A benefit for the

New Sixth Form Centre

Finchley Catholic High School

Saturday 20th April 2013

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Oscar Wilde
1854 16 October born
in Dublin to Sir William
Wilde and Jane Francesca Wilde.
1864 At Portora Royal
School, Enniskillen.
1871 Enrols at Trinity
On 18th February 1895 the Marquis
of Queensbury left this card at the
Albemarle Club in London

Calling card used by Wilde

after his release from
Reading gaol

College, Dublin.

poem Ravenna.

1874 Awarded Berkeley 1881 Publishes first colGold Medal for Greek.
lection of poetry.
Wins scholarship to
Magdalen College Oxford.
1878 Awarded Newdigate
Prize at Oxford for his
Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas

1882 Lectures in the

United States.

1891 Meets Lord Alfred

Douglas.

1883 Three months in

Paris. First play Vera
opens in New York and
closes in a week.

1892 Lady Windermeres

Fan is a success. Salom
published in French.

25 May Wilde convicted

of gross indecency and
sentenced to two years
hard labour.
November Declared
bankrupt.

1893 A Woman of No
1884 Marries
Importance is a success. 1896 His mother
Constance Lloyd.
Francesca dies.
1895 14 February:
1885 First son,
An Ideal Husband
1897 Released from
Cyril, born.
premires. The ImporReading jail. Exile in
tance of Being Earnest
France. Writes The
1886 Second son, Vyvyan, premires.
Ballad of Reading Gaol,
born. Meets 17 year old
published under the pen
Robert Baldwin Ross.
28 February Given Mar- name C.3.3. Moves to
quess of Queensburys
Naples.
1887 Editor of The
Somdomite card at the
Womans World.
Albemarle Club.
Wife Constance discovers
1888 Publishes The Happy 3 April Libel trial begins. his continuing relationship
with Bosie and stops his
Prince and Other Tales.
allowance.
5 April Queensberry
1891 Second play The
found not guilty. Wilde
1898 Returns to Paris.
Duchess of Padua runs
arrested for gross inde- Constance his wife dies.
for 3 weeks in New York. cency.
Publishes a book of short
1900 30 November: Dies
stories, a collection of
26 April Wildes trial
aged 46.
essays and A Picture of opens. Jury unable to
Dorian Grey, his
reach a verdict.
only novel.

Credits

Written by Mike Dowling

Directed by Siobhan Dunne
& Mike Dowling

Lighting engineer Darren Higgs
Sound engineer Curtis Lugay
Costume hire Masquerades
www.masquerades.co.uk
Promotions Dan Brecher & Doreen Luff
Graphic design & backdrop Nick Godwin
Thanks to Harrow School Enterprises for all their support

Music credits

Slow Air : Traditional

Sooner or Later : NickG (available on itunes)
Crooked Road To Dublin / The Foxhunters Reel : Traditional
Cooleys / Bag of Spuds : Traditional
Youre : Katie Butler
The Waves : Ludovico Einaudi : arranged Ivan Rodrigues
Eddie Kellys / Kilmove Jig : Traditional
Secret Book : Nick G
Ships in Full Sail : Traditional
Stone of Destiny / Devanys Goat : Traditional
Slow Air : Traditional
Autumn Child / Heaton Chapel : arranged Lunasa
Crow in the Cradle : Sidney Carter : arranged Sanachie g
You Must Hide : Katie Butler
Parting Glass : Traditional

Tonights Performance
Taking their name from
the word seancha, meaning
traditional Irish storyteller
(or shanachie an often
used English alternative),
Sanachie g tonight
embrace this heritage like
never before in celebrating
the eclectic life and works
of one of the finest novelists, playwrights and poets
to have ever lived.

with recitals of the works

of WB Yeats courtesy of
the students at Finchley
Catholic High School, and
with an eagerness to work
together again, discussion
soon turned to finding a
new subject worthy of a
similarly unique exploration
on stage.

Oscar Wilde, or Oscar

Fingal OFlahertie Wills
Wilde to give him his full
name, was born in Dublin
in 1854, son to Sir William
Wilde (a noted surgeon),
and Jane Francesca Elgee
Wilde (a keen activist and poet). At the
age of twenty, having
completed his studies at
Trinity College and being
Iokanaan and Salom.
Illustration by Aubrey
recognised as one of the
Beardsley for the 1893
universitys most brilliant
edition of Salom.
students Oscar turned
to England to continue his
Having previously coleducation at Oxford. His
laborated with Rod Lynch
and Mike Dowling earlier in adult years would later
the year, combining music prove to be as turbulent

and heartbreaking as they

were remarkable.

This evening will take you

on a journey chronicling
Wildes coming of age at
University through to his
untimely passing in 1900.
You will encounter his many
works, his many loves, and
his many losses. Recitals
and dramatic interpretations will be accompanied
and bridged by traditional
pieces of Irish and folk
music, along with several
original compositions by the
band.
We hope you enjoy this
special evening.

Postscript
Lucian Holland (born
1979), Oscar Wildes only
great-grandchild, studied
classics at Oxford and was
given rooms in Magdalen
College which Wilde had
once occupied.

Biographies of actors
Rod Lynch studied
English at Birmingham
University before
completing an MA in
American Literature at
Queen Mary College, London. He abandoned
a career in telecoms to teach English at
Finchley Catholic High School.
Jerome Dowling is
a final year A level
student at Finchley
Catholic High School.
Jerome has been
involved with many school productions. He
has played: The Voice of the Plant Audrey
2 in Little Shop of Horrors; Jack in Lord
of The Flies; Sweeney in Sweeney Todd;
Stanhope in Journeys End; Inspector
Trusscot in Loot.
Mike Dowling was in
the inaugural company
that opened the Globe
Theatre in London and
was a member of the
Royal Shakespeare Company for 8 years.
While there he worked on a creative writing
project with long term prisoners from Durham Gaol. He was the Director of the first
City of Coventry multi-cultural arts festival.
Mike has appeared in many films, television

dramas, television soaps, commercials and

on radio. He has also written, devised and
directed for many companies.
Siobhan Dunne studied
Performing Arts to MA
at Middlesex University
and Polish Theatre in
Krakow through the
British Council. She directed shows for the
International Street Theatre festival in
Krakow and is now Deputy Head of Creative
Arts & Industries at Hertford Regional
College.
Irina Dowling has appeared in The Tempest
at the Arts Depot in
North Finchley. Also
at Wembley singing on
behalf of the Barnados Charity. She is a
member of Theatre Train Company in Barnet
and has appeared in music, dance and
street theatre productions with them.

Biographies of musicians
Sanachie g

NickG plays acoustic

guitar and writes his own
Katie Butler is an
songs. He has honed a
accomplished traditional
quirky, bittersweet style
and classical musician
influenced by both the
having graduated from
films of Mike Leigh and the story-telling of
Middlesex University
with a BA in Music and the Guildhall School the folk tradition mixing folk, jazz and
country styles with a pop sensibility. His
of Music and Drama with a MMus in
Composition. She provides a magical touch to evocative lyrics are supported by melodies
you can whistle on the way home.
Sanachie gs arrangements, sings, plays
flute, fiddle, whistle and guitar.
Ivan Teage has a varied
musical experience across
Michael OSullivan,
folk, blues, jazz and
plays bodhran and sings.
country genres, and has
He is one of the founding
been involved in projects
members of Sanachie
as both a pianist and guitarist. He joins the
g and also manages
band on electric bass and provides a solid
the band. Michaels roots in Irish music
backing, adding his own unique approach
go back to his childhood growing up on
and musicality.
the Irish border town of Monaghan during
the troubles, where he listened to the
Irish stories while watching his father play
traditional Irish music.

Maura OSullivan is
studying Grade 8 piano
and has achieved Grade
8 at classical flute.
A recent recruit to the
band, she plays Irish and Classical Flute
and Whistle harmonising with her mentor
(Katie Butler) to create the Sanachie g
sound.

Ivan Rodrigues graduated from the Colchester

Institute School of Music. During his studies,
Ivan won the Ireland
Trophy for strings and Moles Trophy for
duets. He has performed in masterclasses
with some of the finest guitarists including
Carlos Bonell, Simon Dinningan and Benjamin
Verdery, to name but a few.
Sanachie g photos by Daniel Brecher, except Ivan Teage

Introduction to tonight
On behalf of the whole school
community, I would like to express
my thanks to all of those who are
performing this evening. It is very
generous of them to give their time
and talent to help us in our goal of
creating a new Sixth Form Centre.
The challenge is a daunting one,
to raise 3 million for a new
Sixth Form Centre and to have

the building ready to move into by

September 2014.
The last ten years have seen the
Sixth Form at FCHS grow from
under 200 students to over 300
in the current academic year,
with further substantial growth
anticipated over the next five
years. Rising achievement is
certainly playing a part. Record

GCSE results mean that more and

more students are equipped with
the grades to continue into the
Sixth Form; and record A Level
results are attracting more and
more external applicants. Our collaborative work with St Michaels is
also having an impact with a large
number of visiting students here
for part of their week. On top of
this, the Governments raising of
the participation age will see most
young people continue in education
or training through to 18. What this
means is that we will need to be
able to provide a suitable learning
environment for up to 400 students
within a very few years.
With planning permission in place
and the support of the Diocesan

trustees secured, we are embarked on a two year fund-raising

campaign that will, God willing,
bring the scheme to fruition. Our
web-site will carry a wealth of
information about forthcoming
events and your support for these
would be most welcome.

If you would like to make a donation to the appeal, please visit our
web-site at www.finchleycatholic.
org.uk and download a form which
we would ask you to complete and
send with your contribution. Donations, no matter how large or small,
will be gratefully received.
Thank you

Seamus McKenna
Headmaster

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Friday 5th July 2013

at the Arts Depot
music 7.30pm | door/bar opens 6pm

5 Nether Street, London N12 0EH

Tube stations: West Finchley, Finchley Central and Woodside Park.
Buses: 82, 125, 134, 221, 263 and 460.

tickets 12.50/10 concs | box office 020 8369 5454

also visit www.seanachie-og.com

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History of Sanachie g
Formed in 2003, Sanachie
g was founded by two of
its longest serving members
during music sessions at the
former Alexandra pub in
High Barnet. In the
years that followed,
their sound quickly
began to evolve
professionally, fusing
an energetic blend
of experience and
creativity with an
extensive repertoire
of traditional tunes
alongside popular and
original folk songs.

in May helped to place them

in greater demand than ever
before.

Now celebrating their tenth

anniversary, the bands year
ahead promises to be
a busy one as they
prepare new material
for their next album
due for release in early
2014, with additional
plans already in motion
for a St Patricks Day
tour ain the United
States next March.

By 2012, Sanachie gs
public profile had grown ever
stronger with a sell-out charity concert in February last
year for over four hundred
attendees, gaining the band
notable press attention.
Another benefit gig at
Harrows Salvatorian College

Sanachie g Tel: +44 (0) 7866 808 505

Email: contact@seanachie-og.com
Web: www.seanachie-og.com

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The album is available

on itunes.

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With their talents having

already taken them on tour to
Ireland, New York and Pennsylvania six years running,
the band celebrated the
launch of their fourth studio
album, Bout Time, in 2011
with a sold out St. Patricks
Day concert at North

Londons Artsdepot theatre.

This was shortly followed by
performances in Tallinn,
Estonia and, later that summer, Toulouse, France.

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