School Open Air Theatre (1959)

Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Boys at the Chelmsford Avenue Secondary Modern School in Grimsby, have been directed over a period of five years by teacher Colin Laycock, to build a 2000 seater roman style open air theatre. M/S boys at work with fencing, making cement moulds, and cementing balustrades, gardening, painting. C/U of a sign on the wall - ’even a boy is known by his labours’ - an old testament quote. The boys are seen fixing stage lights and working on the lily pond. The story closes with the boys in a production of Julius Caesar . Note: One of the teachers seen is likely to be the Headmaster - Mr L.W. Kingsland. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont