Last week, boys from Years 8 and 9 took to the Old Chapel stage to perform the Middle School Production, Stories in the Dark. The play follows two boys who find themselves taking shelter in a bombed-out house on the unfamiliar streets of a war torn city. They tell each other stories to distract them from the frightening night; dark and full of the sounds of war. Led by Daniel Steel (9/LE) and Nicholas Fitzsimmons (8/FL), Stories in the Dark is a journey into the shifting, shimmering world of ogres, princes, singing bones, foolish lads and wolf-mothers thanks to an ensemble cast – Gus Burton (8/KL), Jack Crawford (9/KL), Oscar Gresham (8/MA), Simon James (8/PR), Lachlan McIntyre (8/JN), Dale Schlaphoff (8/FL), Liam Wood (9/PR) – who cover multiple roles across all of the tales.

For most of the boys involved, this was their first experience performing in a play. In addition to the cast, a number of boys carried out roles in the crew – Harry Carr (9/ME), Patrick Draper (8/KL), Alexander Humphreys (8/JN), Angus Mackie-Williams (8/PR), Oliver Smith (8/MA), Harrison Stirton (9/PR), Jacob Lawler (8/ME) – with each performance run by the students. Congratulations to all boys involved. The future of Drama at Newington is bright with such dedicated and passionate students coming through!

“It was a new and exciting experience…lots of fun!” ­– Oscar Gresham (8/MA)

“The set was really cool and matched the imaginative stories in the play.” – Gus Burton (8/KL)

“It was nice to have a range of characters to perform. Working with the other cast members was really fun.” – Simon James (8/PR)

 Ms Tamara Smith
Head of Drama