Emmelia Williams, dancing as Reed, front, with other pupils from Rangiora's Hartley School of Performing Arts during the school's production of The Happy Prince. Photos: Supplied
Rangiora's Hartley School of Performing Arts pupils Jasper Atkin, left, as The Happy Prince, with Neve Aitken as Fidel the Swallow.
Rangiora's Hartley School of Performing Arts is celebrating the success of its latest theatrical production.
The school held two performances of Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince in the Rangiora Town Hall last Saturday.
Both shows featured more than 100 pupils, aged 4 to 11, from the school's junior department.
Both performances were almost full houses.
''We are very happy with that - a room full of proud and supportive parents to cheer on our young cast of performers,'' school founder Dale Hartley said.
''The show came along in leaps and bounds, from a slightly hairy first dress rehearsal on Wednesday, to a near-perfect pair of performances today,'' she said after the show.
