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CONTENTS INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS GUIDE BISHOP CHALLONER BABINGTON HOUSE MAYFIELD SACKVILLE SCHOOL SEVENOAKS PREP BREASIDE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
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DREAM WEDDINGS HEVER CASTLE BLACKBURN BRIDAL COUTURE LA BELLE FEMME THE MANOR AT BICKLEY H WILLIAMS AND ASSOCIATES DEBRETT’S
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LOVE LOCAL ORCHARD THEATRE: THE CRUCIBLE ORCHARD THEATRE: THE WEDDING SINGER CHURCHILL THEATRE: DIRTY DANCING VIENNA FESTIVAL BALLET: CINDERELLA THOMAS DUNTON SOLICITORS LONDON FASHION WEEK FESTIVAL LONDON FASHION WEEK THE ART OF THE BRICK: DC SUPER HEROS OUTDOOR ADVENTURE & CAMPING SHOW LONDON CLASSIC CAR SHOW 3 - SPIRIT VAPES
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FEATURE ADMIRALTY ARCH KEW’S ORCHIDS FESTIVAL 2017 ROYAL ALBERT HALL THE RADICAL EYE CHILDSPLAY CLOTHING
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HEALTH & BEAUTY BORED OF THE TREADMILL? SUPERFOODS FOR BETTER MOODS
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HOUSE & GARDEN MORSO STOVE HARRODS INTERIORS BADA 2017 ATELIER SWAROVSKI DIAMOND SHUTTERS
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FOOD & DRINK 90 RALPH LAUREN OPENS COFFEE SHOP AND BAR SOCIABLE COOK THE MICHELIN GUIDE COW & PIG
EDUCATION
BISHOP CHALLONER Bishop Challoner is a Catholic co-educational independent school offering the entire educational journey from 3 to 18 with excellent retention from junior to senior school.
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he school was delighted to meet all the Compliance standards with no action points at its recent inspection by the Independent Schools Inspectorate. The Quality of Pupils’ Academic and other Achievements has been graded as ‘Good’ and the Quality of the Pupils’ Personal Development has been graded as ‘Excellent’. “Pupils’ personal commitment to the school and the local community is very strong; they are beacons for the school in the community”. (ISI 2016) In our positive learning environment, high standards and expectations are set at every level. Staff work closely with the pupils within one establishment, ensuring a successful transition between the different stages in their education. Pupils are able to be challenged, take risks and feel comfortable through consistent, well-planned teaching by staff who know them. We are able to track and monitor their progress and provide on-going support to ensure each pupil reaches their full potential. In our all through school, high quality relationships exist between staff and pupils embodying mutual respect, care, freedom to communicate and support in a school with a nurturing Catholic ethos. We encourage pupil interaction through collaborative activities across Key Stages and provide opportunity for sixth form students to take responsibility for younger children as role models. This enables them to relate well to others and allows them to observe patterns of behaviour
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to which they can aspire. Our excellent pastoral care and discipline allows the pupils to be nurtured enabling qualities of trust, empathy and resilience to develop. Our well established Able Gifted and Talented programme spans both the junior and senior school accommodating a wider breadth of activities for the Gifted and Talented pupils. Whole school activities involve fund-raising events and House activities from nursery through to sixth form. Public examination results at Bishop Challoner have continued to improve and last year, 92% of pupils achieved at least 5 A*- C grades at GCSE, with Biology, Chemistry, Latin and Spanish scoring 100% A*-C grades. Last year our students gained 82% A*-C grades at A Level, with seven subjects achieving 100% A*-C, namely Chemistry, Dance, French, History, Geography, Mathematics and Physics. 100% A* /B grades were gained in Physics, Dance and French. Our sixth form students moved on to read a range of subjects at universities including Brighton, Brunel, Greenwich, Hull, Nottingham and Warwick. Our seamless journey form nursery to sixth form is a special one and something that is unique to Bishop Challoner. Our family community is something you will experience when you visit us. www.bishopchallonerschool.com
Pupils’ personal commitment to the school and the local community is very strong; they are beacons for the school in the community
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BABINGTON HOUSE: Excellent Education At Babington House, “pupils throughout the school display excellent attitudes to learning that are evident in all that they do, and an atmosphere of happy endeavour permeates school life”, independent school inspectors find.
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The school received the highest grade possible in all categories and across every age group which, under the new Inspection Framework, is described as ‘Excellent’.
n November 2016, Babington House School had an Educational Quality and Compliance Inspection by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). The school received the highest grade possible in all categories and across every age group which, under the new Inspection Framework, is described as ‘Excellent’. This is very rare indeed particularly for an all through school from 3 to 18 years. Babington could not have done better and such a result from a more robust inspection framework is a remarkable achievement for the school community. The report makes very positive reading and can be found on the school website www.babingtonhouse.com.
responsibilities in the outside world, fully reflecting the school’s aims. They contribute fully to the happy, relaxed and close-knit community.” Headmaster, Mr Tim Lello says “I am immensely proud to lead such a vibrant community. Babington House is an excellent school in every way. The boys and girls receive a first class education in a supportive and academic environment.” Come and see for yourself, our next Open Morning is on Saturday, 11th March from 9am. Alternatively contact Mrs Lee, Admissions Registrar, to book an appointment to come to meet the Headmaster for a personal tour of the school.
KEY FINDINGS: nQ uality of the pupils’ academic and other achievements – Excellent n Quality of the pupils’ personal development – Excellent “Pupils are confident, independent learners and thinkers with high personal values and an awareness of their
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Grange Drive, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5ES Tel: 020 8467 5537 Fax: 020 8295 1175 Website: www.babingtonhouse.com Email: enquiries@babingtonhouse.com
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EDUCATING MIND, BODY, HEART AND SOUL Mayfield is a leading independent boarding and day school for girls 11 to 18, set in the beautiful, yet easily accessible Sussex countryside. Only 50 minutes by train to central London, 40 minutes from Gatwick Airport and about an hour from Heathrow.
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e have an enviable academic record, exceptional pastoral care and extensive extra-curricular activities. Mayfield girls learn how to combine rigorous academic study together with a diverse range of activities beyond the classroom. From dance to top class equestrian facilities fencing to debating, Mayfield challenges its girls to realise their full potential, providing them with a lifelong love of learning in order that they leave mature, educated and independent young women, confident in their beliefs and prepared to make a positive difference in the world. Described by the ISI as “outstanding” and by Country Life as “one of the finest schools in the land”, a Mayfield education combines academic rigour, breadth of opportunity and a strong sense of community embodying our motto “Actions not Words”. At Mayfield, each girl is accepted for who she is and we instil in her the confidence to find her
At Mayfield, each girl is accepted for who she is and we instil in her the confidence to find her strengths and build on them. strengths and build on them. We will give her the time, space and emotional support she needs to flourish. We will expect her to think independently and our enthusiastic teachers will inspire in her a lifelong love of learning. We will stimulate her imagination and nurture her creativity in every subject she studies. A Mayfield girl is challenged to set herself demanding
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targets and helped to find strategies to achieve them. She will learn to question her own and other people’s ideas and we expect her to make informed decisions. Her actions will be inspired by a sense of justice and integrity, sustained by her respect for others. Overall, she will have the chance to grow to be herself. Mayfield is a vibrant community. Traditionally, we have attracted pupils from all round the world, as well as locally. We are able to offer a very supportive boarding structure, which ensures us to support what best suits your daughter’s requirements. From day to full boarding, there is an opportunity to flexi-board and weekly board too. We have day pupil transport which covers a large area of Sussex and Kent, as well as a weekly bus service available to and from Central London which leaves at 4pm on a Friday and returns on Sunday evening, giving your daughter time at home over the weekend. For our full boarders we have a wonderful array of activities and trips so there is never a dull moment! Such a cosmopolitan ethos helps the girls to understand and appreciate different cultures and perspectives and to value diversity. Friendships are forged here which sustain and support not only through School, but on into the future and we are proud to welcome successive generations of girls back to Mayfield.
THE DETAILS Mrs Jennifer Gandy, Registrar Mayfield School The Old Palace, Mayfield , East Sussex TN20 6PH registrar@mayfieldgirls.org Telephone - +44 (0) 1435 874642
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SACKVILLE SCHOOL
widening horizons and achieving results Sackville School was delighted to maintain its position as one of the top mixed ability schools in Kent according to Government tables published in January. Students at the Menin Gate
Celebrating A level results
A varied programme of educational trips serves to widen students’ horizons and prepare them for life beyond school.
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he percentage of students who attained the benchmark of A*-C grades in GCSE English and Maths was 81%, an outstanding achievement and testament to the hard work of students and staff alike. As an independent school we have the ability to tailor a curriculum to an individual’s strengths and interests thereby enabling students to follow a course of study which maximises success. We are also one of the top performing schools in the County at A level and each year our students progress to a wide range of destinations which regularly include Russell Group universities. These excellent exam results are indicative of an educational curriculum which stimulates and challenges students of all abilities and key to this are learning opportunities outside the classroom. We explore ways of enhancing class based teaching and whilst this can be within the school’s beautiful grounds, often study groups will travel further afield.
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Last term students travelled across the Channel to visit a number of historic battlefields. Year 9 and GCSE Historians had studied World War 1 so the visit to Ypres and the Somme brought home the impact of warfare on the landscape and the lives of the people affected. Laying a wreath at the Menin Gate during the moving Last Post ceremony is something which will always stay with the students. This year the itinerary was extended to include the sites of two other historic battles– Agincourt and Waterloo as nothing can bring History alive like seeing the actual places where the events took place. Another recent trip was to The Gielgud Theatre in London to see Having fun “The Curious Coincidence of Maths at Kidzania in the Day Time”, an inspirational and interactive Maths lecture. Not only did the show explore mathematical concepts from the bestselling novel and play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, students also discovered the maths ideas that influenced the music, set design and incredible visual effects of the West End production. In contrast Year 8 and 9 students were able to explore a wide range of career options this month on a visit to Kidzania in London. This innovative concept features a city built to scale for children complete with buildings, paved streets, vehicles, a functioning economy, and a wide range of businesses and services. Real life role play blending learning and reality with entertainment was an unusual and interesting experience for the students. A varied programme of educational trips serves to widen students’ horizons and prepare them for life beyond school. This combined, with quality teaching on a daily basis, is a winning formula for a successful education. For more information visit our Open Day on 18th March or call to arrange a personal tour. THE DETAILS T: 01732 838888 | sackvilleschool.co.uk
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EMBRACING A GROWTH MINDSET Sevenoaks Prep is building upon its strong values by embracing a Growth Mindset approach to personal development.
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our mindset is that little voice in your head that directs your thoughts. It is created by all the beliefs you have about life and the people in your life, shaped by the events in your life and how you were taught to interpret them by the people around you. For example, if you failed a maths test in school did you say “I’m not good at maths” or did you say “If I work harder, I can do better”? If you failed to score a goal, did you say to yourself “I can’t play this game” or did you say “I’m going to keep practicing until I score”? “Natural talent can only take you so far. It might give a person a head start but in the end, natural talent is rarely enough to keep a person successful over
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the long haul. In the long run, work and effort play a more important role in success.” At Sevenoaks Prep, we are conscious of the importance of a Growth Mindset in everything we do. We value the ability to embrace challenges by not being afraid of failure and using any set back to stretch and grow. We want our pupils to believe that their abilities change depending on the effort they put into changing them and that anything is achievable if the effort is put in. Their sense of self-worth should come from the process of growth and learning and not from external sources. Luke Harrison, Headmaster, says “We see great value in empowering our pupils through a Growth Mindset vocabulary, which complements our Way Of Life values and strengthens our ethos. We are proud of the resilience, self-confidence and success of our pupils.”.
We value the ability to embrace challenges by not being afraid of failure and using any set back to stretch and grow. THE DETAILS www.theprep.org.uk
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EDUCATION
BREASIDE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
OUTSTANDING EDUCATION - EXCELLENT RESULTS Breaside Preparatory School, located in Bromley, Kent, prepares pupils from 21/2 to 11 years for both Grammar and Independent Senior Schools in a caring and nurturing environment.
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e are ranked ‘Outstanding’ in all measures by the School Inspection Service in October 2014, continuing from our Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ awarded in 2011. Once again, SATs and 11+ entry results for 2016 were outstanding, with 100% of Year 6 pupils gaining their first choice at Senior School. 50% of pupils received scholarships to Independent Senior Schools which is a potential saving of £35,000 per child over their secondary school life. Parents are given guidance on the schools that we recommend for their children throughout their time at Breaside and we pride ourselves on getting the children into the right school for them as individuals. SHOULD I CHOOSE BREASIDE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR MY CHILD? Do they really offer more than a local primary school? The answer to both of these questions is a resounding ‘Yes’. As their name suggests, the role of preparatory schools is to prepare your child for their entrance into senior education, so don’t be surprised to see a plethora of subjects on the curriculum. Your child will experience a well rounded education albeit in a nurturing environment. Classes are significantly smaller, allowing all pupils to progress. At the same time, this allows all staff to know their pupils
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and therefore offer a bespoke curriculum. Preparatory schools provide a wealth of opportunity for your child both academically and pastorally. Self confidence is encouraged and children are constantly motivated to enjoy and embrace all the opportunities that arise within this positive learning environment. The academic curriculum within a preparatory school is clearly of the utmost importance. Throughout your child’s time at their preparatory school, they will be prepared for the common entrance and scholarship tests and preparatory schools’ academic credentials are renowned. If the above isn’t enough to tempt you, consider the other aspects of a stimulating, all-round education. Your child will have the opportunity to experience a wide range of music, playing in an orchestra or participating in the choir. Peripatetic teachers within a preparatory school can introduce your child to a wealth of instruments, regardless of ability. Drama is also extensive with children as young as 3 taking part in plays. Within the encouraging atmosphere of a preparatory school, this can only help to aid your child’s confidence. Let’s not forget the range of sporting events that your child can take part in. Children in a preparatory school experience a range of sports, including rugby, hockey, swimming and cricket. Should you choose a preparatory school for your child? Well, if you want to give them the best possible start in life, then the answer has to be yes. The investment will pay off as you see your child blossom into a well rounded, self confident, individual, ready to face the world! THE DETAILS For more information or a personal tour of the School and Kindergarten please call 020 8460 0916, info@breaside.co.uk, www.breaside.co.uk
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WEDDINGS
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THE ASTOR WING The Astor Wing is a private wing of Hever Castle, created in Tudor style by William Waldorf Astor in 1903. Offering peace, tranquillity and seclusion, The Astor Wing offers an exclusive use venue in one of the most historic and beautiful settings in England. The oak panelled Tudor Suite Sitting Room, overlooking the Castle and formal lawns, provides the perfect ambience for an intimate ceremony for up to 60 guests. Reception drinks are taken in The Music Room, or, weather permitting, on the Tudor Suite Terrace overlooking the croquet lawn and moat. The Tudor Suite Dining Room, shrouded with oak panelling and boasting a magnificent fire place, can accommodate up to 60 guests for a wedding breakfast. The Moat Restaurant can be transformed into spacious venue for music and dancing for up to 120 guests.
HEVER CASTLE During the winter months, The Castle Inner Hall and Castle Dining Room are available to hire for wedding ceremonies and receptions. The splendour of the charming Castle at Hever boasts ornate panelling and carved columns in Italian walnut. There’s an impressive minstrel’s gallery, a fine collection of antique furniture, original paintings and a splendid working fireplace for a roaring log fire.
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THE ITALIAN GARDEN Summer months see the Award Winning Italian Garden come to life as weddings take place under the beautiful arched columns of the Italian Loggia overlooking the 38 acre lake. This magical lakeside location, accommodating from 100 – 180 guests can also be extended to your drinks reception where guests can take in the views from the stone piazza complete with our very own inspired Trevi fountain. A short walk away is the Guthrie Pavilion. Extensively refurbished in Palladian style, the vaulted ceilings and full length arched windows make for a light and airy atmosphere keeping the romantic backdrop of the lake and gardens. With a license until 1.00am, the Guthrie Pavilion is also suitable for evening receptions and discos or live bands to round off your special day. The Winter Garden Lawn, located next to the Castle is available for a marquee wedding for up to 600 guests. THE DETAILS Hever Castle, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 7NG +44 (0)1732 865224 info@hevercastle.co.uk www.hevercastle.co.uk
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SUITES AND MARQUEES n Our recently refurbished contemporary Garden Suite can seat up to 160 guests. The suite hire includes the marquee, as well as exclusive use of our 1920s style Garden Bar and DJ area. n The Billiard Suite has its very own unique style, adorned with wooden beams and Jacobean panelling. It can seat up to 80 guests. n Our stunning marquee, found amidst our beautiful gardens can seat up to 500 guests. Whatever you decide, we promise you a truly unique celebration and an unforgettable day that you’ll remember forever.
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LOVE LOCAL
Q&A
WITH VICTORIA YEATES
Ahead of her visit to The Orchard Theatre in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, we asked Call The Midwife’s Victoria Yeates about her role.
WHAT INTERESTED YOU ABOUT THE CRUCIBLE PRODUCTION? I’ve always wanted to do The Crucible as I think it’s one of the best plays ever written and have always wanted to play Elizabeth Proctor. WHAT TYPE OF AUDIENCE WILL ENJOY THIS SHOW? I think this play has a very wide appeal. It’s famously political but then also touches on a very personal and emotional level. I think that’s its’ power; the ability to touch on every level so it can connect with each audience member in the way they need.
HOW WILL THE PLAY MAKE AUDIENCES THINK AND FEEL? The audience will be thinking how timely this play is. I think it shows so clearly how hysteria and perhaps ‘sound bite’ politics can take us over. How false ideas can run rampant with very negative consequences.
HOW WILL THIS PRODUCTION OF THE CRUCIBLE BRING TUE 14 SOMETHING NEW TO THE STORY? – SAT 18 I think the play being done now in our current H C R A M ‘post-truth’ climate will of-course add something completely different to its meaning. I have always loved Brecht, and believe theatre is here to make a difference, make people think and question and to very actively engage in a conversation with the audience. I also like the idea of us WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES OF BRINGING all being on stage throughout, that we are all in this together. YOUR CHARACTER TO LIFE? That it’s a mutual investigation with us and the audience on I think that Elizabeth is an incredible character and someone the ideas presented, not necessarily didactic but more opening I have always wanted to play. I think it will be a challenge up a discourse. not letting her appear too cold even though at first there is distance between her and John. I want the audience to IF SOMEONE WAS GOING TO MAKE YOUR LIFE understand why and empathise with her. I think we have all INTO A MOVIE, WHO WOULD PLAY YOU? shut off from people, Wow....errr Jessica Chastain?! Hysterical concept to think and then hopefully about! admire the strength it takes for her to open up to John, stand by him and stay true to her values. DO YOU SHARE SIMILARITIES WITH ELIZABETH PROCTOR? I hope I share some of her strength and integrity. However I am pretty gregarious and find it easy to express love. I’m more bouncy!!
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I think the play being done now in our current ‘post-truth’ climate will of-course add something completely different to its meaning. THE DETAILS The Crucible is at The Orchard Theatre from Tue 14 – Sat 18 March. Book online at orchardtheatre.co.uk or call the Ticket Office on 01322 220000
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WITH NICK WINSTON, DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE WEDDING SINGER
We interviewed Nick ahead of The Wedding Singer’s visit to The Orchard Theatre, Dartford, in March.
CAN YOU FIRST TELL US A BIT WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE STORY THAT MAKES ABOUT YOURSELF? IT THE PERFECT SUBJECT FOR A MUSICAL? I’ve been a director and choreographer With Robbie being a Wedding Singer, music is embedded for the past decade, working in the U.K. into the story, so it’s natural for the characters to express and internationally. I choreographed the themselves through song. It’s the perfect romantic comedy recent tours of Annie, starring Lesley where the audience are rooting for two hopeless romantics to Joseph and Calamity Jane, starring Jodie get together. Plus the 80s was a fantastic decade for music and Prenger, which played at the Orchard the score plays homage to many of the songs we loved. It Theatre, as well as directing Shane has heart, nostalgia and is very, very funny. Ritchie in Dick Whittington. I’ve been lucky enough TUE 21 to work in America, Asia and across Europe on HOW DOES THE SHOW CAPTURE THE SAT 25 – EXCITEMENT OF THE 1980S? musicals, plays and opera. H MARC As well as the music from the era, we also have the ARE YOU A FAN OF THE ORIGINAL fashion which we have a lot of fun with. The 80s was WEDDING SINGER FILM? the birth of MTV, so we get to riff on the likes of Thriller, I am. I think it’s Adam Sandler’s best film and the musical Beat it, Take On Me and Flashdance. I think now is the takes it to another level. perfect time to look back at the 80s with rose tinted glasses and celebrate it. There are also a few references to some of the films like Back To The Future, Rocky III and Fright Night! DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE MOMENT IN THE SHOW? It might sound like a cliché, but there are so many great moments in the show, that it’s impossible to pick just one. It’s full of great music and humour, but also has real heart. We’ve had so much fun putting the show together - it’s been the happiest rehearsal process I’ve ever experienced. The show is so enjoyable, the cast are having a fantastic time and I’m sure audiences will too. WHAT CAN DARTFORD AUDIENCES EXPECT? A brilliant night out. The perfect romantic comedy with a pop score, electric dancing and a stellar cast.
THE DETAILS The Wedding Singer comes to The Orchard Theatre, Dartford from Tue 21 – Sat 25 March. Book online at orchardtheatre.co.uk or call the Ticket Office on 01322 220000
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DIRTY DANCING’S LEWIS GRIFFITHS SHARES HIS FITNESS AND WELLBEING TIPS 31-year-old Lewis Griffiths plays Johnny Castle in the touring stage production of Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage. Fitness journalist Lucy Fry caught up with him at Fitness First, Tottenham Court Road, where he revealed his workout regime, his favourite foods, and why he believes in professional Karma… JOHNNY CASTLE IS AN ICONIC ROLE. DO YOU FEEL THE PRESSURE TO LOOK A CERTAIN WAY? Not really. My predecessor started off in the role with a naturally slender physique, but by the time he left he’d got a much sturdier frame and bulked up, just from playing Johnny. Besides, it’s not so much about how I look - I’m more concerned with developing the strength and stamina that I’ll need for the show.
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HOW DO YOU WARM UP FOR A SHOW? I start with shoulder rolls and chest stretches before moving on to my legs. I’ll always do quadricep and hamstring stretches, and as many ankle rolls as I can to help mobilise the joint. I stretch out the Achilles too, and the arches in my feet. Everything from the waist down needs to be limber because the entire show involves bent legs, hip rolls and thrusts - it’s dirty dancing after all, you can’t do it with locked knees and straight legs!
WHAT ARE YOUR TOP HEALTH AND WELLBEING TIPS? Beyond sleep, water and green veggies, I’m a fan of wheatgrass. I’ve heard one small shot of wheatgrass is the equivalent of a kilo of green vegetables, so I recently started taking them. The results are amazing: I’m more energised and have better skin. Also massage is a must for me - sometimes I’m so tight I can barely stretch; I need a professional to loosen it off and remove the lactic acid. I’ve had a couple of reflexology treat-ments recently too and I practice Tai Chi about once a week. HOW DO YOU KEEP FIT WHEN BETWEEN JOBS? Not brilliantly… When I’m on a job I go full throttle and when I’ve finished I let go a bit. Before Dirty Dancing I was eating too much chocolate and not going to the gym. I had just four weeks before rehearsals to wake my body up so started doing something every day, be it five-aside football, weightlifting or jogging.
“When I’m on a job I go full throttle and when I’ve finished I let go a bit.”
WHAT’S YOUR USUAL GYM ROUTINE? I tend to do six exercises, each for three sets of twelve repetitions (six sets if I’m using light weights) in a circuit format: back squat, barbell push press, bicep curl, weighted lunges, tricep dips and chest flyes. To finish off I might throw in some handstand press ups, or pistol squats, often including some backbending to help further strengthen my core. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU’D NEVER DO IN THE GYM? Yeah - that static machine where you sit and squeeze your thighs together [the adductor machine]! It’s awful, just strains your groin!
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DO YOU EXERCISE BETWEEN SHOWS? Not much - the show itself is physically intense when my engine is running I’d like to keep it ticking over so if I’m doing both a matinee and evening show then between the two I’ll jog to a local gym and do some very light weights.
WHAT ABOUT FOOD? DO YOU FOLLOW A SPECIAL DIET? Not strictly, no. The biggest issue I have when I’m working is keeping weight on! On the last job I did we were all in suits and the wardrobe mistress kept telling me off for losing too much weight! My metabolism was so ramped up from all the movement that I had to supplement my diet with protein and mass building products. In terms of meals, I always force myself to eat breakfast, something like porridge, blueberries and banana on Weetabix, or marmite on toast with a green tea. If I have time to cook it’s scrambled or poached eggs on toast with spinach and asparagus. When I’m rehearsing or performing? I’d like to say I snack on dried fruit and nuts but I’d usually put a bar of chocolate in there because I’m a chocaholic. Lunch is usually whatever I can grab - nothing too heavy - and for dinner I often eat steak - medium rare with loads of English mustard.
THE DETAILS Dirty Dancing comes to The Churchill Theatre Bromley from Tue 7 – Sat 11 March. Best Availability Tue – Thu.
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CINDERELLA Classical ballet takes centre stage on Friday 24 March at 7.30pm when the highly-acclaimed Vienna Festival Ballet bring their beautiful ballet Cinderella to the Stag Community Arts Centre, Sevenoaks for one evening only.
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from youngsters wishing to see the art of ballet live on stage to those wishing to enjoy an evening offering a good story combined with music and dance. Peter Mallek founder and Artistic Director says of the production ‘Vienna Festival Ballet are committed to bringing the greatest classical ballets to the widest audience. We are delighted to be returning once again to the Stag Community Arts Centre, each visit more and more people come to experience what we have to offer. Exquisite and lavish handmade costumes, beautiful sets which project colour and vitality to enhance the workings of the dancers, choreographer and the composer. Our productions have all the elegance and extravagance associated with the best of ballet, and of course some of the best ballet dancers from around the world’ So whether you are a ballet buff or an interested observer, make a point of booking tickets to experience the vitality of Vienna Festival Ballet. THE DETAILS Book your tickets at The Stag Community Arts Centre 01732 450175 www.stagsevenoaks.co.uk
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