2025 Showcase - Canvas Bag Drama School

Friday 29th August 6 pm (duration approx. 60 minutes)

HALSWELL CAMPUS

The following 3 classes will perform:

Halswell Monday Thumbelina (tutor William Wallace)
THE STORYMASTER'S COMPETITION- Story, script, and direction by William Wallace Music by Felicity Williams
Based on the Aesop folktales
Have you every wondered what makes the best story? The Storymaster has, and has gathered all of the best stories in the land to find out which one is truly the best. Will the Hare and Tortoise reign supreme? Or will Lion and Mouse weave the better tale?

Halswell Monday Starfleet (tutor William Wallace)
THESEUS AND THE LABYRINTH - Story, script, and direction by William Wallace
Music by Felicity Williams
Based on Greek mythology
Theseus, a hero from Athens, bravely enters the Labyrinth to face the Minotaur, a fearsome creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man. Can Princess Ariadne help Theseus beat the Minotaur? Or will King Minos keep them lost in the Labyrinth forever?

Halswell Monday Quangle (tutor Khalil Qualls)
THE FOLLY OF ICARUS - Story, script, and direction by Khalil Qualls
Based on Greek mythology
Talented architect Daedalus and her daughter Icarus are unfairly imprisoned by King Minos on the island of Crete. They must use courage, intelligence and caution to make a daring escape. Will it end in freedom for both? Or will Icarus's recklessness get the better of her?

Saturday 30th August 6 pm (duration approx. 45 minutes)

BROMLEY RESERVE CAMPUS

The following 2 classes will perform:

Bromley Reserve Thursday Thumbelina/Starfleet (tutor Khalil Qualls)
A TALE OF FOUR CAPYBARAS- Story, script, and direction by Khalil Qualls
Music by Felicity Williams
Based on the Three Little Pigs
An German fairytale gets an Incan twist as we follow four young capybaras on their journey out of their mother's house and into the world. Can they stick together to protect each other? Or will their arguing leave them vulnerable to the Jaguar that hunts them?

Bromley Reserve Thursday Quangle (tutor Harry Lawrence)
THE TRAVELLING ACTORS - Story, script, and direction by Harry Lawrence
Based on the Brothers Grimm story: The Travelling Musicians
Peacock the Peacock has a dream: to be the most famous playwright the West End has ever seen (since Andrew Lloyd Webber). Join Peacock, Daphne the Duck and their makeshift acting troupe as they try to make their way in the world as actors. Can they convince the evil executives to fund their play?

Friday 5th September 6pm (duration approx. 75 minutes)

MERIVALE CAMPUS

The following 4 classes will perform:

Merivale Monday Thumbelina (tutor Andrew Gilbert)
WATER, MOON, SUN AND STARS - Story, script, and direction by Andrew Gilbert
Music by Felicity Williams
Sun, Moon, and the Stars are hosting a party! They decide to build a new place to host it, and invite their friends, Pond, River and Ocean. But they get more than they bargained for, when their guests invite more in turn... Why 'are' the Sun, Moon and Stars up in the sky, again?

Merivale Monday Starfleet (tutor Caitlyn O'Rourke)
THE ZODIAC RACE - Story, script, and direction by Caitlyn O'Rourke
Music by Felicity Williams
Based on Chinese Mythology
The Jade Emperor has decided that we need to get a control over time and to do it the fun way: with a race! But some of the animals of the kingdom are conspiring against each other. Which animal will win the race for a place in the calendar?

Merivale Tuesday Quangle (tutor Harry Lawrence)
THE MANY SIDEQUESTS OF THE FUTURE KING ARTHUR - Story, script, and direction by Harry Lawrence
Based on multiple Celtic Folktales
Arthur is to be King, but he keeps getting distracted on his journey to his destiny. Join him as he learns the lessons of leadership through the distracting antics of the Fae. Will Arthur fulfill his destiny?

Merivale Tuesday Senior (tutor Caitlyn O’Rouke)

THE WITCH OF FIFE - Story, script, and direction by Caitlyn O’Rouke
Based on a Scottish Folktale
The wives in the town of Fife have a secret, they are all secretly witches. How will their husbands react as they one by one reveal what their lives as witches are really like. They just want to have fun after all.

Saturday 6th September 6pm (duration approx. 90 minutes)

MERIVALE CAMPUS

The following 5 classes will perform:

Merivale Thursday Thumbelina (tutor Andrew Gilbert)
MIGHTY, BITEY CREATURE - Story, script, and direction by Andrew Gilbert
Music by Felicity Williams
Something is rumbling in the jungle, and the animals are terrified! Flamingo, Puppy, and Monkey need help, and journey to where Lion and Tiger are sleeping. Will they find out what is BITING THEIR BOTTOMS?!

Merivale Thursday Starfleet (tutor Andrew Gilbert)
THE KETTLE WHICH WAS ALSO A BADGER - Story, script, and direction by Andrew Gilbert
Music by Felicity Williams
Based on the Japanese folktale of Bunbuku Chagama
Local priests are donated some objects which are not what they seem; they come to life in highly strange and mysterious ways! The things pass hands from the priests, to the villagers, to the shopkeepers, before they end up with some enterprising performers... Hopefully everyone can find a way to benefit from this bizarre situation!

Merivale Thursday Quangle (tutor Caitlyn O’Rouke)
BE LIKE THOR?- Story, script, and direction by Caitlyn O’Rouke
Based on Norse Mythology
Thor and Jormungandr are feuding, and it cannot end well. Will Thor, Odin and Loki prevent to fulfillment of the Norm prophecies? Or will everyone's hubris lead to their own demise?

Merivale Wednesday Quangle (tutor Andrew Gilbert)

HIGH SCHOOL HEROES- Story, script, and direction by Andrew Gilbert
Characters based on multiple mythologies
Heroes and Heroines from myth and legend are in highschool, and have committed a grave crime; they have forgotten their homework! Some make excuses, others steal it, others tell a story, some tell a truth stranger than fiction, and others... have fun with it. But many of these stories and excuses will be very familiar to us all...

Merivale Wednesday Senior (tutor Harry Lawrence)

HORUS AND SET: THE CONTENDINGS- Story, script, and direction by Harry Lawrence
Based on Egyptian Mythology and The Contendings
Osiris is dead, and a new ruler of the Gods needs to be found. Will it be Horus, Osiris's Son, more interested in games than work? Or his brother, Set, a chaotic being that seems to be too interested in attaining power? Who will rise at the end of the trials to be the new leader of the Gods of the Ennead?