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Trenchard House Entertainments (March 2007)
To be a Trenchardian, it is vital that you have a sense of humour. Actually, you’re issued one – along with your bright orange football socks… And one evening a year, in a much anticipated and star-studded event, we like to share some of our smiles with the rest of the college.
Trenchard decided to create an annual event encompassing comedy skits, sketches, songs, dances and general fun – ‘Trenchard House Entertainments’. This year was no different; and preparation started early. With the tales of last year’s success, pressure was on to go one better, but it wasn’t going to be as easy as we first thought.
We soon learnt that we would have to take being funny very seriously. With regular rehearsals getting more frequent as the time approached, we seemed to be getting considerably worse. As desperation increased, acts became more extreme, some bordering on unsuitable and others just plain rude.
The idea behind this year’s event was that the acts would be part of an evening’s television listings. We included music channels showing ‘Westlife’ performances and even DESG Unit, Little Britain sketches, adverts for the college and our very own Welbeck News. The majority of the acts were performed by Lower Sixth students but many of the Upper Sixth could not resist the chance to make a fool of themselves and got involved as well. Ma’am Bowen even roped the tutors into showing off their ‘talents’.
With no charge, and the chance to get out of prep 30mins early, the Unwin hall was packed. Rehearsals continued until minutes before the performance, and nerves were evident. However, with the first acts receiving a great response from the audience, nerves changed to excitement and everyone was soon buzzing with adrenaline. The evening was an undoubted success, with acts such as ‘Pokemon’ and ‘I Want to Break Free’ receiving particularly loud cheers and a Trenchard rendition of ‘Get On Up’ to finish the evening in style.
The hard work had most definitely paid off. Under the enthusiastic leadership of James Eadie we had managed to pull it off. It had been a true house event; not only the acts themselves but also the props, the posters and even the lighting and technicians on the night had been Trenchardians. Let’s just hope next year’s students will keep up the Trenchard Traditon!
