On Friday and Saturday evening in the week just gone, HOPAC put on a performance of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and I had the great privilege of being part of the team. I’ve never been involved with a performance before, but I had such an excellent time working with the two directors, Grace Nakaka and Doug Bramsen, bringing it all together.
We only had four weeks rehearsal and they were definitely a crazy few weeks. I’m very tried, but it was well worth it. We had an excellent cast and they worked so hard to bring it all together. They did a fantastic job and I was really proud of all of them. I’ll let the pictures show you what it was like. All photo credits go to Abi Snyder and Rebecca Laarman.
Susan and Lucy meeting the professor.
Lucy gets into Narnia for the first time and meets Mr. Tumnus.
Edmund gets into Narnia and meets the White Witch.
Peter and Edmund arguing over Edmund “pretending” to get into Narnia with Lucy.
All the Pevensie children get into Narnia and find that Mr Tumnus has been captured by the White Witch.
Meeting Mr and Mrs Beaver, and a Centaur not long after that.
Edmund is captured and almost killed by the White Witch.
Peter, Susan and Lucy meet Aslan.
Peter wins his spurs by defeating Maugrim, Captain of the Witch’s Secret Police. He is knighted Sir Peter Wolfsbane.
Edmund is rescued from the White Witch, but she then makes a claim on his life.
Aslan sacrifices himself to save Edmund, but is brought back to life because he – an innocent party- has been killed in the place of a traitor – Edmund. Mice bite through the ropes that bind him.
He goes to Cair Paravel to breathe the breath of life into the creatures that have been turned into stone by the White Witch.
The battle between Aslan’s forces and the forces of the White Witch.
Edmund destroys the Witch’s wand, but in doing so is gravely wounded.
Lucy rushes to heal him with the cordial that Father Christmas gave to her.
Edmund is healed and knighted, the battle is won, Mr Tumnus is alive and the children are crowned Kings and Queens of Narnia.
There you have it: HOPAC presents: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
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