December 14th OPEN CLASS

PHOTO GALLERY: A Ticket to Birmingham, Titanic Alternative Endings,

The Importance of Being Earnest, Prison Break and Cabaret

Hello death. Hello oblivion! July 2009

This end of term project by the ACTion English Monday group was inspired by an episode from the BBC TV series Absolutely Fabulous (Jennifer Saunders) in which Edina, an eccentric mother, can’t quite come to terms with her 40th birthday! The scene starts with her welcoming the great event saying "Hello death. Hello oblivion!" Could the day get any worse? Oh, yes..... !

As a group, we put our heads together and thought of other situations which get off to a bad start. Each sketch would begin with the same greeting but end something quite unexpected. The result was the series of humorous sketches including a wedding day jilt, a hospital hoax and rather unsuccessful audition for 'Have You Got Talent?'

You'll find the photos on the picassa site.

The Perpetua McLain Song

Verse 1
It’s a quarter to eight,
Hell, we’re gonna be late
Coz it’s primetime
And we cannot wait
Chorus:
Here is the Perpetua McLain Show
Here is the Perpetua McLain Show
Verse 2
If you fancy a rest,
Get some dirt off your chest
Come and meet her,
You could be her guest
Chorus:
Bridge
It’s the way she walks She’s spectacular
The way she talks Such vernacular
She’s streets ahead So contemporary
She’s great in bed! She had better be
Verse 3
Sit down, take off your shoes
Phone in, tell us your views
Come and meet her
She’s hard to refuse
Chorus:
Ooooooh Perpetua McLain Show