Term 2 is always a busy time for Newington improvisers with a number of theatresports competitions in which to participate . A number of Impro Ensemble members competed across two annual competitions and represented the College with skill and good humour.

The Inner West Cup, a competition hosted by Newington, was held on 1 May in Centenary Hall. Competitors came from International Grammar School, Fort Street High School and PLC Sydney. All teams played incredibly well with Newington’s team “The Dreams Team” –Lyndon Carney (12/FL), Leo Tracy (12/MO), Luke Taylor (12/MA) and Iain Lew (10/JN) – taking out first place and retaining the Inner West Cup for the College.

Last week, three teams from Newington competed in the Carlton Cup against the hosting school PLC Sydney and The Scots College. Although Scots took home the silverware, special mention must go to the top Newington team “The Mail Men”  – Lyndon Carney (12/FL), Ronan O’Reilly (9/KL), Fin Casey (9/KL), Ashutosh Bidkar (9/FL) and Max Carlile (9/JN) and also to Lachlan McIntyre (8/JN) for his exceptional performance as a giraffe, winning him special mention from the judges.

Our top theatresports players selected for our A teams begin their battles in the Impro Australia Schools’ Challenge this week. Our Intermediate team of Jeremi Campese (10/MA), Elliot Ulm (10/LE), Alex Goth (10/MA) and Ashutosh Bidkar (9/FL) were successful in their heat and have advance to the semi-finals. The boys scored very well throughout the rounds, ending with a perfect score in their final game, Time Warp. Good Luck to our Senior Team Lyndon Carney (12/FL), Leo Tracy (12/MO), Luke Taylor (12/MA), Brendan Creswick (12/JN) and Tom Steel (11/LE) who will compete in their heat in a couple of days.

Congratulations to all boys who represented the College in the Impro competitions this term. I have been approached by a number of parents and teachers from other schools who have commented on how brave our players are but also what good sports they are. A big thank you to our coaches Jack Scott (ON 2012), Reuben Ward (ON 2012) and Steen Raskopoulos for all of their hard work and patience with our players. It has been a great season of Theatresports.

Well done boys!

Ms Tamara Smith
Head of Drama