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ST MARY ’ S STUDENTS SHOW HOW VALUABLE THEY CAN BE IN SCHOOL PRODUCTION
Talented students from St Mary ’ s Catholic College , Wallasey , recently blew audiences away at the Floral Pavilion in a whole school production of Legally Blonde .
Due to the pandemic , this was the first time in two years that the college was able to put on a show for the local community .
Students from Year 7 to 13 all played a part in the sold-out performance which took place across two nights . The hardworking , talented and energetic cast put every ounce of their being into each and every number they sang .
Legally Blonde : The Musical follows bubbly , blonde aspiring law student Elle Woods and her journey through Harvard Law School to become a lawyer .
The cast shone in their roles both on and off stage , with many assisting with rehearsals and production . On the night , a number of staff and students offered their support by working front of house selling raffle tickets and programmes .
Elle Woods was played by Georgina Benson , who will be going on to study musical theatre at university in September .
Georgina said : “ Over the past few months , everyone has worked tirelessly and incredibly hard to create this production . Our love for theatre and musicals has made this whole process even more exciting , especially as this will be my last show at St Mary ’ s .”
Miss McCallion , head of Drama at St Mary ’ s said : “ It has been a pleasure to work with students on this over the past four months . They have shown resilience to the many challenges we have been faced with , commitment and passion to the production and , most importantly , kindness to each other throughout the entire process .”
Year 8 student Hope Corkish said : “ This was my first production at St Mary ’ s and I enjoyed every second of it . I can ’ t wait for the next one .”
More than 100 Year 5 students from across a number of local primary schools also took part in the production .
John McDonald , headteacher of St Alban ’ s Catholic Primary School , said : “ It was a fabulous , professional production and a great opportunity to work with our feeder secondary school . These experiences , which we have missed for so long , have such a powerful , formative effect on the children . We feel really privileged and pleased to be a part of it . From our school perspective , it ’ s made us want to do more stuff like this as children have missed a lot due to the pandemic . We look forward to collaborating with St Mary ’ s again over the next few years .”
Many students past and present were also in the audience to offer their support . Those who were unable to perform two years ago in the college ’ s production of ‘ School of Rock ’ returned to applaud their former peers .
Headteacher of St Mary ’ s , Mr Kevin Maddocks , ensured these former students had their time to shine and received a round of applause for their hard work .
Mr Maddocks said : “ St Mary ’ s Catholic College has the highest ambition for all its students . Relationships are at the heart of everything at St Mary ’ s and this year really epitomised this with former students showing up to give support to their former schoolmates . Pupils and staff have worked so hard to make Legally Blonde a production to remember . It was brilliant to see every seat filled in the Floral Pavilion ! As one more in a long line of successful performances , I think it ’ s safe to say that the performing arts department and the wonderful students of St Mary ’ s Catholic College really do know how to put on a show !”
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