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in Peckham, South East London. The grid like concrete structure of Peckham’s Multi Storey Car Park became the setting for a celebration of the American Minimalist composer Steve Reich in his 8oth-birthday year with Chris and the orchestra he co-founded in 2011 with Kate Whitely, taking centre stage. There was a strong presence at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival from OAs. The Young Pleasance theatre company’s staging of Alice Unhinged , which received outstanding reviews, involved JEROME REID (04-15) as stage manager and Light Board operator, and OSCAR MAGUIRE (08-15) as sound designer. Other OAs involved were TOM DOWNIE (11-16) as a member of the technical crew, ALEX HOLLEY (11-16), PATRICK HUGHES (11-16), HAMISH LLOYD BARNES (09-16) as sound designers and HUW ROBERTS (09-16). OAs also took part in the timely reinvention of Remarque’s novel All Quiet On The Western Front , which featured DAN WHITLAM (08-
13), GEORG JOHN (08-13), ALEX MAXWELL (08-13) and ANGUS DOUGHTY (06-13) and CHARLIE MACVICAR (06-13). OLLIE NORTON- SMITH (04-15) was the Assistant Director. The productions garnered a string of 5* and 4* reviews and will now transfer to the Soho Playhouse Off-Broadway in New York. HENRY FRASER (08-11) has created a calendar featuring twelve of his best works of British sport heroes such as Bobby Moore and Andy Murray. The calendar is available to buy through the Matt Hampson foundation website www. matthampsonfoundation.org. Henry was included in the Top 10 list of the most influential people with a disability.
Technology and talked about his career in the field of electronics, computer science and design. ALEX SEAMAN (93-00), a Visual Effects Supervisor at Double Negative (whose works include Casino Royale and The Danish Girl ) visited the Laboratory as part of the Careers Department’s Digital Networking event. Alex also brought with him the Oscar that the company won for their work on Interstellar . CHRISTOPHER STARK (99-06) made his debut performance in the BBC Proms in 2016 as conductor of the Multi Story Orchestra. Not, though, in the traditional venue of the Royal Albert Hall, but in the less glamorous surroundings of a car park PETER FRANKLIN (46-50) planted a variegated tulip tree near The Laboratory. Peter is a keen gardener and in addition to a successful career in the City, served as Master of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners in 1997/98. Colonel KEITH A GALBRAITH FRCS RAMC (61-69) visited to gift a series of prints of Dulwich College and the Chapel. Colonel Galbraith met Senior Fellow Terry Walsh, along with Keeper of the Archives Calista Lucy and Archivist Soraya Cerio. College Visits
Politics JONATHAN BARTLEY (80-89) became co-leader of the Green Party of England
Colonel Galbraith, who was deployed in Afghanistan working in the field of major trauma, has recently retired as the Army’s senior consultant surgeon.
and Wales with Caroline Lucas. TOM SCHOLAR (79-86) was appointed the new Permanent Secretary of the UK Treasury.
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