Dramatic Productions The 2019 BGS theatre season was extremely popular, featuring three works and sold-out performances. SENIOR DRAMATIC PRODUCTION Richard III by William Shakespeare is the ‘game of thrones’ that concludes the War of the Roses play cycle, and features one of literature’s most remorseless and relentless characters. Award-winning playwright Daniel Evans produced an original work that was an audacious, freshly conceived interpretation of Shakespeare's story. The cast and crew included a talented collective of Senior and Middle School students from BGS and the Queensland Academy of Creative Industries.
MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMATIC PRODUCTION 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse, an adaptation of the comedy by Don Zolidis, provided an exposé on meta-theatricality, with plenty of satirical moments underpinned by more serious themes of human existence. The episodic play followed a group of survivors in a dishevelled carnival on the brink of a zombie apocalypse. The Middle School cast learned collaborative and autonomous skills in heightened performance, stagecraft, characterisation, song and ensemble performance.
JUNIOR DRAMATIC PRODUCTION Trick or Treat, an original dark comedy adapted by Naomi Russell and Sharni Folland, weaved together a trio of stories from urban legends, gothic poetry and Halloween tales told through an array of contemporary performance styles. The narrative followed a group of mismatched friends attempting to out-scare one another, culminating in a frighteningly satirical twist of events. The Years 7 and 8 cast proved to be an enthusiastic team of emerging artists.
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