The Queen's College Record 2023

Reports and College Activities
Last but certainly not least, our Trinity Term garden musical The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee (Rachael Sheinkin and William Finn) was a resounding success.
The production team was formed largely of the EMS committee, with Treasurer
Harry Brook leading the production as director. The show received rave reviews,
complementing the talented performers and ingenuity of the show itself; it was no
mean feat to feature four ‘audience spellers’ on stage every night!
Looking back on the year, I am so proud to have achieved so much and grown the
society. I am indebted to my incredible Committee for making the numerous recitals,
concerts, and other events run so smoothly and be so well-attended. I wish the
incoming president Hattie Twigger-Ross and her Committee the best of luck for the
coming year and look forward to what they will achieve.
EGLESFIELD PLAYERS
Luke Nixon, President
After coming to a halt during the previous academic year (2021-2022), this year’s
Eglesfield Players Committee was initially faced with deciding what we wanted this
new society to be, what we wanted to accomplish, and ultimately what we wanted to
support as a funding body. Although the Committee and I – made up of Harry Brook,
Eva Bailey, and I-Cenay Trim as Treasurer, Secretary, and Publicist respectively –
were still finding our feet during Michaelmas of last year, we quickly became one of
the most successful funding bodies for shows produced by Oxford students. Our
primary focus (which was maintained across the year) was to financially support the
theatrical ventures of students at Queen’s; the financial stresses of producing a show
in Oxford unfortunately continue to be a barrier for students and we are proud to say
that we have been able to fund a significant number of student productions – both
in Oxford and further afield! – since we began in October last year.
Over the course of this academic year, we have been able to fund some of the
biggest productions in Oxford Drama, including, but not limited to, The Eglesfield
Musical Society’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in the Queen’s
College Gardens, 00Productions’ An American in Paris at the Oxford Playhouse, An
Exciting New Productions’ Posh (directed and produced by our very own Harry and
Ice), Triple Cheque’s Bare: A Pop Opera, and Sanglots’ Echoes of Paris. These, and
many more, have exhibited the finest theatrical and musical talent that Queen’s has
to offer, all of which have been incredibly successful. It has been a privilege to be
able to support the dramatic endeavours of current and past students of the College.
What we are most excited about, however, is the continuation of the Society as
it continues to grow across the coming years and the prospect of continuing our
support for future students of Queen’s. We are incredibly proud of the work that
we have put into restoring the Society this year and hope that next year will see a
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