This iconic and timeless musical is a favourite with everyone and this year, our team created a magical, memorable interpretation of this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic. It captured both the heart-warming story, and the menacing historical backdrop in which this story is set.

The cast ranged from Year 3 to Year 13 students with 10 boys from Dilworth – so a real collaborative effort from everyone.

On stage we had a beautiful Maria in our Year 13 star, Amanda Yu and seven delightful von Trapp children who were expertly cast.

Lotosina Tavui was an outstanding Mother Abbess and the Captain led a superb team of Dilworth boys.

Everyone on stage radiated infectious enthusiasm, delivered powerful performances and captivated the audience. Each scene was enchanting and there were moments of sheer delight, for example, The Lonely Goatherd set like a puppet theatre.

We have been incredibly fortunate to have the professional skills of our ‘in house’ international opera star Andrea Creighton,  who directed the show, trained the singers and actors, and brought a professionalism to the stage that Dio has not seen before. Her vision was complimented by the classy choreography of Verity Burgess and the brilliant ‘behind-the-scenes’ magic created by set designer and projectionist, Olwyn Davidson, who transported us seamlessly from scene to scene without any moving of set.

Together the entire team created an enchanting experience for the audience and memories for the students that will be cherished forever.

With unsurpassed box office takings, super enthusiastic responses from all our audiences, young and old alike, there is no doubt this production was quite exceptional. The bar has been set very high now and the Performing Arts team are buzzing with creative ideas to bring life, energy and heaps of joy to our Dio community, in a theatre we are so proud to have as a performance space.

Thank you to everyone involved and to our supportive audiences who made everything come alive.