Shakespeare Rocks

 

Year Six, have put on an end of year production called: ‘Shakespeare Rocks’. It is a musical comedy with some puns and surprises. 

 By Ysabelle and Alexis
6HL

When putting on a production there is a lot of preparation beforehand, such as: making props, designing costumes and lots of practice and rehearsals.

At first, auditions took place to select the different roles. We auditioned in groups and the following day we found out which part we had been given. The main part was Shakespeare and his part was played by two children (Perez and Nacho) both performing on different days. William’s assistant, Ollie, was played by a confident actor - Jack.  As it is a musical, there were a multitude of songs to learn. We then introduced actions to the songs, while we waited for the stage to be built, ready for rehearsals. 

Meanwhile, the Year Six staff created unique Elizabethan style costumes, that were very realistic, that added to the final results. The music teachers put together a group of talented recorder players to perform  music from that period, at the start of the play, to produce the right atmosphere. Soon, all the small adjustments were made and the play was gradually coming together.

 

 

To complete, the stage was built and rehearsals took place there every morning before half eleven. If there was time, we would have a quick run through in the afternoon.

Finally, on the 12^th of July was our first dress rehearsal to KS1 and we could identify what we need to alter before our real performance. When the day came, everyone felt tense and nervous as some drastic changes were made, however the audience laughed and truly enjoyed the play. Donations were made to help pay for the props and printing ink at the end. All in all, the play went extremely well and the two performance we put together were described as inspiring and hilarious. It has been a great end of year experience and I am certain everyone would love to do it all again!

 

                                                                      By Juliet 6KA

Green sleeves -Sharmine 6HL

              

  Cantiga - Recorder Group