PRODUCTIONS

STAFF, PARENTS & STUDENTS REFLECTIONS

The Edward School Production continues to be a highlight of the school year.

With its inclusive nature and opportunity for all children to shine, the laughter, enjoyment and confidence that is seen throughout the production makes it a very special annual offering.

From its inception in 1979, under the direction of then Principal Adrian Parker, it has grown to be a much anticipated event each year in the school and local community.

Melodramas, music halls, fairy tales and nursery rhymes, TV studios, the circus, monsters, time machines, magic, Australiana, the Anzacs, indigenous stories and a myriad of other themes have been explored over the years. The shows are exclusively written and produced by the staff to a wonderful standard, utilizing the interests of each year group. This also allows for the injection of lots of local favour and topical events.

The first two decades featured cabaret shows, staged in the school hall with a fully catered three course meal provided by the School Catering Committee and served by the pupils.

As the production grew it became a vehicle to showcase a range of talents, including dance, choir small group vocalist and instrumentalist performers, as well as comedy and drama.

After outgrowing the school hall, various performance venues over the year have included an empty Cavallaro’s supermarket (which doubled as a circus big top), the High School MPC and the RSL Club, returning home in 2022 for a Christmas themed event in the Bradley Hall.

Class room teachers make sure the final presentation is of the highest quality with

Karen Druitt, Sarah Young and Melanie Kennedy continuing the senior dance group tradition, with Melanie also introducing gymnastics into the 2022 show.

Robyn Ryan, Rod Patten, Sue Werner, Barbara Marshall, Kim Roebuck and Margaret and Neville Werner all contributed much to many notable choir, musical and vocal performances over the years. So many staff parents and carers and community members over the years have continued to play a huge role in producing class items, choir, dance and musical items, and organising catering, ticket sales and raffles. A huge range of loved and well-remembered costumes, props and back drops were also created ty parents, staff and students over the decades. The Edward School Production will continue to be an important tradition of such a great school.