Friday November 17, 2017 | southernhighlandnews.com.au twitter.com/Sthn_Hland_News facebook.com/SthnHighlandNews $1.60 INC GST THE HOME OF SIR DONALD BRADMAN Ikea on a stage OUT of thousands of stu- dents, a group of Oxley Col- lege performers have been selected as one of the few to perform at OnSTAGE. It is the fourth time in several years the High- lands school has had stu- dents chosen to feature in the showcase. OnSTAGE is an annual showcase of the most out- standing individual and group HSC drama perfor- mances. is year, two Oxley groups were nominated. Head of Drama at Ox- ley Phil Cunich said it was something very special to be selected for OnSTAGE. “We’re talking the top one per cent of candidature for drama in the HSC,” he said. “It highlights how hard and talented our kids are at drama. ey’re very dedicat- ed to the subject.” Tom Hill, Ryan Muir, Ella Moran, Sophie Capel and Mitch Latham’s performance about a family’s trip to Ikea to buy a table caught the judg- es attention. Mr Cunich said was unique in that the entire performance was done on a single drama box. “It’s a really interesting use of space and a really physical piece of theatre,” he said. “e way they manipulate themselves on the drama box makes it really interesting because it’s a very restricted space. It’s not something you see all the time which made the piece stand out in its originality and execution.” e other Oxley group which was nominated did an existential piece on a man searching for meaning in his life. OnSTAGE will run at the Seymour Centre in Sydney in February 2018. Tickets opened up on Monday can be purchased online through the Seymour Centre’s online box office or the Board of Studies website. BY LAUREN STRODE TOP PERFORMERS: Tom Hill, Ryan Muir, Ella Moran, Sophie Capel and Mitch Latham were chosen to perform at OnSTAGE. Photo: supplied # NEWS # P3 A CRUCIAL SERVICE # COMMUNITY # P12 SOULFUL MUSIC FESTIVAL # #
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T H E H O M E O F S I R D O N A L D B R A D M A N
Ikeaon astageOUT of thousands of stu-dents, a group of Oxley Col-lege performers have beenselected as one of the few toperform at OnSTAGE.
It is the fourth time inseveral years the High-lands school has had stu-dents chosen to feature inthe showcase.
OnSTAGE is an annualshowcase of the most out-standing individual andgroup HSC drama perfor-mances. This year, two Oxleygroups were nominated.
Head of Drama at Ox-ley Phil Cunich said it wassomething very special to beselected for OnSTAGE.
“We’re talking the top oneper cent of candidature fordrama in the HSC,” he said.
“It highlights how hardand talented our kids are atdrama. They’re very dedicat-ed to the subject.”
Tom Hill, Ryan Muir, EllaMoran, Sophie Capel and
Mitch Latham’s performanceabout a family’s trip to Ikea tobuy a table caught the judg-es attention.
Mr Cunich said wasunique in that the entireperformance was done on asingle drama box.
“It’s a really interesting useof space and a really physicalpiece of theatre,” he said.
“The way they manipulatethemselves on thedramaboxmakes it really interestingbecause it’s a very restrictedspace. It’s not something yousee all the time which madethe piece stand out in itsoriginality and execution.”
The other Oxley groupwhich was nominated didan existential piece on amansearching for meaning in hislife. OnSTAGEwill run at theSeymour Centre in Sydneyin February 2018. Ticketsopened up on Monday canbe purchased online throughthe Seymour Centre’s onlinebox office or the Board ofStudies website.
BY LAUREN STRODE
TOP PERFORMERS: Tom Hill, Ryan Muir, Ella Moran, Sophie Capel and Mitch Lathamwere chosen to perform at OnSTAGE. Photo: supplied
#NEWS
#P3A CRUCIALSERVICE
#COMMUNITY
#P12SOULFULMUSICFESTIVAL
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