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The School Today
Amazing Achievements Aladdin Jnr For this year’s Junior Musical, the appreciative audience in the Gardyne Theatre were transported to the land of Agrabah, where Aladdin attempted to win the heart of Princess Jasmine. Over 120 L6 and L7 pupils took part after months of preparation and rehearsal, carefully nurtured and guided by Shona Fish, Shona Morgan and Helen Brian. Their talents and enthusiasm shone from the stage across four evening performances. The colourful production was an entertaining mix of songs, laughter and adventure as Aladdin and his sidekicks took on the evil Jafar. And of course, the magic of the Genie was always there to get them out of sticky situations! As always, the production was an amazing team effort, with staff and pupils from Junior and Senior years working together to ensure the four evenings ran smoothly and already plans are underway for the next musical in 2021.
Lord of the Flies In June, during the last week of the summer term, there was no rest for a dedicated and talented band of actors who presented Nigel William’s adaptation of William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies for four performances in Trinity Hall. The dual casting by director Mrs. Lindsay Drummond allowed many of the young actors to experience a variety of roles. The cast brought to life the savage side of human nature as envisaged by Golding in 1954 and transported the audience to the island where they experienced the brutality of man’s internal struggle between good and evil. Audiences were enthusiastic in their praise for the production. As the director said “we have a fascination of wanting to see how people react when stripped of their familiar surroundings, family, freedom and basic human needs. Was Lord of the Flies a precursor for I’m A Celebrity, Castaway and, heaven forbid, Love Island?!”
