Schools on Stage

Jesus Christ Superstar

Emmaus College, Rockhampton, Queensland - July 17 – 19th 2009

Rent

Christ’s College and St Margaret’s College, Christchurch With their principals’ blessing, Christ’s College and St Margaret’s College, Christchurch rose to the challenge of staging the uplifting yet controversial musical Rent.

Smithy

Rose Bay High School, Hobart - November 12 and 13, 2009.

The Hypochondriac - PLC, Sydney.

Senior Drama students from PLC Sydney tackled Moliere’s biting comedy The Hypochondriac with flair and an acute sense of comic timing. The all female cast of twelve bonded closely over the ten-week rehearsal period.

Peter Pan - The British Musical

Assumption Catholic Primary School - Mandurah, W.A.

Zombie Prom - Grant High School (SA)

Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre September 24 – 26, 2009 Grant High School has a well-deserved reputation for producing high quality musicals, and rock musical Zombie Prom, the school’s 27th offering since 1976, was no exception.

Rockin Robin - James Nash High School Gympie Qld

Writer Judith Prior comments on the production. From the moment the curtains opened, Robin really Rocked! The up tempo rendition of the opening number Horror Movie set the pace as the enthusiasm and energy of the cast exploded over the edge of the stage and swept us all into the fantasy story. The High School Rock Eisteddfod team were accidentally swept back in time to medieval Sherwood Forest where Robin and Little John welcomed them with a "Thank God you're here!" and so it began.

Disney’s Aladdin Jr - St Columba College - Andrew Farms, SA.

A cast of 180 St Columba students took to the stage in this year’s musical presentation, Disney’s Aladdin Jr. In doing so they provided great entertainment to peers and parents. Performing for such a large and appreciative audience was clearly uplifting for them.

The Pirate Queen - Belgrave Heights Christian School Vic.

We found The Pirate Queen from Maverick Musicals a great first musical to tackle, as it had lots of fun roles, lots of parts that boys wanted to do (we had a bunch of year 7's take over the leprechaun roles; they were just rapt to be in it) simple costumes and staging and audiences wanted to see it - we had great houses that exceeded expectations. Everybody loves a pirate show – arrrhhh!! We also got great support from Maverick Musicals. Darryl Thompson - Head of Performing Arts

 

Little Stars - Te Awamutu Intermediate School NZ

Little Stars was a highly successful show. It is extremely topical and an ideal opportunity to use your school's talents in so many ways. It has catchy music, lots of humour, strong characters, and for us, we were able to use our school band to play the music. Our parents absolutely loved it. To quote a parent: "The kids looked like they were having so much fun!" How good is that? I strongly recommend Little Stars, it was one of our best if not the best show Te Awamutu Intermediate has done - ever. Jill Shaw, Director.