Drama News

HONOUR by Joanna Murray Smith                                          

“Break a leg” to Old Girl Poppy LYNCH (2015) who makes her professional debut this week in HONOUR at The Ensemble Theatre.

Poppy recently graduated from the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts and is our Primary Tutor in the St Peter’s Players program.

HONOUR plays April 28 to June 5. Chookas Poppy!

Year 9 & 10 Drama Excursion to Melbourne

I am delighted to announce that students in the Year 9 and 10 drama classes will be given an opportunity to participate in a Drama Tour to Melbourne during the Term 3 mid-term break in August.

We will be taking in a host of cultural experiences offered by marvellous Melbourne including an AFL game, a tour of the Victorian College of the Arts and attendance at both parts of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the historic Princess Theatre.

Information brochures and booking forms have been distributed. Completed forms should be returned to Mr Eyers by May 7 to register participation.

Year 7 & Year 8 Production – Framed – Auditions

A production featuring students in Years 7 and 8 will be presented in Term 3. Production dates are Thursday September 2 and Friday September 3.

The play being produced is Framed by Carla Moore. The narrative takes place in an Art gallery where famous paintings from history are being stolen. Four of the greatest detectives are summoned to solve the crime.

Framed will be directed by St Peter’s Players Tutor, Ms Romy Bartz.

Auditions will be conducted on Friday April 30.

The Removalists by David Williamson – Excursion

Year 11 and HSC Drama students will attend a production of The Removalists on Sunday 2 May. The play is being produced by the New Theatre in Newtown and will support the girls in their study of this play under the topic of “Theatrical traditions in Australia”.

Peter Eyers
Head of Drama