Queenswood first House Performing Arts Competition, held on Sunday 1 February 2015, was a showcase of exceptional talent, creativity and professionalism.

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Almost every girl in the Lower and Middle Schools was involved, either acting on stage, playing in the band, designing costumes, make-up and props, operating the sound and lighting desks, or providing vital support backstage. Each House met the challenge of adapting an existing musical theatre show or film script into a twenty-minute production – the girls themselves were responsible for casting, direction, choreography and musical arrangements. They gained an invaluable insight into the pressures of creating live theatre, and learned a great deal about managing large casts and co-ordinating rehearsal schedules alongside their busy academic programmes.

Our esteemed adjudicator, the West End star Julie Atherton, had the unenviable task of choosing individual and group winners in a range of categories:

• Best Choreography – Clapham North (Saving Mr Banks)
• Best Music – Waller (Annie)
• Best Drama – Clapham South – (Hairspray)
• Most Professional Production – Hartley (Mamma Mia!)

The inaugural House Performing Arts Cup was presented to Clapham North for Saving Mr Banks.

Individual awards went to:

• Eleanor Grant (Year 10) – Donna in Mamma Mia!
• Scarlet Gerry-Churchhouse (Year 7) – Sophie in Mamma Mia! 
• Gabby Mazzoni (Year 10) – Walt Disney in Saving Mr Banks
  
• Lynelle Kisuule (Year 8) for an extremely charismatic performance in Saving Mr Banks
• Ceska Wyatt (Year 11) – Penny in Hairspray 
• Isobel Beynon (Year 11) – Link in Hairspray
• Emily Jin (Year 11) for her exceptional musicianship in Annie

Many congratulations to all the girls involved – an extremely high standard has been set for Queenswood’s House Performing Arts Competition.

 

Our esteemed adjudicator, the West End star Julie Atherton, had the unenviable task of choosing individual and group winners in a range of categories:

• Best Choreography – Clapham North (Saving Mr Banks)
• Best Music – Waller (Annie)
• Best Drama – Clapham South – (Hairspray)
• Most Professional Production – Hartley (Mamma Mia!)

The inaugural House Performing Arts Cup was presented to Clapham North for Saving Mr Banks.

Individual awards went to:

• Eleanor Grant (Year 10) – Donna in Mamma Mia!
• Scarlet Gerry-Churchhouse (Year 10) – Sophie in Mamma Mia! 
• Gabby Mazzoni (Year 10) – Walt Disney in Saving Mr Banks
  
• Lynelle Kisuule (Year 8) for an extremely charismatic performance in Saving Mr Banks
• Ceska Wyatt (Year 11) – Penny in Hairspray 
• Isobel Beynon (Year 11) – Link in Hairspray
• Emily Jin (Year 11) for her exceptional musicianship in Annie

Many congratulations to all the girls involved – an extremely high standard has been set for Queenswood’s House Performing Arts Competition.