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Rave reviews for Matilda! For the first time in four years, Coonabarabran High School students took to the stage, bringing “Matilda The Musical” to life. W ith fo u r s h ow s ove r th ree d a y s , d i r e c t o r, D r M i c h a e l A r mst rong sa id the 4 0 - st rong ca s t a n d c r e w w e r e fe e l i n g good, but drained. “I’m really proud of what we have produced and proud of the kids who have done something totally new - most of the crew had limited to no performance
experience as we haven’t had a musical since We Will Rock You back in 2018,” Dr Armstrong said. “ B u t t h ey’ve wa l ke d a wa y keen to keep going in whatever capacity they can. “I also have a lot of excited students asking what we will do next.” Coonabarabran High School
principal, Mary Doolan, waxed lyrical about the production. “I thought it was fabulous,” Ms Doolan said. “Under the leadership of the very talented Mrs Aimee Rossler as musical d i recto r and D r Michael Armstrong as director, it was wonderful that our school was able to stage its first musical
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in four years. “ T h e re l a t i ve l y yo u n g ca s t really hooked their audience, supported by a first-class band and hard-working crew.” Ms Doolan said such p roductions we re a l ways the highlight of students’ high school days. “Both staff and students enjoy
the challenge and fun that stem from being par t of such a col labo rative and creative process,” she said. “The strong community support of the musical was great to see and reinforces how fortunate we are at Coonabarabran High to enjoy such a positive relationship with our local community.”
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