‘Girl Who Cried Wolf’ - Theatre Studies Production

Unit 3 Theatre Studies have been hard at work for most of this semester, developing a play for their Theatre Studies Production, which opens in two weeks.

The play ‘Girl Who Cried Wolf’, by Australian playwright Angela Betzien, is a Gothic tail of serial liar who convinces the most popular girl at Pleasant Lakes Primary School to stage her own disappearance, to get her parents to come home from overseas, causing fear and hysteria in the community.

Angela Betzien’s AWGIE-Award-winning play examines the cult of celebrity and the machinations of the school playground hierarchy.

The play is part of the work for the Unit 3 students, who develop two areas of stagecraft, developing skills in Lighting and Sound Design, Set, Prop and Costume Design. Students are Acting in the play, assisted by members of the Year 10 Drama class, who will also perform their own play, ‘Man in the Bowler Hat’ on the evening.

Several students assisted with Direction in the play and we have been lucky enough to have pre-service teacher, Kellie Tori also helping with direction. Kellie directed our 2025 School Production, ‘As You Like It’ and we are very glad to have her back for a short stint!

The school community will get to see all their amazing work on Tuesday 26 May.

We have a schools matinee at 12pm and a final evening performance at 7pm.

Adults - $10.00, Student/Children/Conc - $8.00 Family (2A+2C) - $20.00

Tickets via TryBooking at the link below:

https://www.trybooking.com/DME...

In other news around the Arts Learning area, the VCE students attended the VCAA Top Screen screenings at Australian Centre of the Moving image in Fed Square last week. Students viewed amazing films by a variety of 2025 filmmakers, as well as seeing examples of their folio work at the Melbourne Museum as part of the Top Designs exhibition. At Top Screen, the class were very pleased to view the work of 2025 SHC Media student Thomas Corboy’s film. Tom’s film, ‘The Disagreement’ was very warmly received by the enthusiastic crowd!

Our VCE Art students also recently attended the VCAA Top Arts exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria, seeing some amazing visual arts student folios from 2025!

Students in Junior Art subjects have been developing their skills in ceramics, learning how to create pinch pots and we are two weeks in with our ‘Life Drawing’ on a Thursday afternoon!

Top Screen Excursion to ACMI and Melbourne Museum

Unit 1 & 3 Media Studies students embarked on an inspiring excursion to Melbourne on 5 May, immersing themselves in the world of film, media and design.

We visited the Australian Centre for Moving Image (ACMI) first, where students viewed the Top 14 Films of 2025 VCE Media, including the film ‘A Disagreement’ by Sacred Heart College’s Thomas Corboy. The film was warmly received with audible, positive reactions throughout the screening. We experienced the high-calibre work being produced by Year 12 students with the session offering inspiration for their own projects. The "Meet the Filmmaker" session afterwards gave students the unique opportunity to hear firsthand from past students about the creative process, challenges and rewards of their filmmaking.

Melbourne Museum was our next stop where we enjoyed a quick stroll through the Top Designs exhibition. This showcased a diverse range of outstanding student work, including films, photography and print productions.

This excursion was particularly relevant for the Year 12 Media students who are currently involved in the pre-production of their major projects. The exposure to exemplary work at both ACMI and the Museum provided a tangible benchmark and sparked new ideas as they refine their own creative visions.

Carla Matthews – VCE Media Teacher