The school provides many
opportunities to the staff and students to bring
forth their creative talents. The annual English
play presented by the English faculty is one such
event that every one looks forward to. This year’s
play ‘Oliver Twist’ was staged in the auditorium
on March 29-30.
Oliver Twist, written by
Charles Dickens, is a touching tale of an orphan,
Oliver. Being a destitute he grows up in a
workhouse. There, life is not easy for young
Oliver. While still young, he is apprenticed to an
undertaker. Exploited and unhappy, he runs away toLondon.
In
London
,
Oliver’s life takes a turn for worse. Trained by a
gang of juvenile delinquents in the art of pick
pocketing, this innocent boy is caught for doing
nothing. From being arrested to getting kidnapped,
Oliver has to face many dangers; such is his
plight that he has no choice.
This play depicts Oliver’s journey, from
his innocence to experience. Let’s see if this
child, looking for love, finds any……………
The shows for the students were
held from March 28 to March 2. The play was based
on the story ‘Oliver Twist’ written by Charles
Dickens.
The entire event was a very well
coordinated by the students. They not only managed
the back stage duties like property movement but
also smoothly carried out other duties like
providing light and sound, set designing,
choreography and auditorium decoration.
The play proved to be a great hit
with the students as well as the parents. The
students captured the hearts of the audience with
their spectacular performance and professionalism.
The acting skills of the lead actors - Jasraj
Singh (XII G) and Sarthak Vig (VII-D) were highly
praised.
The audience was full of praise for
Varsha Das Gupta (XII E) who choreographed the
dances of the play. The whole troupe was
congratulated for their hard work and team spirit.
Our chief guests for one of the shows were eminent
personalities from the National School of Drama.
They encouraged the actors and applauded them for
their wonderful performance.
The event was a great
success.
