From Director’s Chair Our Year 1 classes teamed up again this year to present a delightful production of “Countdown to Christmas”. It might seem like it’s still an age away, but Christmas is now just around the corner. Not a bad time for some early present shopping to avoid the crowds, and its definitely a good idea to start dropping hints about what you’d like for Christmas. The scene in our performance is all too familiar in the busy run-up to Christmas. All of the family counting down the days left. Mums are especially busy trying to get their heads around all the preparations on their lists. With all the Christmas jobs to do the Mum in our performance also seems to be running out of time. She wonders where to start. Then, a surprise visit from the Fairy Clock Mother turns the run-up to Christmas into an unexpected, fun-filled time, with many a treat on the way. She even sends angels and elves to help Mum get ready for the joyful holiday. With the aid of Tick and Tock, and a special Advent Calendar, Mum can sit back and relax as the Fairy Clock Mother and her helpers erase all the jobs from her “to do” list. So while we only begin to tackle the Christmas shopping, the Mum in this performance beats the race against time with style and a great deal of entertainment. Help our family countdown the days to Christmas and have a few laughs along the way with the Year 1 student’s “Countdown to Christmas” production, which will spark your holiday spirit. This year, as is the same every year, it has been fantastic to work with such a talented group of children. They have performed with an impressive amount of enthusiasm and confidence at such a young age. I would also like to mention and thank the Year 1 Teachers, as without their dedication, commitment and team spirit, the performance would not have been possible. I know we have all really enjoyed working with the children as they have had their first experience of acting, dancing and singing together on the stage. Well done Year 1, I am sure this is only the just the start of your performing careers! Rodica Hategan Head of DUCKS Music
Countdown to Christmas Orangutans Class
Back:
Charlotte Liddell, Shawn Loh, Ian Zhang, Michael Higashi, Louis Guise, Tiara Li
Middle: Alice Yang, Mihai Berciu-Hopeman, Jovis Law, Joshua McQueen, Ryan McDonagh, Veronica Rana Front:
AJ Sun, Sophie Tang, Jason Yang, Anne Sieling, Dylan Shi, Alice Chui
Christmas Hit Marmosets Class
Back:
Yoon Jin Kang, Lucas Tu, Audrey Peng, Navvyendu Soni, Victoire Descrozailles, Wan San Ma
Middle: Christopher Krueger, Jet Ma, Grace Kim, Chase Yiu, Elina Ling, Colin Ji, Timothy Yao Front: Victoria Johansson, Josh Hurtado-Wunderlich, Lucy Seirnakis, George Zhan, Karis Lao, Benjamin Wang, Jamie Fouque
Holly and Mistletoe Gorillas Class
Back:
Karen Wang, Thomas Harding, Elena Claro Correa, Brad Lee, Lucas Diep
Middle: Chloe Yang, Benjamin Shie, Owen Cao, Jerry Wu, Guyue Wang, Osric Yen, Daisy Sun Front:
Charlotte Wang, Oliver Engstrom, Lara Spencer, Elliot Smith, Justin Yuan, Erin Smith
We’re Making Presents Tamarins Class
Back:
Cindy Deng, Raimundo Smith Verscheure, Joy Lee, Tiago Bregantim, Finley Tarrant, George Zhang
Middle: Carsten Juta, Benjamin Weitert, Riley Harries, Jolie Wu, Daniel Reznik, Mathias Wallner Front:
Anna Lo, Clark Chan, Sze Kay Tan, Albert Xu, Zoe Shie, Lucas Probst, Victoria Collins
Angels Sings Gibbons Class
Back:
Laura Sun, Ethan Zhang, Zarina Billhardt, Sunny Yu, Kalina Marinov
Middle: Alice Wang, Lenny Clodine-Florent, Cassandre Chevalier, Louie Sinclair, Korinna Koenig, Benjamin Qiu, Abril Allende Front:
Michelle Zhang, Thomas Demortain, Freya Man, Yu Chen Gao, Hayley Keenan, Anton Liu, Elena Casanovas
Good Night
Good night to you, Good night to me, Now close your eyes and go to sleep Good night, sleep tight, Sweet dreams tonight Good night, I love you.
Boogie Woogie Santa Chimpanzees Class
Back:
Huiyi Chen, Anderson Zhang, Ashley Du, Vanessa Sun, Lyla Plumbley, Mia Perez, Cally Cheung
Middle: Martin del Favero Sole, Ethan Hung, Christopher Samuelian, Maximilian Smith, Andy Chia, Ridhima Deshmukh Front:
Hannah Tse, Alyssa Glaze, Swastik Dash, Tomomasa Aoki, Yashvi Kabra, Benjamin Drotman
Christmas Conga Hey there Father Christmas Show us something new Do the Christmas conga, We will follow you! Hey there mister snowman Show us something new Do the Christmas conga, We will follow you! Hey there red-nosed reindeer, Show us something new Do the Christmas conga, We will follow you! Hey there Christmas angel, Show us something new Do the Christmas conga, We will follow you!
Production Crew Musical Director & Stage Manager Rodica Hategan Script editor Kim Humphreys & Rodica Hategan Stage Assistants Thomas Hughes & Anna Gibbons Choreographers Thomas Hughes, Vivian He, Anna Gibbons, Snowy Zhu, Renee Wheeler, Peihua Wang, Rajinderpal Hinkel, Julia Zhou, Leah Tan, Judy Zhu, Natalie Cradick, Cici Ma, Rodica Hategan Sound & Lights Leanne Le, Rhian Watkins, Zhe Hong, Joshua Jiang Visual Effects Rodica Hategan Costumes Shannon Drotman, Kayoko Aoki, Shilpa Deshmukh, Nathalie Samuelian, Christina Smith, Lien Wang, Nathalie Samuelian, Anis Yoo, Ivy McQueen, Rodica Hategan Programme Design Enfys Lu, Renee Wheeler & Rodica Hategan Tickets Enfys Lu & Yolanda Tan