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The annual MT3 in house show is a well anticipated event and as usual it was a brilliant, energetic and creative masterpiece! Back in July students were given an artist; Paul McCartney and the Beatles and had to write, cast, perform and direct a musical incorporating his songs. Rhian Gill was elected Director and the audition process began on their return in September. ‘Penny Lane A life in a Day‘ was born and the hard work began! The storyline written specifically to accompany the music and song was genius and the attention to detail so evident. Students even created a replica of Abbey Road in the corridor leading to the studio to add authenticity. By setting the scene in their own ‘Penny Lane’ complete with lamppost, bench, takeaway food outlet, barrow selling flowers and even a newspaper kiosk they were able to take the audience on a believable journey bringing authentic characters to life. The majority of the dialogue and singing took place in studio 3 but mid way through we moved to studio 8 where we were amazed to find a bar club setting complete with candlelight, twinkly lights, mood lighting and Mikey Robinson on piano! This created such a buzzing atmosphere the audience could almost taste the cocktails! Utilising the songs ‘Come Together’, ‘Dance with Another’ and ‘The Girl is Mine’ they showed the chaos taking place at a wedding. From the groom Jack Willmore and bride Chloe Evans dancing on the bar to Grace Evans flirting like mad with best man Liam McHugh! Then it was back to studio 3 for the last act and the song ‘Here comes the sun’ to depict the morning after the night before. ’Live and Let Die’ was their finale tune with everyone singing their hearts out to a standing ovation. Many thanks to and Mikey Robinson for the musical arrangements, Michael Gyngell for overseeing the process and of course the students themselves who were fabulous! The show raised just under £340 for St Barnabas a charity based in West Sussex close to their hearts. St Barnabas provides palliative care to adults with life limiting illnesses, both in the hospice and at home.
For their In-House Show, DT3 presented ‘Blurb’ which was staged in a library setting, complete with books and bookcases, even the corridor to the studio had been decorated to resemble a library. The show was devised completely by the DT3 students who took us on a magical journey of fairy tales and upbeat song and dance to the haunting stories of Anne Franks Diary and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Anne Franks Diary was choreographed by Martha Taylor and Chelsie Dyer who complete with 1940’s costumes took turns to narrate sections of this true story while 6 dancers beautifully and tastefully bought it to life. This was followed by the boys in their striped pyjamas depicting life in a concentration camp through a haunting routine choreographed by Amy Stokes Dyne. In the second act we were treated to a beautiful contemporary number ‘Ditto’ choreographed by Katherine Thacker as well as a risqué number from both the boys and girls entitled ‘50 Shades’. Brandon Hunt devised a thought provoking routine ‘It gets better’ about an abusive relationship and 3 girls and 3 boys bought this to life so well. This was followed by a deep storyline depicting a tale of ‘Dear Teddy’, an imaginary friend with the dancers dressed in nightwear hugging teddies. All the girls took part in a dance to tell the tale of a ‘Phenomenal Woman’ Maya Angelou a black American poet and civil rights activist choreographed by Kiki d’Marni and Rhian Gill. After this intense piece it was straight in to a fast routine to ‘Jungle Book’ complete with leopard print costumes followed by a dance mash up of Michael Jackson tunes including ‘Don’t stop till you get enough’, Working day and night’ and of course Thriller and a fabulous Zombie finale! Excellent work from all involved! The event raised £334 for Supportdogs which is a national charity (Mainland UK) dedicated to increasing independence and quality of life for people with various medical conditions. They provide, train and support specialist assistance dogs to achieve this. We had a lovely thankyou message from them too.
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