By Ahmet Abdulaziz …..
The English School of Kyrenia is organising an exhibition of artworks of young talented artists of the school. The exhibition is scheduled for 1st June, from 4pm – 6pm.
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Exam time at my North Cyprus school!
By Peri Sualp……
When Christmas and New Year “the most wonderful time of the year” is around the corner and we were all super excited about this, guess what happened?! “The most stressful time of the year” came by!! Exams, tests, evaluations etc…. are a few of the most stressful things in this world for students that are not avoidable and unfortunately there’s no place to run or hide!
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After school clubs by Peri Sualp
By Peri Sualp…….
After school clubs, can be fun and exciting, but having after school clubs can also be hard work…It’s a mix of work and fun! You might also need to spend more time at home to complete your homework on time. Some children attend these clubs willingly but others do activities after school mostly because some parents can’t come and pick the children up earlier! Basically it’s just some extra time at the school with your friends!
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Alice – Wonderland as you’ve never seen it before
News from ESK……
The English School of Kyrenia’s Secondary School Drama Department is proud to present its production of Laura Wade’s ‘Alice’, taking place on Thursday
10th and Friday 11th November 2016 at 7pm.
Wade’s version of ‘Alice’ is not a simple retelling of the Lewis Carroll classic. Our talented cast of youngsters aged 12 – 18 will lead you through a riveting journey where Alice is a young girl with a vivid imagination, and Wonderland becomes her escape from a less than perfect home life. You can still expect to see a world of white rabbits, talking caterpillars and grinning cats, but be prepared to question matters of life, love, death and grief.
We would like to invite audiences to join us at the ESK Grand Hall to experience this visually spectacular affair which highlights a hugely successful collaboration between the Drama and Art departments.
Tickets cost 10TL and can be bought at the box office in the ESK Reception during school working hours (0392 444 0375).
Performances will start at 7pm promptly so the audience needs to be seated by 6.45pm. Latecomers will not be admitted until the interval so please don’t be late. Refreshments will be available for sale in the school coffee shop during the interval and so that you can see what we have in store for you we show below some pictures taken at our recent dress rehearsal.
RBL Theatre Players 2016 Pantomime : Robin Hood Now cancelled
THE PANTOMIME IS NOW CANCELLED.
We apologise for the lateness of this notification but cyprusscene has only just been informed of the cancellation by RBL Theatre Players.
By Margaret Sheard….
Although we are in the throes of summer, the RBL Theatre Players have been rehearsing through the year for the traditional pantomime which this year is Robin Hood, and is directed by Jan Marsh. We have received an update from Major Brian Thomas, Chairman of RBL Kyrenia Branch and now give this information for the benefit of our readers.
The pantomime will be at the English School of Kyrenia theatre 17th to 19th November. On the 17th November there will be a matinee at 10.30am and evening performance at 7.30pm and on the 18th and 19th November there will be evening performances at 7.30pm.
Please note that as the pantomime is being performed at the English School of Kyrenia (off the main road to Bellapais), no alcohol will be permitted on the campus. However the Bellapais Gardens Hotel (just up the road) will be offering a set pre-theatre meal (3 choices of starter, main and dessert) option between 5.30pm – 7pm prior to the 3 evening performances. The menu and booking details will be advised later.
Tickets will be 35TL for adults and 20TL for children and advance bookings can be made by telephoning 0533 866 7563 or you can email pantomime.rbl@gmail.com to make a reservation. Tickets will be available from late September at the RBL stall, Lambousa Saturday Market, where they can be paid for and collected. All money raised will go to this year’s Poppy Appeal.
The RBL pantomimes are always very popular so don’t delay in making a reservation.
RBL Theatre Players 2016 Pantomime : Robin Hood
By Margaret Sheard….
Although we are in the throes of summer, the RBL Theatre Players have been rehearsing through the year for the traditional pantomime which this year is Robin Hood, and is directed by Jan Marsh. We have received an update from Major Brian Thomas, Chairman of RBL Kyrenia Branch and now give this information for the benefit of our readers.
The pantomime will be at the English School of Kyrenia theatre 17th to 19th November. On the 17th November there will be a matinee at 10.30am and evening performance at 7.30pm and on the 18th and 19th November there will be evening performances at 7.30pm.
Please note that as the pantomime is being performed at the English School of Kyrenia (off the main road to Bellapais), no alcohol will be permitted on the campus. However the Bellapais Gardens Hotel (just up the road) will be offering a set pre-theatre meal (3 choices of starter, main and dessert) option between 5.30pm – 7pm prior to the 3 evening performances. The menu and booking details will be advised later.
Tickets will be 35TL for adults and 20TL for children and advance bookings can be made by telephoning 0533 866 7563 or you can email pantomime.rbl@gmail.com to make a reservation. Tickets will be available from late September at the RBL stall, Lambousa Saturday Market, where they can be paid for and collected. All money raised will go to this year’s Poppy Appeal.
The RBL pantomimes are always very popular so don’t delay in making a reservation.
English School of Kyrenia Student production helps KAR
Reported by Kim Betts…….
Kyrenia Animal Rescue…….
On Wednesday 22nd June KAR received a donation, in the office, of 545.50TL from a Year 12 student at the English School of Kyrenia and she presented us with her story.
“On Friday 17 June 2016, Anar Kazimov and I (Ayla Say) performed our adaptation of Blink (Phil Porter). We had spent several months working on the play: acting in it, directing it, and designing the sound/lighting, costumes, and set. The week before and the week of the show, we sold tickets for the play and raised around 600TL, which we will donate to Kyrenia Animal Rescue.
Our idea for the play was to emphasise the relationship that the two main (and only) characters, Sophie and Jonah, have. Specifically, we wanted to show how their online relationship develops into a more stalker-victim relationship as the play continues. To do this, we carefully selected the scenes we wanted to include in our adaptation.
For example, we chose: the scene where Jonah realises where Sophie lives, the scene where Jonah admits to watching Sophie through the screen all day long, and Sophie’s death scene (it is implied that it is Jonah’s fault).
We spent a lot of time rehearsing, but it was really worth it. The performance of Friday went very well, thanks to Sonja’s help in the tech booth. She controlled the lighting, music, and sound effects that we had designed, and really helped all our ideas come to life. We really enjoyed performing and directing the piece, as well as raising money for KAR. We are especially thankful to our audience for attending, to Ms Akin for taking photographs of our performance, and to Mrs Inskip for always encouraging us and being such an amazing drama teacher.
By Ayla Say, Year 12 Student
English School of Kyrenia”
Esentepe Fun Run and Ramble 2016 – Schools taking part
Esentepe Fun, Run and Ramble 2016
Schools taking part
Raising money for TULIPS (Help Those with Cancer)
By Sue Steel – Vice Chair EFRAR 2016 Committee…..
The EFRAR Committee are delighted to announce that for the first time there will be four local schools taking part in the Fun Run.
This year Girne American College (GAC), the English School of Kyrenia (ESK) and Esentepe Junior School will be joined by Tatlisu School.
It is anticipated that at least 20 pupils from each school will enter the 2km fun run this year, and Esentepe School are hoping to enter around thirty 11 year olds running under the auspices of Capital Bank with all the children wearing a Capital Bank t-shirt on the day.
Deputy Head Teacher of Esentepe School, Hasan Ergurer said: “We are very happy that our children will take part again this year and we thank Capital Bank for sponsoring our children. It is good to get involved in these events as our children really enjoy themselves.”
Art Watson, Chairman of EFRAR commented: “We want to involve the children as much as possible and bringing Tatlisu on board this year is great news. We would be very happy if any other school wished to also participate; they only have to get in touch. There will be a prize for the best child fancy dress so children should let their imaginations run wild.”
Registration for the Fun Run will open at 0830 and the 2km fun run will start at 10.30 so all children should be signed in by 10.00am at the latest. To request a sponsor form please email efrar2016@hotmail.com or call Ivor on 0533 839 5280. You can also send a blank text to 4171 to donate 5TL (contract telephones only). This applies to both Telsim and Turkcell.
Valentines Night – The Waterfall: Twenty two people attended the intimate Sweetheart Supper at Cengiz’s Waterfall restaurant on Sunday, 14th February and raised TL110 for EFRAR, the committee would like to thank Cengiz Meydan and his staff for hosting the event so well.