To some extent, of course, the value of the project is for others to decide. However, it is perhaps permissible for those who have been involved over a number of years to offer their opinions.

The work of Edward’s Boys has provided opportunities for:

1. The academics, for whom it offers occasional insights into what it might have been like to witness a performance by a boys’ company
2. The development of a company spirit and the inculcation of apprenticeship which has been a crucial element in the success of the endeavour
3. The development of skills as performers of early modern drama
4. Wider educational value, which has been immeasurable – within the school community in a pastoral sense, in terms of an emotional and PSHE education, a curriculum useful for boys, and an appreciation of the power of the arts