Productions

Term 1 saw two productions scheduled to be performed in the Ruby Tout Theatre. Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus, only the Year 10 Play was able to be performed on all three nights. Both the Year 10 and Year 11/12 Play were collaborations with Sacré Cœur and began rehearsals in late 2019.

Year 10 Sacré Cœur girls and St Kevin’s boys presented The Canterbury Tales… or Geoffrey Chaucer’s Flying Circus. This

presentation of Chaucer’s literary classic, combined with the contemporary comic genius of Monty Python, allowed the audience to access the text in a hilarious and approachable manner.

Oliver Verner, as Geoffrey Chaucer, set the tone for the play through his accent, movement and impeccable comic timing. Benjamin Chiam shone in his role, gently creating a character that allowed the ensemble to be the central storyteller.

Kasper Hoffman, Luke Lourey, Lachlan de Garis and Aidan Hawe all provided excellent cameos that conveyed the farce and satire of their stories.

The performance relied on the polished and well-timed direction of Ms Kacey Pelle, while the costumes and set, designed by Mr Ian Nott, created a whimsical mix of 14th Century England and 20th Century Australia.

Although the Year 11/12 play was not able to run on the intended nights, due to the hard and diligent work of the cast and crew, an open rehearsal was performed to a small audience of parents.

The Year 11/12 students from Sacré Cœur and St Kevin’s collaborated on their second show for the year with Oliver Twist.

The production beautifully tells the Charles Dickens story of our orphan boy, Oliver. The performance created

an adventurous tone with moments of humour and darkness, all reflecting the challenging and difficult world of London at the time.

The character of Oliver is strong and well-modulated and presented with true understanding by Hugo Postregna. Ned Dwyer, as Fagin, created a heightened and exaggerated version of the evil antagonist.

Gabriel Tassoni provided a strong characterisation that conveyed the cruelty and pomposity of Mr Bumble.

The costumes and design, by Ms AmyKate Cooper, depicted a creative and imaginative historical context to Oliver Twist.

The ensemble came together, under the direction of Ms Gillian Shannon, to paint the backdrop of the sad, dark life in London but also conveyed the strength in human kindness.