Schools on Stage

Radium Girls

By D.W. Gregory. Directed by Ciara Taylor and Melissa Kelly. Caroline Payne Theatre, Corpus Christi College, Bateman, WA. May 9-10, 2025

Corpus Christi College presented this large cast production of D. W. Gregory’s Radium Girls for a short season. A very polished and beautifully drilled production, it was well acted and very well received.

Melbourne Theatre Company’s Education Hub

Article by Nick Tranter, Learning Manager.

Future Thinking Opera

A New Education, Learning and Participation Program from Opera Australia

The Lyrebird’s Voice

Victorian Opera will premiere

Meet the Newcastle's Triple Threat Producer

Newcastle’s Daniel Stoddart (left) is making a unique success of school, community and professional theat

SPARK2025

The 2025 School Performing Arts Resource Kit (SPARK) is out now.

The free on-line magazine includes a comprehensive national guide to shows that are available for school students for excursion and incursion.

Plus specials features to assist teachers staging a show with chapters on Sound and Light, Choosing a Show, Costumes, Props, Sets and Education Resources.

SPARK is available year round at www.stagewhispers.com.au/spark

Features include:

How to create a ensemble.

The Crucible

By Arthur Miller. Directed by Stefan Brand. Willeton Senior High School, WA. May 6-7, 2025

Willeton Senior High School’s Year 12 Production showed not only the talents of the Year 12 Drama Cohort, but the great skills of the Year 11 and 12 Hospitality Students as well as Music Students from throughout the school, in a Dinner Theatre Experience that not only entertained but satisfied the tastebuds as well.

School of Rock the Musical

By Andrew Lloyd Webber, Julian Fellowes and Glen Slater. Mazenod College. Directed by Don Jonkov. Oblates Hall, Mazenod College, Lesmurdie, WA. May 1-3, 2025

Mazenod College’s vibrant, joyous production of School of Rock combined community spirit and the joy of performing with great performances and high production values.

Newsies

By Alan Menken, Jack Feldman and Harvey Fierstein. Trinity College, East Perth. Directed by Paula Nicolette, Robert Brahim and Abi Acton. Gibney Hall, Trinity College, WA. May 1-3, 2025

Trinity College’s Gibney Hall was transformed for their production of Newsies, not only by the installation of raked seating, allowing everyone a great view, but with Newsies decorations drawing the audience in on their way to their seats. A polished and joyful production that spilled off the stage, the audience were clearly delighted.

A Musical Town Like Alice

Unpublished

In the outback town of Alice Springs, a husband-and-wife team have just notched up their 25