Tomorrow's Stars

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Have you ever felt really emotional at the achievements of not only your own children and grandchildren, but others, as well? Last night, I couldn't hold back my emotions. I had just sat through two hours or so, of Alice in Wonderland, which had been viewed by a full house, comprising one thousand people, on the centre stage at the Hawth Theatre, in Crawley. The whole of Broadfield East Middle School, where my little granddaughter Lauren attends, delivered the two-hour long pantomime. There were some three hundred kids involved, and they were fantastic. I think, in the whole of the performance, lines were forgotten only once... probably stage fright. There were a lot of people there, watching expectantly. The audience warmed to them immediately as, with pantomimes, there were a few jokes cracked. The dance group and the singing group, both had to take the stage more than once and as the show went on, they became more and more confident. Alice was terrific... if somebody took their time coming on stage, she started tapping her feet expectantly, with her arms folded, or shrugging her shoulders to the audience. These were kids of between eight and eleven years of age... so confident and professional, that they gave the perfect performance. Lauren danced in two dances, a butterfly dance, and a cat dance. The costumes had been made, some by parents and some by the kids' costume department, and there was a special group of kids who had made scenery and effects. WOW... that was some achievement! At the end, the applause went on for what seemed like five minutes or so... people stood, whooped and whistled, whilst applauding these little stars. The noise was sooooo loud, that my emotions finally cracked, and I stood, applauding with tears in my eyes, just to see how these kids were lapping up the applause. It was great!!! I didn't get back to darts until after half past nine, but I'm so glad I was able to be a part of this audience. Have you ever been so proud that you have had to let go of your emotions at the sheer intensity of applause and appreciation, escalated by the happiness on kids' faces? To be honest,they were "milking it", but they deserved to do just that. Alice was presented with a bouquet of flowers which had been delivered to the stage door, (probably sent by her parents) but it was a great touch, to end a great production.