From the extreme disappointment of last years cancellation of South Pacific, Senior students set out in October determined to have an awesome production for 2021. For most of the cast, this was their first-ever Senior School production and, for many of the Year 12s, their first proper production since Disco Inferno in 2019.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat has been a pleasure to be apart of. Being able to do a massive art project at school with a lot of my closest mates and many like-minded individuals from Years 10 to 12 has really made this production a memorable one.

At times, the rehearsal process was a bit rocky, especially during the first two weeks of term one with the second lockdown. But undeterred by this second attack from the pandemic, the cast was set on making sure we have a show this year - many hours of rehearsal and personal practice has gone into preparing for this great event.

The cast was led by a brilliant group of Year 12s: Naveen Nimilan College Captain, Tristan Nel Culture Captain, Daniel Nolan Captain of Boats, myself Captain of Percussion, Nick Burvil, Ethan Dal Molan and Zebiah Peaker, a humble member of the Culture Council. Mr Sivewright, Mr McMillan, Stella and Kate have all put many countless hours of their time into making this show a success and we all (the cast) can’t thank them enough for all the work and passion they put into the Senior School productions every year.

This year the production will be outside the Chapel, this was such a relief to many of us because we have a chance of good acoustics, unlike in the College Hall. For the audience, they will feel like they’re at an outdoor music festival with food trucks and live music before the show starts and the cast will be able to interact with the audience easily, enhancing the viewing experience of the show.

Joseph and the Technicolour Dream Coat is a high energy, funny and engaging musical which, for many of the parents, will be nostalgic of their days in Junior School!