On Wednesday the 19th October, our two Year 12 HSC Standard English classes attended a live theatre performance in the city of their prescribed text for the HSC, Past the Shallows.  The performance was a co-production with Archipelago Productions, Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP), which presented its world premiere of the play adaptation of Pavel Farrett’s novel at The Rebel Theatre only on 13 October 2022. The play had a modern minimalist setting and only three actors who played a range of characters, including sometimes the same character at the same time.
The brand new Rebel Theatre is located on Dawe’s Point right in the city, a beautiful renovated wharf premise which is the new home of the ATYP theatre company, the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Bell Shakespeare Company.  The weather on the day was superb and we enjoyed a beautiful walk to and from the theatre and Circular Quay along the harbour, as well as lunch in the city before heading home. 
The students are to be commended on their enthusiastic participation in the excursion and we are sure the live performance will be a big asset to their studies of this text as they commence their HSC course work this term.

Miss Randall & Mrs Spencer