Schools on Stage

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.

Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical

Music by Alan Menken. Lyrics by Jack Feldman. Book by Harvey Fierstein. Rosny College, Hobart. Directed by Clare Latham. Musical direction by Matthew Ives and Suze Quinn. Choreography by Hannah Marmion and Madison Heidenreich. Rosny College Dwight Brown Auditorium, Hobart. 21–31 May 2025

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.

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.

The Addams Family

John Curtin College of the Arts

By Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice and Andrew Lippa. Directed by Stephen Carr. The Ellen Street Theatre, John Curtin College of the Arts, Fremantle, WA. Mar 26 - Mar 29, 2025

Anything Goes

By Cole Porter, P.G. Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Directed by Tyler Jones. The Judith Cottier Theatre, Perth College, Mt Lawley, WA. Mar 19-22, 2025

Perth College, equipped with its own professional standard theatre, always produces a good show, and their latest offering, the classic musical comedy Anything Goes, was well received by its audience. With high production values and a highly motivated cast, this was a show that sparkled with fun.

High School Musical Brilliance

Leah Crockett explains how Inspired Productions helped a high school take a giant leap in quality, scale and s

Bell Shakespeare announces recipients of the 2024 John Bell Scholarship

Bell Shakespeare has announced the recipients of the 2024 John Bell Scholarship, offering four talented young actors from regional areas a life-changing opportunity to work with some of Australia’s most respected actors, directors, and educators.