Last week we were enthralled by the final drama performance of the year, The Dark Curse of Dream Wood – An Adaptation of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by E Govier, N Kiernan & J Trevorrow.
The Summer Show featured Junior students from Years 7 – 9 and offered an exciting opportunity to see our students showcase their talents in an amazing night of acting, singing and dance.
The audience were transported to Romania in the 1950s, where magic and mischief ran rife in ‘Dream Wood’ as the central characters each tried to twist fate and get their own way.
The performance was opened by the imposing Count Vladimir played by Zach who certainly set the tone as he commanded his lords to accept his marriage to Anoushka and questioned the advice of our crazed Madame Babooshkas played brilliantly by Leila on Friday and Mya on Thursday and Saturday night’s performances.
The Choreography was led by Lottie and Solomia who despite juggling their mock exams were instrumental in creating a range of dance styles including the beautiful ballet, rock and roll numbers and contemporary pieces. We would also like to celebrate Eva’s efforts too, who really rose to the challenge of leading the dance rehearsals when our choreographers were busy with their mock exams and creating the beautiful choreography for ‘Don’t Stop’ which never failed to make me cry.
There were many memorable moments such as Jonah as Sam Pastrami asking Melody if he could be her ‘pickle’; Andriana’s frequent meltdowns as Melody over her hairbrush; Jack’s rendition of ‘You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You’; Katherine as the effervescent and wise Peggy Sue; Sophia as the strong-willed Kim Kowalski and Matthias as the arrogant Nick Bottom surrounded by the fabulous dancers performing Fever by Peggy Lee.
Stage and Technical Crew led by Lottie, Alex, James, Ethan and Leon are a real Dream Team when it comes to running a school show and making it look so professional and this production was no exception.
A huge thank you to the fantastic Drama department and those offering support from other departments too, Mr Anastasi, Mr Henshaw, Miss Khan, Mrs Nicolaides and Mr Stensel.
