GIS presented the wonderful show, “Alice – The
Musical” in the school auditorium. It was a big event and a lot of hard
work, preparation and practice had gone into the making of the play. It was
brilliantly directed and choreographed by Ms. Abeyawardene with musical
direction from Mr. Thaler.
Alice,
March Hare, Mad Hatter, and Cheshire Cat were not only convincing but their
costumes, too, complimented their performance beautifully.
The beautiful synchronization, coordination and flawless
performance showed perfection, which one can only imagine to be a result of
continuous and regular practice. How the children and the teachers could
manage that, in the midst of their academic curriculum, is a wonder and of
course very creditable on their part.
Alice In Wonderland, I would think, is not an easy play
to conduct theatrically but it was done with a class and style of its own.
The play was well thought out and the scenes blended very well into each
other. The actors connected very well with the audience who in turn felt
like joining in with them while they sang and danced with ease. The music,
costumes and props were brilliant and each detail had been thought out and
incorporated in the play in a very innovative manner.
The
dances by the chorus showed perfect synchronization ... well beyond our
imagination or expectation.
Being a popular story and an all time favourite, it was
thoroughly enjoyed by the audience who were eagerly following the play –
feet tapping in tune with the music – reliving their childhood romance
with Lewis Carroll. The wonder and awe was truly apparent amongst us!
The story revolved around Alice and the amazing
adventures she had in Wonderland when she suddenly follows a white rabbit
down a rabbit hole. Her adventures with the Duchess and her “mad tea
party” were hilarious. Her encounter with the illogical Queen of Hearts
was again beautifully portrayed with humour and music making it all the
more entertaining.
The actors and actresses did full justice to the play.
They were expressive, totally confident and great singers! The dances by
the chorus showed perfect synchronization and on the whole the students
showed professionalism well beyond our imagination or expectation. Alice,
March Hare, Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, etc., were not only convincing but
their costumes, too, complimented their performance beautifully.
The seating arrangements and ushering in of the guests
was very well organized and in turn the audience played their part well by
adhering to the requests of switching off their mobiles and not moving
about while the play was in progress. Personally, I do wish the auditorium
was more packed with parents and guests – the least we can do to
encourage these truly talented students who put in a performance well
beyond what we expected and made us look upon them with pride.
We knew they were good when we went in for the show but we came out
realizing what the word “perfection” stood for! And the credit for this
goes not only to the children but also to the person who having understood
their potential brought out the best in them – Ms. Abeyawardene. Since we
have now got a taste of it, we look forward to more of such brilliant
musical evenings at GIS!
PSC
President Gerry Carpenter donates sports uniforms.
