Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Last week, our middle school boys tackled one of the most well known and difficult drama texts, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Performed over three nights in the Old Chapel, this complex and sophisticated work is not a play within a play, but rather a play beside a play. This absurd work features that which you cannot see when viewing a performance of Hamlet. It is everything that happens offstage.

In the tragicomedy, first staged at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1966, playwright Tom Stoppard borrows two of Shakespeare’s most minor and least lucky characters and tells their story; their quest for meaning, identity, and ultimately the purpose of their existence.

Congratulations to the cast and crew, ably led by Leo Tracy and Brendan Creswick in the title roles. Thanks also to Mr Benjamin Williams for his direction and dedication and to Ms Sarina Meoli and Ms Jenny Tracy for their assistance behind the scenes.

NIDA Excursion

Senior Elective Drama students were fortunate to visit NIDA for a performance of ‘The Lieutenant of Inishmore’ and view the work of third year production design students.

Tamara Smith
Head of Drama