Major Production 2007

The major production on 20 September 2007 was an ambitious undertaking in order to celebrate our tenth birthday in style. The idea was to involve as many learners into the production as possible and to celebrate and pay tribute to all the previous productions that have shaped drama at the College.

Each grade was assigned a musical from a previous year, a director and a directive to fill no more than 20 minutes of stage time with an overview or excerpts from that particular musical. The thread of the story was them woven together with a narrative told by the cast of last year’s production, The Wyrd Sisters.

Thus the Grade 8 group, under the direction of Mr Smit came up with some very creative insights into ‘Footloose; the Grade 9s under the direction of Mrs van Reenen and Mrs Visser performed musical items from ‘Little Shop of Horrors’; the Grade 10s thoroughly enjoyed performing excerpts from ‘Grease’, directed by Mrs Combrink and the Grade 11s gave an overview of ‘West Side Story’ directed by Mrs Verster. ‘Fame’ and ‘The Wiz’ were acknowledged through solos by Claire Thompson and Marike Smith and the staff paid tribute to ‘Fiddler on the Roof’.

There were two very successful performances with the highlight being the gala evening. At the gala evening tables were decorated reflecting the style and themes of the various musicals. The audience dressed up appropriately. The final surprise of the evening, ‘Swan Lake’ by a number of male staff, will not easily be forgotten.

It truly was a great big birthday celebration.

Major Production 2006
Major Production 2008