Taking the stage – Nicole (left) and Hayley Sherwin. Photo: Geoff Lewis.
Playbox Theatre’s Fantastic Mr Fox is a first for Nicole and Hayley Sherwin.
The sisters are students at St Peter’s School and while they enjoy school productions, Playbox is on a whole different level, they say.
Nicole, 16, is a year 12 student and has been in lots of shows for St Peter’s along with performances in Morrinsville’s community theatre. In Fantastic Mr Fox she plays Mabel the house keeper for the cantankerous farmer Bean where she copes with Mr Fox’s habits of nicking the poultry and cider – along with keeping the rats under control.
Hayley, 13, has enjoyed other Roald Dahl tales and plays the only badger child. She decided to get involved following encouragement from mum Tania who appeared in the recent production of Calendar Girls for Playbox, also at Riverlea.
”Rehearsals have been going on for about six weeks and it’s lots of fun making new friends. It’s good for my confidence and I enjoy the atmosphere,” Hayley says.
Nicole says performing with Playbox is ”100 percent” different from school productions with a greater opportunity to gain a good part.
Fantastic Mr Fox, directed by Lorna Ashton, opens on July 1.
