Thought For The Day – Wednesday 1st July 2026
Culture
“Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.” (Friar Lawrence, “Romeo and Juliet”, by William Shakespeare, Act II, Scene III.) ·
Today, we are delighted to, once again, welcome the wonderful “The Globe Players” to The Bishop’s Stortford High School.
“The Globe Players” will perform “Romeo and Juliet”, the timeless play by William Shakespeare.
The play, also set in warm summer climes, tells of a unifying, though ultimately heart-breaking and tragic, beautiful love across narrow, tribal divides.
“The Globe Players” bring Shakespeare to the people, exactly as “The Bard” would, no doubt, have wished. Though also a poet, of course, William Shakespeare’s plays were written, in the first case, to be performed by all to all.
We show great respect to our guests and thank them for all they do to nurture culture.
This continues T.B.S.H.S.’ excellent, and very important connections, with both “The Globe Players” and London’s iconic “The Globe” generally.
There is a reason great Art transcends time.
Thank you very much to the English Language and Literature department.
“She would be as swift in motion as a ball.” (Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene V.)
There are literal, and metaphorical, references to Sport in Shakespeare’s work.
Today, the Senior Cricket Team of T.B.S.H.S. play M.C.C., the Marylebone Cricket Club, at Jobbers Wood.
M.C.C. is the oldest, and most active, cricket club in the world. M.C.C. owns Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, known as “The Home of Cricket”.
M.C.C. is the guardian of the laws of cricket and, as such, has significant global influence in cricket, with a mission to spread “The Spirit of the Game”.
M.C.C. remind us that in Sport, as in Life, the moral way of living, playing and respect is far more important than the eventual outcome. How we treat others, and our environment, matters.
The M.C.C. team which visits T.B.S.H.S. has been captained in previous years by Simon McConnell. Simon McConnell was an outstanding former student at The Bishop’s Stortford High School, from 2001 to 2008. In particular, from Year 7 onwards, Simon was a brilliant cricket captain, where he demonstrated inspirational leadership.
This is a further reminder that the fruits of the future are grounded in the roots of the present and indeed the past.
Thank you very much to the Physical Education department
