Putting a classic on stage
Pupils’showcase
Months of rehearsals finally came to fruition for McLaren High School’s pupils who produced three top performances of Les Miserables School Edition last week.
The cast put their all into each evening, both physically and emotionally and this helped make it such a memorable show for so many.
The youngsters performed admirably as they brought the famous tale to the Callander school’s stage which was bedecked in a fantastic set designed and constructed byBob Johnson and his team and painted by Aileen Green and her team.
Chorus numbers were breathtaking with powerful singing and the costumes and props on loan from the Clanranald Trust, thanks to Malin Heen Allan were terrific.
Main roles were: Valjean (Dillon McFarlane); Javert (Max Menzies); Fantine (Ailish Duthie); Eponine (India Newton); Young Cosette (Flora Duff); Thenardier (Harris Kliskey); Mme Thenardier (Louise Dineley); Cosette (Finn Newton); Gavroche (James Douglas) and Marius (Sean Steele). Other cast and crew: Enjolras (Calum Cameron); Feuilly/ Grantaire (Jason Derrick); The Foreman/Joly (Owen Ferguson); Pimp/ Combeferre (Rowan Campbell); Bamatabois/ Prouvaire (Jack McGuire); Constable - revolutionary (Eleanor Yates); Bishop (Andrew Murphy); Farmer/ Labourer (Jamie Warburton); Old Woman (Mhairi Stewart).
Workers/Citizens/ Prostitutes/Urchins (Caitlin Osfield, Maria Whyte, Fiona Cameron, Takara Daly, Emily Donnelly, Kim Russell, Laura Maskrey, Rebecca More, Amelia Bawden, Eve Scott, Hazel Imrie, Iona Whitehead, Emily Field, Catie Warburton, Ruth MacLeod, Katie MacLeod, Ellen Banks, Donna Keir, Amy Morrison, Beth Dunlop, Claire McHardy, Harriet Holden, Fiona Cantlay, Kitty Messer).
Students/revolutionaries (Jamie Warburton, Jake Duncan, Jonny Maskrey, Emily Field, Eleanor Yates, Andrew Murphy).
Pupils playing in the band: Keyboards (Megan Milligan); Violin (Georgia Third, Natalie Klaes); Cello (Anna Limonci); Bass synth (Libby Wilson).
Pupils involved in the backstage crew: Lighting (Patrick Cook, Ross Field, Gwen Osfield, Hannah MacCallum, Catlin Scott, Niamh King); Props (Chloe Butcher); Stage Crew (Luke Hibbert, Lauren McKenzie, Katie Davidson, Oliver Holden, Josh Maher, Sandy Lauder, Molly Jennings, Archie Farquharson, Jamie Milne); Additional set painters (Finn Newton, India Newton, Emily Donnelly, Caitlin Osfield, Fiona Cameron, Mhairi Stewart).