kindle. Jan Piggott , Former Staff (72-05) (Head of English and Keeper of the Archives) and Honorary staff OA, has written “Wodehouse’s School Days – Dulwich College and the School Stories”. See page 15 for further information. Laurence Raw (69-78) authored a book ‘Theatre of the People – Donald Wolfit’s Shakespearean Productions 1937-1953’. Robert West (59-66) wrote ‘CICERO – Pro Milone, a selection’, published by Bloomsbury for Latin AS and A-Level. Robert is generously donating part of the royalties to Dulwich College.
Philip Battley (87-92) played John Harding in Season 6 of ITV’s Downtown Abbey. He also produced and acted in the film ‘Art in Heaven’ and narrated the fantasy audiobook ‘The Immortal Heights’, released on Audible.com Sir Peter Bazalgette (62-71), Jeremy Deller (77-84), Stephen Deuchar (70-75) and Gabriel Finaldi (82-84) appeared on The Evening Standard’s list of London’s Most Influential People – Artists & Curators. Laurie Davidson (06-10), currently in his final year at LAMDA, has landed the title role in ‘ Will ’, a new US drama pilot from TNT. Directed by Academy Award winner Shekhar Kapur and written by BAFTA winner Craig Pearce, the pilot chronicles William Shakespeare in his 20’s as he arrives in London. Laurie visited the College Archives for some background research into his latest character.
Angus Doughty (06-13), George John (08-13), Charlie MacVicar (06-13), Alex Maxwell (08-13) and Dan Whitlam (08-13), collectively known as Incognito Theatre – an ensemble theatre company borne of Young Pleasance – performed DORIAN GRAY in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2015. Their performance was given a 5-star rating by the Edinburgh Festivals Magazine and The Huffington Post reported it as “spectacular… one of the most exciting productions of the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival” . The ensemble are due to return for the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe with an adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’. Chiwetel Ejiofor (90-95), BAFTA winner and Academy Award Nominee (12 Years a Slave), plays the title role in a new adaptation of ‘Everyman’ – a cornerstone of English drama since the 15th century. The performance was based at The Olivier, London. The Guardian states, “He [Chiwetel] is everything you would want in a role that requires him to command attention without being overwhelming. He has had, from his earliest stage appearances, the ability to radiate, to transfix by
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