Ophelia Thinks Harder  | | Maid, woman, Ophelia and another woman |  | Polonius ,Ophelia and maid |  | R& G and the Queen |
A play by Jean Betts, which was last performed at High in 1997 when Jean’s son Charlie was at High and performed in the play, was the Yr 13 production this term. For those of you lucky enough to see the performance I am sure you would have been rolling around in your seat with laughter.
In the play many of the parts were taken by the opposite sex and the students made superb jobs of portraying their characters. Hannah Wilson and Lily Uivel were superb sharing Ophelia and Anthony Young’s calm portrayal of Hamlet’s mother was fantastically done with the skilful use of eloquent hand movements. In fact everyone from Madelaine Empson’s Hamlet to Dylan Satherley’s Laertes to Alice Leslie’s the old woman were wonderful. Well done Allie and Yr 13.
Special thanks to the La Hattes and the Glovers for coffee and cup cakes.
Cast
Ophelia Hannah Wilson/Lily Uivel
Maid Philip Sheppard
Polonius Thomas LaHatte/Rory Stewart
Hamlet Madelaine Empson
Horatio Sam Keller/Floyd Edwards
St Joan Vanessa Cullen
Queen Anthony Young
Rosencrantz Sophia Dutch
Guildenstern Roxanne Merritt
Laertes Dylan Satherley
Ghost of Ophelia’s Mother Rory Stewart
Three Women Alice Leslie, Matthew Savage, Roxanne Merritt
Players Matthew Savage, Thomas LaHatte, Alice Leslie, Dylan Satherley
King Claudius Himself Crew Costumes and props coordinated by Hannah Wilson
Queen’s costume made by Alison Hodge
Lighting designed and operated by Thomas Fuller and Rowan McShane
Stage Manager Anna Wollner
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