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<p>Directed by Avril Boshell, this production of Christopher Fry's play was performed in the Christmas term 1967, all the parts being played by the girls of DWS. It never crossed our minds for a moment to wonder why we ended up playing both men and women. It was just the way it was.
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The Lady's Not For Burning - 1967 school play cast

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<p>Cast members include Pam Cox, Ann Kimberley, Linda Nicholas, Margaret McKean, Ann McKean, Brenda Snell, Bahia Nakhjavani,Jennifer Hutcheson, Carolyn Williams, Diana Workman, Antonia Leech, Margaret Morgan, Elisabeth Jones Evans, Libby Harris,Elizabeth Jarman, Gail Hall and Jane Hicks. The play was directed by Avril Boshell.
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'Our Town' group photograph, drama production summer 1966

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<p>Members of the DWS Choir took part in the National Eisteddfod 1949. The group of twelve, were known as the Parti Deuddeg. Mrs Thomas (DWS Head of Music), is at the piano.
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The National Eisteddfod Choir 1949

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Eisteddfod Dolgellau 1949 music choir singing.

<p>From Left to Right - Gwen Thomas, Joan Smith, Bronwen Pugh, Paddy Dewey,Jean Pilkington,Gill Elmer, May Brookes
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'HMS Pinafore' Summer Half Term 1944

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In conversation with Gillian Spencer, a boarder in 1929 at 8

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<p>Ley, as she was known at school died in a tragic car accident on June 10th 1970 towards the end of the summer term. This photo was taken only a couple of weeks earlier. She was looking forward to her time at drama school and her future on the stage. The school choir sang at her funeral mass at the Dolgellau Roman Catholic Church "Our Lady of Sorrows".
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Eleanor Ann Felix Richards

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<p>Members of the school choir took part in the Youth Choir which sang at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1949. Twelve pupils in the 5th and 6th forms, known as Parti Deuddeg ('Party of Twelve') won with their entry ‘Y mae afon’ (There is a River) by Daniel Protheroe. They were trained by Menna Carrington Jones, a music teacher at DWS from 1948 to 1951.In this photo she is 5th from left.
From left to right, are Gwyneth Powell, Anne Lloyd Davies,Dilys Jones, Menna Carrington Jones (teacher),?, Kitty Williams, Morfydd Parry, Tegwen Harris Jones, Bidi Davies, Jeanette James, Olwen Williams.
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<p>You can hear the group sing their winning entry ('Y Mae Afon') at the Eisteddfod as an audio file on this website. One participant, on hearing it for the first time at Dolgellau library in 2015, smiled broadly and sang along again.
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Parti Deuddeg 1949

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'The Roar of the Greasepaint' - 1967

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<p>Orchestra Group at the 1949 National Eisteddfod
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Orchestra Members 1949

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<p>Betty Thomas & Tegwen Jones members of the orchestra for the 1949 Eisteddfod and on their way to practice.
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Orchestra Members 1949

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Cor Gruffydd Lloyd Roberts

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<p>This concert was recorded by John Peel on a Cassette recorder in 1974. You can hear some of the music on this website, now digitised, thanks to the Music Technology Department at the University of Huddersfield. Explore the Audio link for this and other DWS music making.
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'A Summer Serenade' concert programme July 1974

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The Lady's Not For Burning - 1967 school play cast

'Our Town' group photograph, drama production summer 1966

The National Eisteddfod Choir 1949

'HMS Pinafore' Summer Half Term 1944

In conversation with Gillian Spencer, a boarder in 1929 at 8

Eleanor Ann Felix Richards

Parti Deuddeg 1949

'The Roar of the Greasepaint' - 1967

Orchestra Members 1949

Orchestra Members 1949

Cor Gruffydd Lloyd Roberts

'A Summer Serenade' concert programme July 1974