On thursday I went to the Eton College’s theatrical venue, the Farrer Theatre, playhouse to see my cousin, Matthew Chambers, perform in the St. George's School production of “Oklahoma!”. The quality of acting was superb especially as all the actors were between 11 and 13 years old. Funnily enough my cousin managed to break his arm a week before performing and had to play the lead male in a sling! He still sung and performed almost flawlessly; I was especially impressed with his ability to perform with an American accent instead of his well-spoken southern accent. Unsurprisingly, he’s becoming a King's Scholar at Eton which I am rather jealous about — I went to a bad state school for my secondary education.
“Oklahoma!” tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain (my cousin) and his romance with farmer girl Laurey Williams. Their love is challenged by Laurey's threatening farmhand, Jud Fry, and much of the play follows the contest between Curly and Jud for Laurey's affections. A comic subplot follows Laurey's friend, Ado Annie Carnes and her relationship with cowboy Will Parker. The most entertaining part of the performance was the Arab peddler’s humour in various difficult situations and my Grandmother laughing in horror at my cousin’s broken arm predicament.
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