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Year 3 students perform 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'
06 February 2015
Children in Year 3 and Year 5 did a fantastic job offering two performances of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for nearly 200 spectators.
The musical, which is based on Roald Dahl’s book of the same name, tells the story of five children who discover Willy Wonka’s coveted “Golden Tickets”, winning them a tour through the most mysterious and magical sweets factory in the world.
Unfortunately, four children fall victim to their own nasty habits – overeating, endlessly chewing gum, greediness and too much television – and aren’t able to finish the tour. Only Charlie, a poor girl from a starving family, has the quality of character to finish the tour and win the surprise grand prize – ownership of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.
The Year 3 children did an amazing job playing the parts of their characters and impressing the audience with their memorisation skills – many were surely brought back to their childhood with the terrific portrayals of Veruca Salt, Violet Beuregarde, Augustus Gloop, Mike Teavee and of course Charlie Bucket.
Children in Year 5 offered their musical talents in the choir; the audience could enjoy wonderful full-cast renditions of “The Candy Man Can”, “Pure Imagination”, “(I’ve Got A) Golden Ticket”, Oompa Loompa verses and Veruca Salt’s solo “I Want It Now!” Other Year 5 students did an excellent job as stagehands, with inventive sets that even included chocolate machines created by the Year 3 children and the Team Challenge club.
“I would just like to say an enormous thank you to all those who helped put on the production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was an outstanding performance last night. The children all did so well but this type of extra-curricular activity could not have happened without the support of everyone,” said Mrs Skinner, director of the play and adapter of the script.
The children can be proud of their enormous efforts over the past few months and for successfully putting on such an elaborate production.
“Bravo” on a job well done!
