Richard III – Taipuhi King (Dilworth School) as Richard and Kennedy Howse as Anne.
Shakespeare Successes Congratulations to all the Diocesan girls who entered the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand Regional Festival in the final week of Term 1. The festival was held online this year, but this did not deter our Dio thespians, who once again entered scenes from across Years 7 to 13. We were delighted that Diocesan won both the 5-minute and 15-minute categories, advancing to the national festival. Only four scenes from the Auckland Central region were picked for the nationals, so this is a huge achievement and well deserved. Kennedy Howse and Lizzie Peters (director) were joined by Dilworth student Taipuhi King in the winning performance from Richard III. Their work also included live music from Amanda Yu. Ella Riley and Phoebe O’Neill were also winners with their modern version of a scene from The Taming of the Shrew.
Amanda Yu’s Desdemona costume won the Supreme Costume Design award.
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Libby Nicholls’ costume design won silver.
