On Monday, our Year 9 and 10 students attended a performance by the Players. The Players are Bell Shakespeare’s touring ensemble of professional artists who bring Shakespeare to life in schools and communities across Australia.

In preparation of their study of Romeo and Juliet, the Year 9 students viewed the play ‘Such Sweet Sorrow’ an innovative retelling of Shakespeare's classic play, with modern commentary interweaved with Shakespeare's original text. The play was an engaging and interactive experience for students and teachers that featured a cameo from Mr ‘Prince’ Downie. During the performance the actors discussed character motivations, highlighted themes and analysed language techniques and narrative devices.

With the Year 10s scheduled to study the story of Macbeth, the performance of Macbeth: The Rehearsal was an excellent introduction to the play. Essentially the students became a fly on the wall of a fictional rehearsal, with illuminating and entertaining results. They were able to discover key motivations, themes, language techniques and plot devices within an engaging contemporary narrative. They were also treated to some amazing witch poses from their fellow students, a Banquo ghost cameo and an Oscar winning performance from Mr Glover as King Duncan.

Ben Gadsby
Assistant Principal