Schools on Stage

Into the Woods

By Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. Mandurah Baptist College. Directed by Rp Van Der Westhuizen. The Lakes Theatre, Mandurah Baptist College, WA. June 17-24, 2022

Chicago

Book by Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb. Music by John Kander. Lyrics by Fred Ebb. Rosny College at Hobart College Auditorium. Darren Sangwell (Director) Andrew Castles (Musical Director) Suze Quinn (Vocal Director). Hannah Marmion (Choreography) Costume Coordinator (Soren Steven). 8-11 June 2022

Not every cast member had been “singing and dancing since the age of two” but an awful lot have. This is one of the many reasons for which one can expect much of a Rosny College show. There are others.

It’s A Hard Knock Life

Image: Rehearsal for Pulse Alive. Photofrapher: Anna Warr.

In her latest Behind the Scenes column, Debora Krizak looks at how tough the pandemic has been on school performing arts.

Cancelled. For most, this means a simple disruption to the social calendar. Throughout the pandemic, most of my friends continued to work from home. For those of us working in The Arts, putting on a show from home just doesn’t pay the bills.

Time To Play Again In 2022

Image: The Tempest - Amy Usherwood and Drew Livington by Seiya Taguchi

Sport for Jove Theatre Company believes that teachers are unsung heroes of the pandemic for managing remote leaning. To lighten their load, the company is encouraging them to return to the theatre with their students in 2022, for seasons of Shakespeare, and mini productions of plays, in Sydney and on the Gold Coast.

Adapting Laurinda

A Q&A with Diana Nguyen

Already a fan of Alice Pung’s work, Diana Nguyen is thrilled to now have the author’s blessing to adapt her award-winning YA novel Laurinda for the stage. As part of her Melbourne Theatre Company NEXT STAGE commission to adapt the novel, Diana Nguyen will work with dramaturg and director Petra Kalive to bring to life Pung’s funny, feisty and moving characters.

What can you tell us about the project to adapt Alice Pung’s novel Laurinda?

MTC Digital Education

Image: MTC's As You Like It. Photographer: Jeff Busby.

Melbourne Theatre Company Education is inviting students to take a behind the scenes look at how ‘magic is made on stage’ through the MTC Digital Education program.

Black Swan’s Creative Learning

Image: City of Gold. Credit: Joseph Myers.

The Black Swan State Theatre Company’s 2022 season celebrates family, friendships and the relationships that connect us. Four productions that will especially appeal to educators and students are accompanied by comprehensive Creative Learning Resource Packs.

School Performing Arts Resource Kit 2022

Stage Whispers presents its 2022 School Performing Arts Resource Kit - SPARK - a free on-line magazine with a guide to putting on a show and attending school oriented productions.

Click on the cover to read this free online magazine.

Australian Musical Theatre Festival 2022 Schools Program

The 2022 Australian Musical Theatre Festival will take place in Launceston, Tasmania from 18-22 May. This is a major event for everyone interested in the performing arts and an opportunity for teachers and students to get involved in this welcoming, creative, ever-enthusiastic and family-friendly art form. 

Stewart Bell Takes a Final Bow at Haileybury

When Stewart Bell, Haileybury’s outgoing Director of Performing Arts, arrived at the school in 1981, he never imagined that — 40 years later — he’d still be there.

In December, Mr Bell will leave the school where he has built an impressive Performing Arts curriculum, helped some well-known students towards a career in the arts industry – and where he met his wife, Philippa.