Performing a range of scenes from Hamlet are King's High School pupils (from left) Chris Klemetson (17), Casey Jowsey (16), Toby Dobson (17), Alex Petersen-Sharp (17, obscured), Zed Ramsay (17), Daniel Honey (17), Cullan Rolton (17) and John Warman (16).
Performing scene two from act five of Love’s Labour’s Lost are Columba College pupils (from left) director Grace Johntson (17), Leila Luckhurst (15), Olivia Davies (15), Monet Morrison (15) and Tessa Norton (14). The performance won the Denise Walsh...
Columba College pupils Jessica Mundy (14, left) as Macduff and director Xander Cosgrove (14) as Macbeth. Photos: Gregor Richardson
Award-winning entries to the University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival Otago section came together for a showcase on Thursday night, when Shakespearean tragedy was mixed with a modern twist.
Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand Otago regional representative Debbie Vercoe said this year the performances had to be split up because of Covid-19, including moving the showcase to its own dedicated night.
ing’s High School was the overall winner for the 15-minute scene category and Kavanagh College won the five-minute scene category.
Both groups would travel to Wellington in June to perform at the nationals.
