The beautiful props, costumes and expert lighting enhanced the professional performance by our young thespians. Although nerves were running high, the charged energy was put to good use as the children put on the performance of their young lives. The big day arrived and the children were bursting with anticipation. They relished the opportunity of putting on a Shakespeare production, and to top it off, at the Athol Fugard Theatre. The children were highly professional for their young age and worked hard at learning their lines and using the dramatic effect to create their characters. The six weeks we had to prepare for the performance felt like a whirlwind, as the children rehearsed parents made costumes and props and directors and teachers kept spirits high. The abridged version of the comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, was perfectly pitched for this age group and the children very quickly accepted their assigned roles got into character and we were ready for action. Shakespeare – who would have thought that our small class of twenty-three 9-12-year-old children could pull it off. What an experience! From the get-go, the excitement in our class was electric.
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