From 25 to 27 June, a group of Year 11 students performed in an outdoor production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
In rain, bright sunshine, thunder, lightning and rainbows, the cast and audience carried on regardless! Our version of the play had been given a ‘festival-themed’ twist, which was well timed with both Glastonbury Festival and the Midsummer’s Day. The performance, and in fact the rehearsals, were great fun and a brilliant way for the GCSE group to let their hair down after exams. Come rain or shine, the drama department will still perform!
Written by Gabrielle House, Head Girl
Cast
The Glastonians:
Theseus (festival landowner) – Alex Andersson
Hippolyta (festival landowner) – Tanya Jackson
Egeus (Hermia’s father and Festival organiser) – Tom Wyatt
Hermia (the whiny One) – Anna Edis
Helena (the innocent one) – Charlie Pittaway
Lysander (the gorky one) – Caroline Green
Demetrius (the manly one) – Jade Corbett
The Fairies:
Oberon (King of the Fairies) – Alex Andersson
Titania (Queen of the Fairies) – Tanya Jackson
Puck (Oberon’s right-hand-lady) – Molly Pittaway
Cobweb (Titania’s friend) – Lucy Smart
Peaseblossom (Titania’s friend) – Will Bartlett
The Mechanicals:
Peter Quince (‘Artistic Director’) – Eren Rajasansi
Nick Bottom (The Lead Actor) – Lexei Westcott
Francis Flute (The Lead ‘Actress’) – Peter Jackson
Robin Starveling (Plays Moonshine) – Tom Wyatt
Snug (Plays the Lion) – Barney Pittaway
Director – Gabrielle House