PA C R E P O R T BY JILL GRAHAM RGS PERFORMING ARTS MANAGER
I joined RGS in the summer of 2006 – just as the new Performing Arts Centre (PAC) was being finished. James Miller (94-08) was the Headmaster at the time and he was extremely proud of the building and the theatre that is now named in his honour.
Above: The 1930 Theatre between the Junior and Senior Schools
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he Director of Performing Arts was Neal Parker (99-12) – now Headmaster at King Edward VI School in Southampton. Since 2006 I have enjoyed being part of a vibrant team, working with my colleagues Mark Burton and Ben Squire and, of course, the academic teaching staff and our wonderful visiting music teachers. Over those years we have produced a large number of musical and dramatic productions to an extremely high standard. The Miller stage has also hosted a large number of external productions and events including performances by Newcastle University Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Blackeyed Theatre and a myriad of local dance and theatre schools. We have also enjoyed hosting BBC Radio 4’s Question Time, events for the The Royal Television Society and the WI and a fabulous concert by ON John Harle (65-74). I am confident that the PAC will go on from strength to strength.
