Congratulations to all of the actors who presented various Shakespeare scenes at the festival held Saturday, 6 April. The festival was adjudicated by Shakespeare expert and respected adjudicator Julie Taylor M.A. (Hons), L.T.C.L.
JPC Results:
Cast – Oliver Searancke, Flossy Smith, Lucy Fleet, Xavier Bartle, Gargi Vaidya, Robert Hermano, Annie Hogan, Ihita Nath, Harrison Roberts-Brake, Sara Smith and Gabrielle Thurston (Director)
Best Male Actor – Oliver Searancke (Hamlet)
Best Female Actor – Flossy Smith (Cymbeline)
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role – Gargi Vaidya (Hamlet)
Best Ensemble – King Lear Candice Stevenson (Director)
Best Under 16 Female Actor – Tessa Lovegrove (King Lear)
The cast will now travel to Wellington at King’s Birthday weekend for the annual National Festival of the University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival. Many thanks to our core supporters especially Mrs Ward (Timekeeper) and Mrs Stevenson who is the organiser for the Rotorua/Lakes Regional Festival . A great deal of planning and organising is required to get sixteen Shakespeare scenes from various schools from throughout the Bay of Plenty onto the stage on the day – Gabrielle Thurston HoD Drama
Bryony Edwards
