MAGS participants were praised for creative directing and quality performances at the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival.
Students and teachers took part in the festival’s Auckland Central region show held at Diocesan School for Girls.
Student-directed scenes included an all-female fight scene from Romeo and Juliet directed by Seamus Stalker, a 1920s inspired take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Rachel Simpson, and a jazz version of Othello directed by Zoe Holden. There was also an Aussie bogan interpretation of The Mechanicals (from a Midsummer Night’s Dream) directed by Miss Carmela Hughes in the teacher-directed section.
Head of Drama Gerald Urquhart said that the Student Leaders for Sheilah Winn – Alec Ross and Rachel Simpson – did a great job in organising the separate groups, and the input from the student director assistants was very helpful.
He added: “Finally, a large thank you to the friends, family and former students who filled a third of the audience for this multi-school festival. It was impressive and your ongoing support is very much appreciated.”