Warwick Academy’s Upper Primary will be presenting Roald Dahl’s ‘Cinderella’ next Wednesday and Thursday at 1.30pm in the school’s Phoebe Purvis Memorial Hall. The production is part of the Spring concert which showcases the skills learnt in music lessons in the Primary department.The role of Cinderella is played by Olivia Sinnott, a Year 6 student. If you think you’re seeing the original Cinderella, well you are in for a treat. This Cinderella is written by Roald Dahl and has been turned into a musical. The play has a twist and is sure to surprise audiences of all ages and bring some laughs. It is enough to say that once Cinderella gets her Prince, played by John Drangonetti, he isn’t everything she expects and she has a rethink!The usual characters are still in it: the Ugly Sisters (played by Eden Robinson, Hazel Roberts, Caroline Alexander and Lorena Godwin), and the Magic Fairy (played by Mika Woods). The musical has four dances and many songs throughout the production, which the children have been learning since September.The whole performance has been organised by the teachers from the Primary Department. Directing the play is Miss Amanda Ingham, a Year 6 teacher. The music and singing has been organised by Mr Davidson Bishop, the music teacher, and the choreography has been arranged by Mrs Jill Finnigan, also a teacher at the school.The children have been very busy rehearsing and practicing for the play since September and had to initially audition for speaking roles. The auditions were held in front of a group of teachers and were not very easy. “I was very excited and scared at the same time,” said Melanie Soares-Chan about the auditions. The children then rehearsed every Tuesday after school and, at the same time, the dancers learnt their steps.“The hardest thing about the play was becoming my part,” said Kaleb Hamilton, who plays the Jam Man. “Also, it was hard to perform in front of a panel of people for the auditions.”To help with characterisation the children have played many drama games and have had help from a visiting teacher, Mr Lawrence Wild, who gave them some great tips for when they are on stage and playing their part. To raise money the Drama club held a cake raffle and managed to make enough money to pay for many of the costumes for Cinderella and for the dancers.The other section of the Spring Concert will consist of the Year 4s playing recorders and the Year 5s will be playing violins and cellos. The Year 6s will be performing on Orff instruments.