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THE ARTS
Fame!
– The Musical
26th – 28th February 2015
With so much musical and dance talent at
St Edward’s it seemed an excellent idea to
stage
Fame!,
the stage musical based on
the popular 1980 musical film and TV
series. A strong and well-balanced
ensemble was selected by Lisa Elkins
(Director), Alex Tester (Musical Director)
and Beth Steer (Assistant Director). The
dance numbers were fantastic,
choreographed with great skill and finesse
by Lisa Elkins and Dennis Victory, whose
experience of performing in the West End
production proved invaluable, and the
catchy songs were led with intense energy
by Alex Tester.
Leg-warmers and baseball caps
dominated the scene and individuality was
allowed free rein. The most impressive
aspect of this show was the ability of all the
performers to excel in so many different
areas: dancing, singing and acting.
Particularly memorable moments were
Tanaka Chitsenga’s elastic performance of
Dancin’ on the sidewalk,
Emma Isola’s fiery
flamenco rendition of
There she goes
and
the full cast in full swing for
I’m gonna live
forever.
Fergus Flory showed excellent stage
presence and Lucy Kellock braved illness to
deliver her part with supreme confidence.
There were a host of excellent solo
performances but the real strength of this
production lay in the security and
Overwatch
– Upper Sixth
devised physical theatre
4th February 2015
James Buxton
Andrew D’Alton
Daisy Ditcham
Bart Pawley
Emily Powell
Hermione Redford
Set Design:
Milli Collins
Gone Girl
– Upper Sixth
creative adaptation
5th February 2015
Bea Elliott
Sasha Holland
Martha Johnstone
Hugo McCarthy
Meg Neville