A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Oberon and Titania (played by Fraser Dawtrey and Daisy Downie both in Form V) quarrel mightily over her beloved changeling child, and their arguments spill over from Fairy Land into the world of mortals. Anna Stonebridge’s (Form VI) Puck was suitably mischievous. In the meantime, Hermia and Lysander (Naomi Langford-Thimm and Liam Murray, Form V and VI respectively) and Helena and Demetrius (played by Olivia McKay and Zach Lonberg, both Form V) seemed doomed to love in vain until, in the end, all things were made well again.
Meanwhile Miss Quince’s students at the Wannabee Community College for the Performing Arts dreamt of stardom as they rehearsed their performance of the play within a play, which they hoped to perform at the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta and win the ancient equivalent of Athens Got Talent. The ‘rude mechanicals’ of this production were played by Alexander Rees (Form VI), Gracie Shearer (Form IV), Danae Macleod, Georgie Cassidy and Hannah Middleton (all Form V), all led by the incorrigible Bottom, played by Sandy Steele (Form VI).
Theseus was memorably played by Finlay Penderis (Form IV) and Hippolyta by Natasha Cant (Form VI), and many others, behind the scenes, contributed to the great success of this production. Produced and directed by Mr Russell, the production also featured the talents of Mr Nelson (set design), and the technical manager was Mr Andrew Kenny who guided Jacob Timney in the sound and lighting. The play was choreographed by Sandy Steele and stage managed by Iona Peterson (both Form VI). Mrs Mackie’s fantastic makeup team did a superb job of transforming Dollar pupils into creations that were very much not of Dollar. Congratulations to the many pupils and members of staff involved.
