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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Audiences last week were wowed by this year’s College production, The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy (Libby Murphy) and her three companions, the Scarecrow (Oliver Winter), the Tinman (Flynn Fromont) and the Lion (Christian Whyte) gave stand-out performances and provided lots of laughs as they took us on their journey along the yellow brick road to Oz. With colourful costumes (thanks Mrs Fromont), magical melodies (directed by Mrs Revell-Knighton)and realistic backdrops (Mrs Llewellyn) it was very easy to imagine that we were creeping fearfully along with them through the land of the Wicked Witch of the West. The loud applause at the end of each show was a true indication of the audience’s appreciation and the strength of the performances, but perhaps the biggest applause should go to Mrs Stafford-Bush for her dedication and effort in bringing such a tremendous show together.

Photo credit: Nigel King

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Club of the week – Production

The Production Club are hard at work conducting rehearsals after rehearsals in their preparation to perform the Wizard of Oz. It is an energetic and fun environment where people can get to know one another and make friends while being able to partake in performances in a variety of roles. They have the opportunity to sing, dance and act in the production club (all of which they are amazing at!) and no matter your skill level or year group, they invite new comers with open arms. Even if you don’t particularly like being on stage, there are other important roles such as backstage crew, music and lighting. It is a great way to escape the realities of life and a way of having a break from school for these students.

“I like it because we can learn to work together and help each other out as a team while still having lots of fun” – Tyler Greer, Year 13

“I really enjoy the atmosphere of doing it with friends and other people. We all have similar interests and get on well and by performing on stage, it can be as if you are a different person and I find that fun” – Flynn Fromont, Year 12

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The Lion King Production

This term the year 4-6 are going to perform a production called The Lion King Jr which is based off The Lion King movie made by Disney. We have planned to have Zebras, Hyenas, Nala, Simba, Mufasa, Sarabi, and all of those other characters. We will even have all of the songs that are in the movie.

At our music sessions we are practising the moves for the animals and Hyenas we are also practising the words for them and the songs.

I am feeling excited about the Production we are doing because I have never been in a Production before and because it is a big thing in the school and it would be so fun to go and be a Lion King character.

At music for the Lion King we have been learning a lot of things including the change of notes, the way we sing and learning where to stand or do the actions for the production of the Lion King.

I am a Hyena, and I am excited to actually wear the black clothes and the tail and the yet undecided head. I chose hyena because I didn’t want to be a plain animal like a big chunk of people. I didn’t want to be a super main character either because I am partly shy.

Tom Blackhurst
Year 6 ACG Strathallan