This film is an amateur recording of a performance by junior school pupils of Royal Grammar School Newcastle recorded in May 1996. Single camera position. This musical production written by Michael Blom and Michael Hurd and first performed in 1975 is an amusing mock oratorio about Admiral Horatio Nelson, hero of the Battle of the Nile in 1798, where he successfully destroyed Napoleon's fleet, and victor of the Battle of Trafalgar. The film begins with staff, parents and friends as they...

This film is an amateur recording of a performance by junior school pupils of Royal Grammar School Newcastle recorded in May 1996. Single camera position. This musical production written by Michael Blom and Michael Hurd and first performed in 1975 is an amusing mock oratorio about Admiral Horatio Nelson, hero of the Battle of the Nile in 1798, where he successfully destroyed Napoleon's fleet, and victor of the Battle of Trafalgar. The film begins with staff, parents and friends as they take their seats in the theatre. The music begins with Rule Britannia and the house lights fade. The cast make their way onto the stage. The story is told with a mixture of music, song and dance. The cast who make up the chorus occupy benches on stage, and some perform sections of the production in front of the stage. Other actors perform spoken sections in front of the stage and perform songs with or without the chorus. A narrator appears on stage from time and with accompaniment, sings the narrative. There are several occasions where there is complete darkness which signals a set change. At the end of the show the entire company file onto the stage in groups to acknowledge the applause of the audience. The film ends after the house lights come up and the music finishes.