Southern View: May 19, 2022

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Shakespeare’s Globe beckons for actor
• By Shardey Harris
A TALENTED young actor has
been offered a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to represent New
Zealand on the world stage.
Hornby High School head
student Nadia Officer has become
a member of the Shakespeare
Globe Centre New Zealand
Young Shakespeare Company for
2022, and will be one of 24 young
actors from around the country
heading to the Globe Theatre in
London later this year.
Nadia was ‘shocked but
very ecstatic’ to be joining
the company after dedicating
six years to drama classes,
rehearsals, musicals and
Shakespeare festivals.
“It is my dream to get to the
Globe and I hope to express and
share the incredible themes,
lessons and language that
Shakespeare gifted us all those
years ago, which couldn’t be
more relevant in today’s world,”
Nadia said.
After gaining success at the
regional and national Sheila
Winn Shakespeare Festivals,
Nadia was awarded the most
promising actor.
She then went on to become
part of the National Shakespeare
Schools Production, where
only 50 students were selected
nationwide. From there, the
24 actors were chosen for the
SGCNZ Young Shakespeare
Company.
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Principal Robin Sutton was
filled with pride recalling the first
time he watched Nadia perform.
“I remember seeing Nadia as a
Year 8 student on the stage, and
even as a 12-year-old she had
the most natural stage presence
I’ve ever seen in a student in my
whole teaching career. And she’s
just got better and better.”
Not only has this opportunity
changed Nadia’s life, but it has
helped inspire other students at
the school to pursue theatre.
Drama Teacher Joanne Clark
said: “Every student deserves
to have that opportunity and
to know you can go to those
productions, go to nationals, and
go to London. That opportunity
is there.”
Shakespeare wrote in his play
The Merry Wives of Windsor:
‘The world’s mine oyster’, and
this is undoubtedly true for
Nadia.
But with big dreams, and big
opportunities come big costs.
Nadia is rallying to raise $10,000
to help cover the cost of travel,
accommodation, workshop fees,
and meals across the two-week
experience.
If you would like to support
Nadia, a Givealittle page has been
set up and is open to donations.
A fundraiser event is also
being held next Wednesday,
May 25 at the Hornby High
School Auditorium. Nadia
invites the community to come
along and enjoy an evening of
Thursday May 19 2022
PRESENCE: Nadia Officer
performing A Midsummer
Night’s Dream alongside
Meagan MacKinnon at
the National Sheila Winn
Shakespeare Festival,
and outside Hornby High
School.
performances from students and
staff, as well as a raffle. Doors
open at 6:30pm, and a gold coin
is required for entry. All proceeds
raised from the evening will go
towards supporting costs of the
trip.
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