A CELEBRATION OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE
DRAMA
A CELEBRATION OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE
THE MATCHMAKER
THIS PAGE : TOP : WILLIAM HAYWOOD ( LEFT ) AND ANGUS ISCHIA ( BOTH YEAR 10 ) BOTTOM LEFT : NICK LEETON ( YEAR 9 ). RIGHT PAGE : TOP LEFT : WILLIAM HAYWOOD ( LEFT ) AND BLAKE WILSON ( BOTH YEAR 10 ) TOP RIGHT : BLAKE WILSON . BOTTOM LEFT : CHARLIE WARNER ( LEFT ) AND CHARLIE WILCOX ( BOTH YEAR 10 ). BOTTOM RIGHT : KANE SHUM ( YEAR 9 )
In late May , the Year 9 / 10 Play , The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder was performed in the Geoffrey McComas Theatre . Presented in conjunction with Lauriston Girls ’ School , the production was a celebration of love and adventure .
Horace Vandergelder , a wealthy merchant in 19th century Yonkers , New York , employs a matchmaker , Mrs Dolly Levi . Dolly subsequently becomes involved with two of Vandergelder ’ s clerks , several lovely ladies and the head waiter at an expensive restaurant , where this swift farce runs headlong into hilarious complications . The Matchmaker opened on Broadway on 5 December 1955 and ran for 486 performances , Wilder ’ s Broadway record , and closed on 2 February 1957 . It was later adapted as the musical Hello , Dolly !
An ensemble of 32 students performed in the show , supported by a wonderful backstage crew . It is still so wonderful to be able to celebrate treading the boards together again after COVID , and it was great to share a classic farce with such a supportive audience . We congratulate all of the students involved on an excellent season .
OPHELIA HOPKINS – DRAMA TEACHER
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