Yesterday, our whole year took a trip to Mullingar Arts cantre, where two of the classes were involved in a drama competition . It took us roughly an hour to get to Mullingar, and I thought that the small town was beautiful. There were so many small, old shops run by family businesses, which I really found interesting.
The minute we arrived at the arts centre the two other classes were whisked away to nget changed and rehearse their small plays. Our class got the pleasure to be spectators and a supporting audience for the girls.
The first group wrote their drama based on the well-known poem 'Midterm Break' by Séamus Heaney. They put a very interesting take on the sad poem, and all acted really brilliantly. Next up was a group who performed a drama based on bullying. I felt that this play was really emotional and really had an impact on me.
Then was a group who wrote their drama based on the song 'Concrete Angel'. This was by far the most emotional play as it dealtwith child abuse and neglect. It was a fantastic performance and left the audience almost in tears.
The final group performance was based on the poem 'Tisch Miller', which also deals with the theme of bullying.
Each play had an emotional and almost depressing feel to them, but all in all they were equally brilliant and i was very impressed.
It was really a fantastic day, which I really enjoyed.
BYYYE :D
