Trinity and Ruyton Musical Mary Poppins

It’s always a bittersweet feeling coming to the end of a show. The adrenaline lingers for a while, but now with nothing more to do, all you are left with are the memories and experiences you developed throughout the production.

This weekend I, along with many other talented Trinity and Ruyton students, share this feeling. After working together on the musical for nearly 15 weeks, Mary Poppins the musical is over. All the strenuous hours spent rehearsing, the line learning, the charges down Glen for lunch, opening night and closing night all are just memories now.

The musical remains as one of the highlights of my year and I strongly recommend it to you whether you like musicals or not. The camaraderie that is fostered, the laughs, the inside jokes and the people is what makes the process so magical. In a world of nonchalance and restrained self-expression, over 50 people stood on stage and put themselves out there to tell a story. I think that’s quite an achievement.

Together we put on a bedazzling performance with such highlights being:

Ben ‘Broadway’ Reynolds flying, adding flair to another polished performance.

Rupert Marsland’s super necessary backflips.
Stanley Raftopoulos and Andrew Pezos’s crucial backstage work.
And Hayden Randle’s personal rendition of Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

To those who came, we are immensely grateful. We take great pride in what we do and seeing you there means the world to us as actors.
I hope we gave you a laugh, a dance and a good time.

I hope there is something about the experience that appeals to you. I cannot recommend it more highly. Yes, it’s a large commitment but the rewards are immeasurable. When the work is done, you’ll be left with friendships, memories and pride in the fact that in a world obsessed with consumption, you created.