Regional Champion: Ethan Bousoula – Congratulations!
In February, the Enfield Regional Final 2022-23 of the Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge was hosted.
634 students had previously attended the Jack Petchey workshops and from them, Ethan was selected to go forward into the final.
The regional final evening was packed with original and insightful ideas from many young speakers, but it was our very own Ethan who stood out and won the judges over with his speech called “It Doesn’t Get Better (YOU get better)”.
Ethan’s speech was an emotional account of his experience of being gay and coming out at EGS. His speech was honest, vulnerable and incredibly powerful and I am very confident that out of the 37 Regional Finalists, he will be chosen as one of the 15 to perform at The Cambridge Theatre on the West End and go for gold!
If you see Ethan, please do congratulate him – he deserves it.
Ms Ireland says “It was a win for him, EGS, our community and the LGBTQ+ community. One very proud teacher right here!”
courage – determination – talent
To listen to his speech:
