Performing Arts

Performing Arts Captains’ Concert

There is much excitement surrounding the upcoming 'Performing Arts Captains’ Concert'. Entry is by donation which will raise funds for Headspace Craigieburn. Teenage Mental Health issues have been given greater prevalence in the media, and this organisation is instrumental in supporting students from Aitken College and the surrounding areas. Door prizes will also be awarded. The Captains, Caitlin C and Caitlyn R have put together a varied program featuring singing, instrumental music, comedy and dance. The concert, which starts at 7.30pm on Tuesday 27 March is open to all.

College Middle School Play

Tickets for this year’s Middle School production, 'The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe' will be available from the start of next term. The cast of 30 students will breathe life into this classic C.S. Lewis story, the first and best known in the series, The Chronicles of Narnia. Narnia is a land of talking animals and mythical creatures, where the White Witch has ruled for 100 years of deep winter. Following a wartime evacuation, four English children are relocated to a large, old country house where a magical wardrobe in a spare room leads them to this amazing world. There are two performances, Thursday 3 May at 7.30pm and Friday 4 May at 3.30pm. Tickets are $16.50 adults, $11.00 students/children or a family of four for $55.00 (plus booking fees).

VCE Theatre Studies Play

Tickets for the VCE Theatre Studies play, 'The Boat' by Chris Dickins, will also be on sale at the start of next term. Support of this major assessment task is vital to the VCE results of our students. There will be three performances starting at 7.30pm on Thursday 17 May, Friday 18 May at 3.30pm and finally Saturday 19 May at 7.30pm. The play is actually made up of four short stories revolving around the central prop of a boat and spanning nearly 100 years. It touches on the lasting legacy of a grandfather to his grandson, loss of a young life, survival during times of war and what happens when a group of hippies practice their freedom of expression in a conservative country town. Like Middle School Play, tickets are $16.50 adults, $11.00 students/children or a family of four for $55.00 (plus booking fees). Go to trybooking.com.

College Musical

A reminder to parents that cast and band involved in this year’s musical will be attending camp during the second week of the holidays. The group will depart Aitken College at 8.00am on Wednesday 11 April and return around 3.30pm on Friday 13 April. The opportunity for intensive rehearsal and the social aspect it brings to the cast is invaluable in the preparation each year.

Mr Michael Cooper

Director of Performing Arts