Acting Debut

Aidan found himself with another developing skill when he made his acting debut at school this week. In a two-night production of the moving story about Anne Frank, Aidan took the part of the older Peter van Daan (due to the number of students wanting to take part many characters where split across several actors).

The true story, based on the book "Anne Frank's Diary", is about two families in hiding from the Germans during the 2nd World war, the Franks who were German Jews that had emigrated to Holland in 1933 and the van Daans. During the time of their hiding in the top storey of a factory, Anne and Peter struck-up a friendship.

The part Aidan took was for the period prior to their discovery by the Germans, a part of which he had to re-enact at both the Art Week's finale and at the school Prize Giving afternoon in front of the whole school, guests and many parents, and he didn't forget a word or fluff a line!