Drama and Theatre

Drama and Theatre

Yr 9 Drama Curriculum Performance Evening! 

Our Yr 9 Drama Curriculum Showcase Performances took place on Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 October in the Drama Studio. Over the past term, Yr 9 Drama students have been working on their performance assessment pieces for their current topic, Docudrama. Students have engaged with the conventions and techniques of Epic Theatre by using newspaper headlines and research into previous historic events to explore an event or issue of their choice. Congratulations to all the students who performed!

A big thank you to the Yr 9 Drama teachers, Sam Novis and Kathryn Smith, for all their efforts and hard work on the Yr 9 Drama Classes and in addition to Sam Novis for organising the Showcase Performance evening.

We are so proud of all the Yr 9 Drama students who performed!

Grand Final for Theatresports!

Yr 7 Theatresports team have done it again! Yesterday evening, our Yr 7 Theatresports Team competed against nine schools at St Patrick’s at the Semi-Finals – Theatresports Schools Challenge and placed Second. They will now perform at the Grand Final. It is an amazing achievement to make it to the Grand Finals! The students in the team are: Sienna de Saxe, Fergus Kerr, Charlie Li, Clementine Roumanoff, Mackenzie Willis. 

Thank you to their Theatresports tutor, Amber Virtue for doing such an outstanding job in training our students.

This is such a fantastic achievement for our young improvisers!

Congratulations to the Cast and Crew of A Midsummer Night’s Dream!

A huge congratulations to the cast and crew of the inaugural Cocurricular play A Midsummer Night’s Dream which opened for their audience last night at the Zenith Theatre in Chatswood. The students received rave reviews after their first performance for their hilarious and heartfelt rendition of this Shakespearean romp in the 1920’s style!

Please congratulate the following students for their excellent work, both onstage and as part of our student crew:

Freya Kittle, Hallie Hunt, Max Rossiter, James Stuart, William Algar, Scarlett Ilic, Angus Baker, Remie Gibbs, Sholto Mirrlees-Black, Millie Winton, Eshan Eliatamby, Ben Hanning, Isla Dawson-Damer, Jaiden Murphy, Olivia Everingham, Tristan Minassian, Abbie Sewell, Sarah Zeppel, Aiden van Hulsen, Charlotte Kwinter, Grace Dawson-Damer, Max Perry, Cam Simpson, Charlie Stephens, Jarvis Hindmarsh, Krishna Gupta, Saffron Willis and Scarlett Giddings.

Photos of the production will be available next week.

Extra Subject Showcases

As the year comes to a close, we are delighted to invite parents and family of our Extra Subject Drama classes to attend the End of Year Showcases! This is an opportunity for the students to share what they have been working on over the past year and we would love for you to join us. The schedule is now on the Extra Subject pulse page or can be viewed through the below link.

Showcase Schedule

Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde rehearsals are now underway and we could not be more excited! Rehearsal schedules will be posted weekly to the Drama and Theatre Pulse page under the Musical 2024 tile. Make sure that students involved are checking there each week for the updated schedule. 

Drama and Theatre – Student of the Week: Molly Whiteway

Molly Whiteway is this week’s Drama student of the week! Molly has grown so much as a performer this year in Junior Musical Theatre and is an invaluable member of our Matilda ensemble. She is always striving to create strong characters and inspires her classmates to rise to the occasion with her brave and committed acting choices. Molly is always generous and dedicated when in rehearsals, it is a joy to teach her. Congratulations Molly!  – Helena Cielak (Junior Music Theatre Tutor)
 

Important Dates

Term 4

  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Years 10-11 Cocurricular Drama Play, Wednesday 1 November, Thursday 2 November, Friday 3 November, 6:30pm, Zenith Theatre Chatswood
  • Drama Celebration, Friday 24 November, 6:30pm, Redlands Hall
  • Drama Extra Subject Showcases, Monday 20 November – Thursday 30 November, Drama Studio
  • Matilda, Years 5/6 Musical, Thursday 30 November, 6:30pm, Redlands Hall

Redlands App 

The Redlands App allows you to see all activities, including all Drama classes, that your child is enrolled in. If you are not familiar with the Redlands App, please CLICK HERE for details on how to download and use.

Click on Pulse for an outline of all Drama classes and any questions please contact drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

PREP DRAMA PULSE

JUNIOR DRAMA PULSE

SECONDARY DRAMA PULSE

Ms Tamara Sweetman
Head of Theatre and Drama
drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au