Summer School

The high standard of theatre productions presented around Hobart by independent and state schools and colleges had frequently been praised; leading to talk of how exciting it may be if a combined production was presented with students from as many institutions as possible.  Well that finally happened with the production of Les Miserables School Edition in March 2005. It was so successful that the idea has continued over the years with productions of Back to the 80’s in 2006, Jesus Christ Superstar in 2007, Oklahoma in 2008, Pirates of Penzance in 2009, Guys and Dolls in 2010, Urinetown in 2011, The Producers in 2012, The Drowsy Chaperone in 2013, Jesus Christ Superstar in 2014, The Wedding Singer in 2015, The Addams Family in 2016, 9 to 5 in 2017, Annie Get Your Gun in 2018, Spring Awakening in 2019, Be More Chill in 2020, Heathers in 2021 and Guys and Dolls in 2022.

The aims of the Hobart Theatre Summer School are to:

• Complement the curricular drama and music experience for students

• Offer a unique opportunity to work with and learn from practitioners from the theatre industry

• Meet and work with peers from other schools and colleges across the diverse suburbs, educational facilities and backgrounds in the south of the state