2021 has been a desperate year for singers of all kinds, but particularly for choral groups. I have been rehearsing the Open University Choir for most of the year on Zoom, which has been a strange experience because the time lag means no-one can hear anyone else singing. In an attempt to do something creative […]
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The Janitors
No history of the School is complete without mention of the Janitors who have played a prominent role in school life since 1694. Several have been ex-servicemen, notably Falconer, Percy Campbell 1954-1963 (a sub-mariner and POW for 5 years) and James Fulton MBE 1964-1968 (also a POW). Pupils at the school in 60’s will remember […]
New in August
This month, former pupil Johnny Melville, actor, director, screenplay writer, clown, blogger, comedian and healer, has contributed a series of photographs to our “Where are they Now” galleries, from the 1960 Junior first XI cricket team to the 1964 – 1965 1st XV Rugby Team. If you were in any of the teams or just […]
Winning Poem
Our club awards an annual prize for an English poem. This year’s winner is Paulina Bysiak with her poem Coldness. Read her poem here
Two RHS former pupils honoured
Anne Richards becomes a Dame, and John Kay is Knighted in the 2021 Queens Birthday Honours List. Professor John Kay was Guest Speaker at one of our Annual Dinners and has attended a few other RHS Club in London events. Anne Richards was a guest at the 2018 Barnton 50th Anniversary Dinner at Dynamic Earth […]
Challenging Plays in the 60s
The RHS Dramatic Society in the 1960s didn’t shy away from mounting challenging productions. From Harold Pinter’s “The Dumb Waiter” in 1963, Othello in 1964, Anouilh’s Becket in 1966, “The Physicists” by Friedrich Durrenmatt to a production of the considerably racy “One More River” by Beverly Cross around 1969. The RHS Dramatic Society had no […]
Bidding War over Old RHS Building
The old Royal High School building in Regent Road is now recognised as the very best Greek revival building in the world. Although recent stories have suggested that the plan for St Mary’s music school was likely to succeed, this update in today’s Observer newspaper shows it is far from certain – Bidding war opens […]
Portuguese Revolution Connection
Joao Da Ponte who was in my year has apparently passed away. I have only just discovered how important a figure his father Bruno was, this obit is where I learned that Joao had died – https://www.counterfire.org/articles/opinion/20064-obituary-bruno-da-ponte-1932-2018 Joao and I went to see Status Quo in about 1972 at the Empire theatre, walked home to […]