Last week, Newington’s Intermediate and Senior A Theatresports Teams performed in the semi-finals of the Theatresports Schools’ Challenge. The Senior final was held at Oakhill College in Castle Hill, and the Intermediate at Tara Anglican Girls School in North Parramatta. Both contests were extremely competitive, comprising of some of the best Theatresports teams in NSW. Up to nine teams competed for only the top two places in each final in order to make it through to the grand final.

The Intermediate team: Lyndon Carney (10/FL), Brendan Creswick (10/JO), Erol Gorur (10/LE), Demos Hammond (10/KE) and Luke Taylor (10/MA) placed 4th out of 9 teams, which was an outstanding achievement in a very competitive final.

The Senior team: Jack Scott (12/LE), Tom Crotty (12/PR), Jack Hirst (12/KL), Greg Koumoukelis (12/LE) and Reuben Ward (12/KL) placed 2nd out of 7 teams, meaning that they are through to the grand final of the Theatresports Schools Challenge! It was a very tight competition, with Newington placing just 1 point ahead of 3rd Place and 1 point behind 1st place. Jack Scott, Captain of Theatresports, had this to say about their achievement: “It’s the first time Newington’s made it to Enmore theatre, so we must be doing something right.” All the boys all looking forward to the opportunity to compete at the competition’s highest level.

They will perform this Sunday 17 June at 5pm at the Enmore Theatre. The night will run for approximately two hours and will involve improvisations from the top 8 Theatresports schools from across NSW. The other competing schools will be Caringbah High School, North Sydney Boys High School, Nowra Anglican College, Oakhill College, Shore School, Sydney Secondary College – Blackwattle Bay Campus and The Scots College.

Book now to support and laugh along as they compete. Tickets are just $35 for Adults and $25 for Concessions.If you would like to attend and support the boys, please click here!

If you have any queries, please contact Mrs Zoe Cookson. We hope to see a strong Newington following in the audience.

Erol Gorur (10/LE)