House Drama Victory!

Alhamdulillah…I was beyond blessed to win the school’s House Drama competition, coming in first place out of 8 houses! 🏆 And just in time for Mrs Mom’s birthday!!

To be completely honest, this year’s competition really did seem especially daunting due to the range of competitors taking part in the event. Pretty much everyone there was someone I knew to be a passionate actor, and to say they were all quite skilled is an understatement. The event itself was a colourful display of theatrical talent – even the teacher hosting it himself mentioned that it was one of the best arrays of drama performances he has seen in a while!

It fills me with a lot of satisfaction and joy to have taken home the trophy for my school house, but I can’t go without mentioning the well-deserving performances from the opposing houses – particularly the skilfully performed monologue by Vardy house, the cleverly undertoned skit by Jeune house, and the very well-costumed denim-heavy performance by Prince Lee house.

It was an honour to have competed in such a competition, and I’d like to give all the participants a huge well done for the amazing performances they put on! It was a really tough competition with so many talented performances, and I’m honoured to have been part of such a great array of skill. It brings me great pride to have been able to compete for and earn the prize for one of my favourite parts of school life. Congrats to all who took part – it was certainly a phenomenal event with lots of hard work put in from everyone!

Bravo,

@theomarmukhtar

p/s: Can you guess what character my costume is for? 🧐

Thick As Thieves

It’s 41 years since Mrs Mom first graced this world with her presence – today we celebrate another year of her continuing to guide, inspire and love us all unconditionally! Any single birthday present wouldn’t be enough to embody the thanks that I wish to give to my mother on her special day, so I put my feelings into the words of this poem as a serenade of sorts for her birthday. 

Happy birthday Mrs Mom! Enjoy this special day of yours – may Allah bless you endlessly, reward you accordingly, and bestow a long, healthy and happy life upon you…Aameen 🤍

A loving son,

O. Mukhtar O. Mukhlis

10.10.2021 💌

Costume Hunting…

Shopping time – we’re out costume hunting for my House Drama performance! Costume seems like such a trivial thing when it comes to theatre productions and performances, but in actual fact, a lot of thought and care need to be put into picking the right costume so that it doesn’t look too over-the-top or out of place. Picking out and putting together a costume for the characters I’m playing is one of my favourite parts of theatre – and as you can see, there’s always room for trying on the small things that give that lil’ extra flair…and occasionally getting carried away in the process, especially when you’re surrounded by treasures at the vintage shop! 🤩

Wish me luck,

O. Mukhtar O. Mukhlis

#theomarmukhtar

House Drama Competition

Alhamdulillah, I got selected to represent my house once more in this year’s House Drama competition! Two years ago, when I was in Year 8, I performed a monologue in the role of loveable childhood Charlie Brown and took home the trophy for my house – a proud moment indeed! Last year’s House Drama competition was sadly cancelled due to good ol’ Covid-19, but we’re up and running again this year. I was hoping to do a performance with a partner this time around, but it seems I’m flying solo again. But yes, I’m hard at working towards another fruitful monologue- InshaAllah!

For those of you who don’t know, school houses are basically the teams into which all the students are divided. I’m in Cary Gilson, one of the seven houses here at KES, and there are always lots of competitions going on in which the houses compete against each other to win the grand trophy at the end of the year. One of these competitions is, of course, the House Drama competition, where actors from each house perform either a monologue on their own or a short scene between two actors. Stay tuned to hear more about this year’s performance…soon!

Hard at work,

O. Mukhtar O. Mukhlis

#theomarmukhtar

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