So Far...
The Trials of Joan (Senior Group 09)
Understanding Marcus (Senior Group 08)
Treasure Island (5th Class Group)
Sleeping Beauty (Junior Group)
Space Junk(4th Class group)
2007 Shell Conections Plays:
Senior Group
Baby Girl
By Roy Williams
Kelle is 13 years old and to the shock of her best friend Danielle, is still a virgin. Now if Danielle knows, then the whole school knows, and Kelle isn’t having that, even if it means sleeping with creepy Nathan who smells like old people. Getting off with a ‘yat’ like Kelle is just the kind of street rep Nathan needs if he is to be a ‘wide boy’ like his big brother Richie. But neither one counted on Kelle getting pregnant, or Richie falling in love. Now Kelle’s mum wants to throttle her, Nathan is cruising for a bruising if his antics have ruined Richie’s chances with the lovely Josie, and Danielle thinks the baby should be called Lady Sovereign. Perhaps life in the big wide world is as scary as they were told.
Ruckus In The Garden
A comedy by David Farr
Riverdale Comprehensive and St Nectan's Grant Maintained find themselves in the Garden of Cecil Fortescue on a school trip. A ruckus is inevitable, as is customary when these two schools meet. Magic waits amongst the topiary in the form of Cupid, who brings about transformations romantic, revealing and hilarious.
National Theatre Connections Show Reports
Baby Girl
The Assessor Lee Lyford gave the following report:
"I really enjoyed this production of Baby Girl. The whole cast were very strong actors and there were some brilliant performances particulary for Yvonne Rouse a wonderfully upfront Danielle and Dierdre Burke tackled the difficult older role of Sam with great maturity. I loved the way this company found the comedy in the piece while remaining totally truthful and never playing for laughs. In this production irony and pathos were very much at the fore and I think the company were surprised by how many laughs they got. This was a moving and passionate production which really managed to connect with it's audience."
Ruckus in the Garden
"This was a solid, thoughtful, well acted production of the play. The company staged the piece fairly simply with some individual touches. I enjoyed the interpretation of cupid beautifully played by Juliet Rouse as an ethereal dancing sprit.At the back of the stage was a statue of cupid on a painted flat and at the relevant moments in the play she would emerge from behind this and dance to create the spells, modern ballet at the beginning and then modern and quite funky dancing when casting the spell to change Tamsen into Cath and vice versa.The actors produced excellent characterisations. A lot of work and exploration had obviously gone into creating their roles.Some of the female actors particularly stood out -Lisa Woods playing a lovelorn Cath had great timing and rapport with audience, and Nicole Fenner was a delightfully dippy maisy. The male actors certainly didn’t let the side down Rory Cullen was funny Rock, and Noel Donovan a gobby but almost charming Fraser. The company never shied away from the themes of the play and particularly the themes of sexuality and identity which the explored in some depth alongside the baby Girl company. The director Leish Burke was worried that I wouldn't understand what the actors were saying because of the company's regional accent, not only did I understand every word sounded beautiful"
"A really great company of actors who love what they do and treat the work respectfully and professionally while still having great fun."
2006 Christmas Plays:
2006 Summer Plays:
"Joan of Arc is revered as a
saint throughout the world
and as a national hero in
France. But what was her life
really like and why did one
young medieval Frenchwoman
with little education become
so famous. How different was
her short but very eventful life
from that of young women in
the 21st century ? Why did
the Church in Medieval France
believe that she should die?
Was she a virgin and why was
it so important? Was she a
completely unwilling victim or
did she in some way wish for
own death and martyrdom?
Let the cast and your imagination
take you back to a
world where there were no
televisions, computers,
phones or even newspapers
but where people still enjoyed
and endured, laughed,
loved and suffered and made their mark on their fellow
human beings, and on
history.
With an exciting original script
Griese Youth Theatre Ballitore
celebrate 10 years of
youth drama.
saint throughout the world
and as a national hero in
France. But what was her life
really like and why did one
young medieval Frenchwoman
with little education become
so famous. How different was
her short but very eventful life
from that of young women in
the 21st century ? Why did
the Church in Medieval France
believe that she should die?
Was she a virgin and why was
it so important? Was she a
completely unwilling victim or
did she in some way wish for
own death and martyrdom?
Let the cast and your imagination
take you back to a
world where there were no
televisions, computers,
phones or even newspapers
but where people still enjoyed
and endured, laughed,
loved and suffered and made their mark on their fellow
human beings, and on
history.
With an exciting original script
Griese Youth Theatre Ballitore
celebrate 10 years of
youth drama.
2007 Shell Conections Plays:
Senior Group
By Roy Williams
Kelle is 13 years old and to the shock of her best friend Danielle, is still a virgin. Now if Danielle knows, then the whole school knows, and Kelle isn’t having that, even if it means sleeping with creepy Nathan who smells like old people. Getting off with a ‘yat’ like Kelle is just the kind of street rep Nathan needs if he is to be a ‘wide boy’ like his big brother Richie. But neither one counted on Kelle getting pregnant, or Richie falling in love. Now Kelle’s mum wants to throttle her, Nathan is cruising for a bruising if his antics have ruined Richie’s chances with the lovely Josie, and Danielle thinks the baby should be called Lady Sovereign. Perhaps life in the big wide world is as scary as they were told.
A comedy by David Farr
Riverdale Comprehensive and St Nectan's Grant Maintained find themselves in the Garden of Cecil Fortescue on a school trip. A ruckus is inevitable, as is customary when these two schools meet. Magic waits amongst the topiary in the form of Cupid, who brings about transformations romantic, revealing and hilarious.
National Theatre Connections Show Reports
Baby Girl
The Assessor Lee Lyford gave the following report:
"I really enjoyed this production of Baby Girl. The whole cast were very strong actors and there were some brilliant performances particulary for Yvonne Rouse a wonderfully upfront Danielle and Dierdre Burke tackled the difficult older role of Sam with great maturity. I loved the way this company found the comedy in the piece while remaining totally truthful and never playing for laughs. In this production irony and pathos were very much at the fore and I think the company were surprised by how many laughs they got. This was a moving and passionate production which really managed to connect with it's audience."
Ruckus in the Garden
"This was a solid, thoughtful, well acted production of the play. The company staged the piece fairly simply with some individual touches. I enjoyed the interpretation of cupid beautifully played by Juliet Rouse as an ethereal dancing sprit.At the back of the stage was a statue of cupid on a painted flat and at the relevant moments in the play she would emerge from behind this and dance to create the spells, modern ballet at the beginning and then modern and quite funky dancing when casting the spell to change Tamsen into Cath and vice versa.The actors produced excellent characterisations. A lot of work and exploration had obviously gone into creating their roles.Some of the female actors particularly stood out -Lisa Woods playing a lovelorn Cath had great timing and rapport with audience, and Nicole Fenner was a delightfully dippy maisy. The male actors certainly didn’t let the side down Rory Cullen was funny Rock, and Noel Donovan a gobby but almost charming Fraser. The company never shied away from the themes of the play and particularly the themes of sexuality and identity which the explored in some depth alongside the baby Girl company. The director Leish Burke was worried that I wouldn't understand what the actors were saying because of the company's regional accent, not only did I understand every word sounded beautiful"
"A really great company of actors who love what they do and treat the work respectfully and professionally while still having great fun."
A Terrible Tale Of A Dreaded Dragon
By Burt Liebert
By Burt Liebert
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
from the Grimm Bros Fairytale adapted by the cast
By Max Hafler
By Ciarán Gray
2005 Christmas plays were:
from the Grimm Bros Fairytale adapted by the cast
The Library Circus
An Alien Stole My Skateboard
By Randall Lewton
By Randall Lewton
Alien Nation
By Max Hafler
Folie Tha'
By Ciarán Gray
Lazy peter & The Hat A Mime
By
The Elves & The Shoe Maker
from Grimms Fairy Tales
2005 summer plays were:
East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon
Adapted by Claudia Ferguson
from Grimms Fairy Tales
Give & Take
By Michael Scanlon
By Michael Scanlon
2005 summer plays were:
Make Believe
By A.A Milne
By A.A Milne
East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon
Adapted by Claudia Ferguson
A Play About A Dragon
By Steph De Ferie
By Steph De Ferie
Facing up
By Cynthia Mercati
Dreamjobs
By Graham Jones
By Cynthia Mercati
Dreamjobs
By Graham Jones
