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SOF | SOCIETY OF THE ARTS
people and learn about their culture which
nervous going out there, I never thought
I would’ve never have been able to do
of myself as a singer, but focusing on
had it not been for this role.”
telling the story through the singing kept
me grounded, and I felt so at home on the
Millie cites her pre-teen years in school
stage.
productions as the driving force of her
acting career, with the creativity, self-
“The school productions taught me above
expression and freedom that they o昀昀ered,
all to be myself. It was a space that
helping her to develop con昀椀dence and
enabled us all to express ourselves as
carve a pathway into adulthood.
creatively and freely as we wanted. There
“In 2010, I was in the school’s production
can be so much pressure on young people
of ‘Toad’, directed by Adrian Shoeburl. I
to get top grades these days, that having
played the role of Ratty, and I remember
that freedom to explore parts of yourself
having so much fun with my friends,
you didn’t know existed is so exhilarating.
learning lines, dressing up in our costumes
I grew in con昀椀dence, I discovered
– we still laugh about it now. A photo
this creative side of me, I learnt how
of me with a huge smile on my face still
important team work is, as well as pride
hangs on the wall.
in your performance, the responsibility of
learning your lines, problem solving and
“My 昀椀nal and pinnacle production at FCPS
improvising if something goes wrong,
was when I played the role of Tallulah in
being there to support and cheer on
‘Bugsy Malone’. I sung a solo for the 昀椀rst
others – there are so many life skills you
time and I vividly remember the moment I
acquire on stage that you can learn from
昀椀nished my last big note – I could hear the
and continue with o昀昀 stage and into adult
roar of the audience cheering. I was so
life.”
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