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Annie On Tuesday 30 June and Wednesday 1 July, we were finally able to present the Lower School production of ‘Annie’. And what a proud moment that was! After months of hard work from directors, cast, crew and orchestra alike, it was really incredible to watch it all come together for those two performances. The show had a heart-warming start, as Eliza Blackwell (Annie, Y7 A1) and her fellow orphans (Bella Coe Y7 T5, Imogen Woodhead Y9 B5, Maddie Davies Y8 P7, Alexa Okwuosa Y7 A3, Lizzie Crane Y7 T7 and Ella Richings Y8 N9) shared with us their ‘Hard Knock Life’ in an upbeat dance routine, choreographed by Isabelle Lam (Y12 B6), and continued to inspire the audience throughout the evening with other lovely numbers such as ‘Tomorrow’ and ‘I Don’t Need Anything But You’. Charlie Carter (Y8 C7) put on a successfully comedic performance in her role as Miss Hannigan, both disgusting the audience whilst making us all laugh out loud. And her partners in crime, Megan Lee (Y9 A9) and Hannah Milton (Y8 N6) (as Rooster and Lily), did not disappoint either. Their delightfully ridiculous rendition of ‘Easy Street’ had the crowd smiling and bopping in their seats for certain. Furthermore, Grace David (Oliver Warbucks, Y9 B1) and Freya Thomas (Grace Farrell, Y9 C8) portrayed the sweet relationship between their characters and Annie, through their endearing performances and impressive vocals. In particular, I found the song ‘N.Y.C’ to be incredibly well presented on stage. In fact, I’ve had that exact rendition stuck in my head since the show! The cast had to be flexible and diligent in their work, as many of them were playing a number of roles throughout the performance. Particular congratulation goes to Selena Hills (Y9 C9) who portrayed President Roosevelt, as well as Ellen Ferguson (Y9 T8), Tina MacAulay (Y7, B10), Kate Iley (Y8, P9), Swathi D’Souza (Y7 C5) and Erin Jones (Y8 B9) for their talents (each had to play at least three separate characters). Jess Harrison (Y9 N4) also showed incredible dedication in her decision to take on not only her role as Mrs Greer, but also all the lines of Mrs Pugh as well (both members of Warbucks’ household staff) due to members of the cast being unable to continue. Of course, what really ties such a wonderful production like ‘Annie’ together is the music. Both Tabi Caroe (Y12 B5) and Chloe Langham (Y12 B3), alongside Mrs Honnor and Mrs Munoz, did an incredible job teaching and arranging all the musical numbers for the show. The same goes for our talented band made up of students and staff who gave up hours to learn the score in its entirety. No easy task, I am sure, and definitely not one I would want to take on. /Cont’d... on page 25
Fortiter | Fideliter | Feliciter
July 2015