What a fantastic performance from all involved in the 2024 school musical The Pirate Queen. From all reports the audience thoroughly enjoyed the show. We wanted to thank all of the students for the dedication over the past 6 months leading up to the show, countless rehearsals and hours spent learning the lyrics, dances, lines and the music for the show. All of their hard work paid off in the end with a fantastic string of performances. Well done!

We also wanted to express our gratitude to the staff who gave up their own time during the semester to get this production up and running. Those staff include Mark Malady, Mark Burian, Michael Christie, David Comensoli, Scott Horne, Brendon Gibson, Tracy Sharpe and all of the office staff for all of their help. Also Subhani Muthuthanthiri and the P&F for their help running the canteen for each performance. 

I have had the pleasure of being the producer of the school production for the past 2 musicals and the small team that dedicates their time to the show for 6 months include Lucy Manley, Mark McKinnon, Abbey Simis and myself. It is an absolute pleasure to work alongside such amazing teachers on these passion projects. It is sad to see one of the Awesome Foursome retiring at the end of the year with this being his last musical as Musical Director, his expertise is second to none (I am sure he will get plenty of phone calls for help during our next production, don’t worry) and his positivity and calm presence will absolutely be missed. We know he will be front and centre at every musical in the future to make sure we are keeping his legacy alive. You will be missed Mr Mark McKinnon, thank you for starting such an amazing tradition for the St John’s community, we hope to not let you down. 

Ms Rachael McKay

Musical Producer