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DULWICH PREP+
CULTURAL ADVENTURES FOR BOYS, PARENTS AND STAFF
SUMMER TERM 2017
Prep+ is now in its 5th year and continuing to deliver quality cultural adventures for the school
community.
Prep+ is open to boys in Years 5, 6, 7 and 8, plus their parents and Prep staff. For all outside
school events boys are accompanied by staff, transport is arranged and they are brought back to
school for pick up at the times indicated. Boys in the younger years are welcome to come if
accompanied by a parent or responsible adult.
I am delighted that Prep+ has become part of the fabric of the school, thanks to your support
and involvement as well as that of Mr Glenn Smart who, as you know, retires at the end of this
term.
DULWICH PREP+
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL AT THE
SHAFTESBURY THEATRE
Wednesday 3rd May
Superb performances and a gilded back-
catalogue make this musical an urgent
rallying cry for us all to rediscover our
Motown mojo! The record label boasts a
mountain of well-loved tunes, making it
almost impossible to imagine a world
without the sounds of Diana Ross and the
Supremes, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye,
Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson et al.
This lavish, slick, song-crammed show, first
seen on Broadway in 2013 puts such a
spring in its audience’s step, you may well
see people dancing in the street along
Shaftesbury Avenue.
Leave school: 5.30pm Return 10.45pm
Cost: £25 including transport
DAVID HOCKNEY AT THE TATE
BRITAIN
Followed by supper at Goya, a local
tapas bar.
Friday 28th April
As he approaches his 80th birthday, Hockney
continues to change his style and ways of
working, embracing new technologies as he
goes. From his portraits and images of Los
Angeles swimming pools, through to his
drawings and photography, Yorkshire
landscapes and most recent paintings – some
of which have never been seen before in
public – this exhibition shows how the roots
of each new direction lay in the work that
came before. A once-in-a-lifetime chance to
see these unforgettable works together.
Leave school at 4.00pm Return 8.30pm
Cost: £35 including supper
THE ART OF THE BRICK - LEGO
EXHIBITION ON SOUTH BANK
Followed by supper at Strada.
Friday 12th May
Superman’s chiselled jaw and Batman’s
granite tones are being captured in brick
form for a gigantic new Lego exhibition in
London. The well-known and celebrated
artist Sawaya has created the world’s
largest collection of artwork inspired by
DC Comics’ Justice League, including
Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman,
alongside DC Super-Villains the Joker,
Harley Quinn and more. It will feature
more than 120 pieces including a life-size
Batmobile built from half a million
standard pieces!
Leave school: 4.00pm Return 8.30pm
Cost: £30 including supper.
LES MISERABLES AT THE
QUEEN’S THEATRE
Thursday 18th May
After a record breaking 25 years in
the West End the current London
production of Alain Boublil and
Claude Michel Schonberg’s Les
Miserables is still as fresh as ever.
Set against the backdrop of the French
peasant uprisings of the 1830’s (and
not the Revolution as many mistakenly
presume), this operatic production
successfully adapts Victor Hugo’s
sprawling novel into an epic and
moving piece that rivals anything else
the West End has to offer.
Leave school 5.30pm Return 11.00pm
Cost: £25 including transport
THE AMERICAN DREAM: Pop to
the Present at the BRITISH
MUSEUM
Followed by supper at Byron Burgers
Friday 26th May
The past six decades have been among the
most dynamic and turbulent in US history.
Responding to the changing times,
American artists have produced prints
unprecedented in their scale and ambition.
This exhibition presents the Museum’s
outstanding collection of modern and
contemporary American prints for the
first time. These will be shown with
important works from museums and
private collections around the world.
Leave school at 4.00pm Return 8.45pm
Cost: £25 including supper
ROMEO AND JULIET AT
SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE
Thursday 8th June
In Verona, violence rules. Two families
bear an ancient grudge, and rage flares
between them. In a world where greed,
wealth and bitter feuds prevail, two
disenchanted children dare to choose
love. Two households. Two children.
One love. One fate. Daniel Kramer,
Artistic Director of English National
Opera, brings Shakespeare’s timeless
ritual of love and death to the Globe
stage in a vibrant, volatile production.
His wild and energetic take on Romeo
and Juliet explodes in a modern twist on
Shakespeare’s classic story.
Leave school 5.30pm Return 10.45pm
Cost: £22 including transport
MUSICAL EVENTS THIS SUMMER TERM
Our pianists come to the fore during the summer term with our annual Abrahams Piano Competition
and Elementary Festival. Approaching 200 boys from three sections of the School will participate at
various levels with the Finals being held on Tuesday 16th May.
Prep musicians will represent the School at local music festivals and also at the annual Sparrow Golf
Day. A performance at a day centre for local elderly residents is also planned.
The usual pupils’ concerts and assemblies will afford many individuals and ensembles the opportunity to
perform.
The annual ‘Tribe Shout’ (our inter tribe singing competition) takes place following Prize Giving on 24th
June where there will also be many other musical performances. Year 8 musicians will also participate
as part of the Leavers’ Sunday celebrations on 2nd July.
The Pre-Prep Strings, Lower School and Middle School will each have their own summer concert, the
latter bringing our term to a close. Our senior instrumental groups will mark the end of the school
year with our Summer Serenade - which will be mysteriously billed as a ‘concert of four halves’. This is
to be held on Friday 30th June.
Dates for all the term’s musical events will be found in the School Calendar and further details will be
forthcoming from the Music Department.
HOW TO BOOK
Tickets can be reserved through the Parent Messaging Centre, choosing Prep+ Events under the Clubs
tab and are charged to the end of term school bill. Cancellations will only be refunded if notice is
received earlier than 48 hours before the event and the tickets can be resold.
For any questions about the trips, please contact either Mr Smart ([email protected])
or Mrs Quanrud ([email protected]).
THE VIEW FROM THE SHARD
Followed by supper at Vapiano’s
Friday 30th June
See of all London from incredible heights. At
nearly twice the height of any other viewing
platform in the city, The View from the Shard is
the only place to take in over 1,000 years of the
capital’s history all at once.
After taking in the view from all angles, the
group will have a final Prep+ supper with Mr
Smart at Vapiano’s.
Leave school 4.00pm Return 8.15pm
Cost £35 including transport and supper.
Dulwich Prep London
42 Alleyn Park | London SE21 7AA | Telephone 020 8766 5500 | Fax 020 8766 7586 | www.dulwichpreplondon.org
