THE SUN came out for the 600 parents, primary school children and community members who watched students at a north Bournemouth secondary perform Annie. More than 40 pupils at Oakmead College of Technology were involved in the lavish musical bringing to life the popular tale of the evil Miss Hannigan; orphan Annie and her saviour ‘Daddy’ Warbucks.
The dedicated young cast and backstage team also helped raise some of the funds needed to stage the show enabling beautiful sets to be built and period props sourced.
Annie was played by sixth former Natasha Broughton, who luckily for the part is only 4ft 11ins.
“We’ve had so much fun rehearsing the last three months,” she said. “I’ve grown rather fond of my ginger wig and was quite happy walking around school in costume and character, selling tickets.”
The youngest cast member was 11, the oldest 18 - Dan Griesser playing Mr Warbucks.
Natasha was also a member of local theatre group MAD, while Dan goes to Swish of the Curtain. Both Dan and Natasha have also set up their own dance and drama companies at Oakmead as part of their BTEC Performing Arts course.
“In recent years the annual productions have tended to be pantomimes so it was great to do something different like well-known musical,” said Emma Burton, creative communications leader at the school.
“The cast and crew were passionate about attention to detail performing this show to the highest possible standards, and the feedback from the audiences mirrored this.
“Money raised from ticket sales will cover the cost of the lighting, but will also help towards forthcoming shows at Oakmead.
“These include Oakfest, which is an evening of rock music, 'Caught in (e)motion' a BTEC dance show, and a sixth form drama production called 'The Way' which tells the Easter story in modern day.”
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