Characters

William Wedgwood
The main character in the play. He's a stereotypically intelligent "nerdy" boy who doesn’t have many good friends. He loathes his time at boarding school, due to the fact he is bullied by some of his fellow students. He's always sceptical about things and can sometimes loose his patience with people, but he always means well. Has dark brown hair and green eyes, wears glasses all the time.

Extra info: Upon leaving St. Clarence's in the summer of 1941, he got a job as a clerk in Parliament. At the same time, he documented a notebook full of notes about everything that happened when he was at Boarding School and intended to write a novel about his experiences. Unfortunately, he never got round to writing about it. However, he did start to pen detective and horror novels and soon became a very successful writer, writing until his death in 2016, at the age of 91.

Mr. Joseph Garringden, B.A
Headmaster at St. Clarence’s. A stiff upper-lipped man. He’s strict, shouty and scary but also with a quiet, nervous and loving side. Rather short-tempered but wants what’s best for the pupils. Has dark brown hair with a matching moustache. He also has a B.A (Bachelor of Arts) degree. Likes silence and pheasant shooting. His father was the previous headmaster.

Extra info: At the time of his death in 1999, he revealed his favourite song of all time to be the 1959 hit "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" by Paul Anka.

Frederick Fornsbry
He was the Head Boy at St. Clarence’s in the academic year of 1940 to 1941. His father, Finnegan Fornsbry, was a very wealthy land owner and was on the school governor board. His family is descendants of one of the school founders, He’s young, handsome and but stuck up and self-centred. He tends to flaunt his superiority around the school. But secretly is extremely sensitive and self-conscious. He was renowned for liking to show off his wealth and play tricks on the teaching staff and blame it on someone else. Has blonde hair and piercing blue eyes.

Extra info: Fornsbry was found out to be a notorious homosexual, but due to constraints of the time period and pressure to maintain the family honour and carry on the family bloodline, Frederick was forced by his family to marry Miss Susie Clarke in 1945 at the age of 21.

On December 26th 2014, Frederick passed away due to heart complications. In his will, he left his estate to his eldest son and left a special gift to his old friend, and fellow classmate, William Wedgwood: "'For my Head Boy badge and old St. Clarence's scarf with the special personalised stitching, I leave it to my dear friend William. I want you to have them to remind you of all the happy times we shared together. I used to hold the scarf whenever I felt glum, I hope it brings you the same feeling of joy it brought me. I love you more than you'll ever know William, it won't be too long till we see each other again.'"