Showtime

Momo minus Minnie & Chi in cute costumes; iLeader coping with three jobs stage manager, director/narrator & pianist!

Red as farmyard animals & wolves; paper hats & bin bag jackets. Allan all arms flapping & cranky disobedient boy on the end; Cosmo glaring.

Madge efficient & drilled. Crabs, chestnut & bees, a growing tree & oranges, pictures in boxes stuck to chairs, lots of entrances & dialogue about onigiri?

Fski frantic; very nice costumes from wrapping fabric? Old village scene & Napoleon etc samurai - boys with swords. Dance for Wataru's foxy mum to wet her knickers with.

Legs11 gives kids warmth & 'can do', all ready & waiting early. Felt hats & handheld props, about a shoe shop. Blessed ALL kids in her class able to take part - and not dead little i-chan. Triangle the cue not chords.

Choriso's underwater adventure my fave. Big props & funky costumes; nicest class too. Sets them up with big smiling practice & praise - last on stage & last show. Fave = red & yellow dotted conical hats. Boss with sound effects (dried peas in a box lid!) scenery changes nice. Big smiles side stage as she leads the dance; very encouraging - as all do, confident children are able on their own.

Boss hungover; diarrhea yesterday. Looks like it too; needs to up his game. Chief subdued, giving whispers to teachers (even me with message from Big Yin).

In the end, after all the hyperbole, English input was naught.