All the world’s a stage and our young men the stars.

Mazenod College works in conjunction with Avila College to stage an annual College Musical. This event gives students across all year levels the opportunity to develop and showcase their skills in acting, dance, backstage management, set and costume design, and playing in a theatrical band. Mazenod also hosts an annual Performing Arts Festival that never fails to bring joy to friends and families who come along to watch.

2022 – Shrek the Musical
Performing Arts Festival

2022 – Shrek the Musical

In 2022 Mazenod College took the reins of the College musical. Shrek – the Musical was a huge success and a great way for both Colleges to welcome our students back to the stage after the disappointment of the previous two years of lockdowns. Based on the film Shrek this production saw our students taking on familiar characters and making audiences laugh with the time-honoured lines and jokes from the original.

Performing Arts Festival

The Performing Arts Festival is a wonderful example of student voice and agency at the College. The senior Performing Arts students are the main organisers of the show. These students manage everything from designing the posters, auditioning acts, publicising the event and hosting the show. The acts have ranged from magic tricks to dancing, singing and everything in between. For many of our students this event has proven to be a great catalyst for building the confidence they need to take part in future College activities. The Performing Arts Festival has become a much-anticipated fixture in the College calendar.

Past Productions

Year Musical
1981
Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1982
Smike
1983
The Witness
1984
Oliver
1985
The Wizard of Oz
1986
Guys and Dolls
1987
Oklahoma
1988
West Side Story
1989
Bye Bye Birdie
1990
Godspell
1991
The Wiz
1992
Pirates of Penzance
1993
The Mikado
1994
Oliver
1995
HMS Pinafore
1996
My Fair Lady
1997
Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1998
Guys and Dolls
1999
42nd Street
2000
Anything Goes
2001
The Boy Friend
2002
West Side Story
2003
Calamity Jane
2004
Fame
2005
Grease
2006
Godspell
2007
South Pacific
2008
The Wizard of Oz
2009
Seussical
2010
Beauty and the Beast
2011
Bye Bye Birdie
2012
Hot Mikado
2013
Footloose
2014
West Side Story
2015
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2016
Hairspray
2017
Mary Poppins
2018
All Shook Up!
2019
Seussical
2022
Shrek
2023
Freaky Friday

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