Looking back, it seems like almost yesterday when Key Stage 3s 2026 drama production cast were frantically checking their emails, looking for the tell-tale email title that would signal the start of a grand and glorious beginning.
On Tuesday, the 28th and Wednesday the 29th of April 2026, the School of Rock sang, danced and performed to sold-out audiences at the Wynter Bee Theatre, bringing the halls of Horace Green straight to Gordon’s for two nights only.
We as a cast have truly grown and evolved enormously throughout the months involved, and we’ve loved watching the process of piecing the show together. From blocking and vocal rehearsals at Period 7s to excitedly waiting backstage on Night One, the journey has been an incredible process – one certainly fun-filled, too.
The play follows the story of a guitar player with some rather unconventional ideas: Dewey Finn, quickly introduced after an outlandish guitar solo in front of his bandmates. Grappling with rent troubles, he soon steals a prep school’s substitute job, expecting good pay and eventually stardom through rock. However, as Horace Green’s students – and a headmaster with a strange passion for music – soon follow suit, Dewey hatches a plan to take back his dignity and win the Battle of the Bands once and for all… with school children.
There’s a certain kind of excitement you can only receive from being part of a show, and taking part in School of Rock has been an exceptional experience. With each cast member learning to bring their part alive in scenes, songs and dance breaks throughout the show, we’ve gained skills, techniques and even cherished friendships along the way.
Electric, passionate and heartfelt in all the right places, School of Rock offered an eye-opening look into childhood, the connection of music, and the importance of listening to those who’ve ‘got so much to say’.
- Daniella
