Drama
Co-curricular Drama
Mrs Eliza Bell
On Sunday 22 June, Pymble Co-curricular Drama with the Duologue Eisteddfods Teams finished their final competition of the season and our Group Eisteddfods Teams competed in their first.
PARRAMATTA EISTEDDFOD
Two pairs attended the last day of Parramatta Eisteddfod competing brilliantly. Stephanie Port (Year 10) and Sofia Mohseni (Year 8) performed an excerpt from Jasper Jones, receiving 4th place. Ria Iyer (Year 7) and Jessica Parker (Year 7) performed a section of Stories in The Dark earning 1st place. Well done!
NORTHERN BEACHES EISTEDDFOD
At the start of the Eisteddfod, three duologues competed against 10 pairs. Neve Anderson (Year 8) and Isabella Afarin (Year 8) placed 1st in this section with their piece The Dumb Waiter, which was a hilarious expression of physical theatre; our other two teams competing wonderfully, tying for 3rd place. Following this was our primary group devised performances, which earned Year 6 Eisteddfod Group 1, for their performance of The Extinction of Empathy, and Year 6 Eisteddfod Group 2, for their performance of Behind Closed Doors, highly commended, and the Year 5 Eisteddfod Group 1st place for their piece, Lost and Found. Our senior school groups had Year 7, Year 8, Year 10, and Year 11 Eisteddfod teams competing. A highly commended was awarded to Year 8 Eisteddfod for Snow Bite and the Seven Vampires, 2nd place to Year 7 Eisteddfod for A Murder Mystery Marriage, and 1st Place for Year 10’s The Court Case of 7 8 9.
It has been a tremendous term for Co-curricular Drama, not only for the eisteddfod teams competing most weekends but also for the silent achievements happening in the classroom from skills classes to musical theatre. Teachers have focused heavily on combining the skills they have been refining over the first semester to develop work on story building as we approach the announcement of the Centrestage Theme for 2025. Congratulations on another wonderful term to all of our drama students!
UPCOMING COMPETITIONS:
Sydney Eisteddfod – Thursday 3 July
When: 4.00pm to 6.00pm
Where: Chippen St Theatre, Chippendale