Performing Arts
School Production
The College presents an annual production. Drama and Theatre Studies students are joined by a host of other students and are involved in sound, lighting, set design & construction, costumes, make up, front of house as well as performance.
There is a high level of parent and staff involvement in the production which runs over a two week period in August/September.
The 2025 Production is Shrek.
2024 Production: Head Over Heels
At the start of this show, two royals and two ogres separately send their 7-year-old children off into the world, with a young Princess Fiona and young Shrek having very different ideas of how the world will treat them.
Years later, Shrek’s isolated swamp gets overrun by FairyTale creatures who have been relocated by Lord Farquaad for being ‘Freaks’. Shrek’s shock and horror at his space being invaded leads him to quest to get his swamp back from Farquaad by visiting Duloc, his kingdom, with a chatty talking donkey as a reluctantly appointed sidekick. This quest is quickly sidestepped into a rescue mission, with Farquaad promising Shrek the deed to his swamp in exchange for the safe delivery of Princess Fiona, who needs to be rescued from a dragon guarded tower.
With Princess Fiona turning out to be a little but more complex than initially imagined, Shrek and Donkey quickly find common ground, bringing the future of the trio into jeopardy. Will Fiona learn to reveal her true self? Will Shrek learn to let hope and friendship into his life? Will Farquaad’s evil decree be obeyed?
Come and watch VSC’s production of Shrek: The Musical to find out!
2023 Production: Chicago
We were excited to announce that the 2023 VSC Production is ‘Chicago: Teen Edition’.
The cast and band rehearsed twice a week and the backstage teams worked hard to create the props, set and costumes for the show throughout the year.
The show was on from the 11th to 19th August 2023 in the VSC Theatre, with tickets selling at the end of Term 2. Thank you to all that supported the show!
2022 Production: The Droswy Chaperone
The Drowsy Chaperone is a show that celebrated the many joys of musical theatre and the spellbinding escapism that musicals offer their audiences, and this spirit was embraced by this year’s production community.
Students banded together to teach each other parts, support understudies and rehearse the many tricks that went into the show (from roller skating blindfolded to mastering quick changes) and did all this with smiles on their faces.
They also put in the work to unpack the stereotypes and tropes that this show parodies, and reflect on the importance of accurate and nuanced representation in theatre.
2021 Production: Matilda
At its core, Matilda is a show full of joy that celebrates what young people can achieve when they come together for a common cause. All students within this show truly embraced that message, and went above and beyond to bring creativity, flexibility, resilience and an attitude that centred on fun.
