After 4 months and an estimated 60 hours of group rehearsal, the curtain has come down on our production of Shrek the Musical. We would like to say a massive congratulations to the 63 students that made-up our cast and crew for the show this year. Over the five performances, the students entertained a combined audience of 1,092 with many rave reviews already coming in. 

From primary pupils who"loved watching Lord Farquaad waddle in"  to comments about the level of professionalism that our students have shown, we have been blown away by the collective opinion on the production. We have loved hearing the audience laughter at the many funny moments in the show (flying cows, growing noses, nods to Defying Gravity and Star Wars) and enjoyed hearing the audible gasps of 'wow' at the end of dances, songs and terrifying Ogre roars.

Shrek the Musical had many fun elements to it and some great challenges too that have pushed us forward in our ability to put on such shows. This is the first show we have used prosthetics (Shrek and the Elves), puppets (Gingy, an exploding bird and the Dragon), made a mechanical growing nose (Pinocchio), used swamp haze, choreographed a 5-minute tap-dance routine, and featured a 45-second quick-change turning Princess Fiona green just out of sight of the audience!  

We would like to say a massive thank you to every one that has supported the production and helped make it possible. Our biggest thanks though goes to our Creative Arts students! 

"Without your enthusiasm, your commitment, your talent, your costume-making, face-painting, line-learning, singing and acting none of this is possible! You are all stars in our eyes and we look forward to working with you on our next production (September 2025 - February 2026).

Thank you for making a 'Big Bright Beautiful World' and keep letting your 'Freak Flag Fly'"

The Music and Drama Department