PHOTO: Members of the cast with music teacher Frances Evans.
Providing suitable pathways for students to pursue their interest in the arts has always been a challenge for schools in rural and regional areas. On the back of their recent success at the Dubbo Eisteddfod, St Mary’s Primary School, Warren, are putting on a musical, The Lion King Junior, complete with choreography, costumes, and professional sound and lighting.
The students announced their upcoming show via a flash mob performance at the local IGA Supermarket, delighting the members of the public browsing the fruit and vegetable aisle, unaware that they were about to be entertained by the enthusiastic group of youngsters. Leading proceedings was the school’s music teacher, Frances Evans…