On the 25th and 26th of November, the lower school drama club treated us to their version of the enthralling tale of Roald Dahl's 'The Witches'. The magical story of how a young boy falls victim to a society of witches determined to change all children into mice was highly entertaining.
However, in this case some big bad witches may be no match for the resourcefulness of a single rodent. We were transported into their ghastly world at the Annual General Witches Convention, and we witnessed the ghoulish transformation of the members. From dapper and stylish to bald, hook nosed, sharp-clawed witches on a mission of mass destruction.
There were outstanding performances from Luke Dickinson as the evil Grand High Witch and Sebastian Slade as the innocent boy entangled in the witches’ evil foils. The production was set against the backdrop of the 1950s with music and songs reminiscent of that era to establish the nostalgic scene.
An excellent evening was enjoyed by all. The cast and technical crew clearly worked very hard, under the creative direction of Mrs Jayne Hansford, to bring us this wicked evening of bewitching, bedazzling, rodent-infested entertainment.
