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Previous productions reviews

    2011 Productions

  • Greek Plays for 6ème

    Par Davina Vernet (Justine ’s Mum) et Kate Rebour (Victoria’s Mum)

    Toutes les 6èmes de Chaville et de Sèvres étaient réunies pour mettre en scène quelques unes des plus belles tragédies et comédies greques. A new fashion is sure to take the college by storm this Spring: girls will be wearing long, belted, white bedsheets and boys charming short tunics and breastplates…..

    16-02-12

  • Play 2011: un immense succès

    Par Sonia Bohelay et Carol Cretaigne

    Plus de 200 enfants sur scène et le backstage de la 4ème à la terminale ! Un scénario très drôle écrit par Paddy Salmon, librement inspiré de la série William écrite par Richmal Crompton entre 1920 et 1969.

    16-02-12

  • "William" the 2011 PLAY

    by Paddy Salmon

    The 2011 PLAY will be “WILLIAM”, a musical dramatisation, in two parts, of some of the “William” Stories by Richmal Crompton, freely adapted by Paddy Salmon.

    06-12-11

    2010 Productions

  • An Evening of Myths and Mythology

    by Franck Bilau, parent

    In what is now established as a SIS tradition, the 6e Anglophones performed several short plays at the Collège Jean Moulin, directed by Vicki Salmon, Ruairi McCann and Candi Buxton.

    22-10-10

  • Portes ouvertes à Chaville (12 juin)

    de Julien Coquet (parent)

    The theatre performance by the 5ème during the ’Portes Ouvertes’ was brilliant. The students had learned their lines very well and were extremely confident. Their ability to switch from Comedy to Drama demonstrated their talent for acting.

    11-10-10

  • The Great Gatsby, the Great Play 2010

    By Anne Potonnier

    The magic of the roaring 20’s and of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book came alive on the stage of the SEL thanks to the talent of SIS teachers Ruairi McCann, Paddy Salmon, Candy Buxton, Lisa Higgins, Vicky Salmon and Pat Short and the talents of the students. In the grand tradition of theater at the SIS put in place by Paddy Salmon, all students in 4ème through terminale can participate in the adventure.

    22-04-10

  • Gatsby is Gorgeous

    by Ruairi McCann

    Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, has been adapted for the stage by SIS English teacher Ruairi McCann. The story takes place in New York during the roaring twenties...

    01-05-10

  • Gatsby est magnifique

    by Ruairi McCann

    Great Gatsby, roman de Francis Scott Fitzgerald publié en 1925, a été adapté pour les Sections Internationales par Ruairi McCann. L’histoire se déroule à New York dans les années 1920... Après avoir lu la traduction française, Jean Cocteau a décrit Gatsby le magnifique comme « un livre céleste: chose la plus rare du monde ».

    01-05-10

    2009 Productions

  • Play 2009: Great Expectations and a great performance

    By Anne Potonnier

    The final curtain has come down after four evenings of marvellous performances. The actors, musicians and stage crew were exceptional, not to mention the volonteers who oversaw security and manned the bar.

    18-01-10

  • An Evening of Theater

    On January 22nd, the four Anglophone 6e classes, under the direction of Vicki Salmon, Ruairi McCann and Candi Buxton, presented an evening of four one-act plays at the Collège Jean Moulin before a large crowd of delighted parents. The plays (author: Steve Fitzpatrick)were: The Nose, The Two Brothers, The Gold of Lies and The Stupid Judge.

    26-03-09

  • "Great Expectations" : c’est le PLAY 2009 !

    by Paddy Salmon and the producers

    This year’s play, written and adapted from Dickens’ novel by Paddy Salmon will be performed in April. “Great Expectations”, first published in instalments in 1860 and Dickens’ 13th novel, is in many ways his most prodigiously imaginative and complete novel, in which he carefully revisited his own troubled childhood, already explored in such depth in “David Copperfield”.

    04-08-09

    Gulliver’s Travels (2008)

  • Gulliver’s Travels: From Brogue to Rap

    by Olivier Kaiser

    What would a year at the SIS be without the annual Play? As incomplete as a Lord without his wig, as unsatisfying as a great meal without a vintage wine, as disappointing as a country’s president without a hint of statesmanship. Luckily for the SIS community, Paddy Salmon and his team of co-directors worked their magic again this year and put together yet another memorable rendition of a classic piece of English-language literature

    04-08-09

  • Gulliver’s Travels: allegorical satire, utopian fantasy and comic thriller novel altogether.

    By Paddy Salmon

    Gulliver is an innocent Englishman, who is constantly washed up in strange lands, where he finds not only himself but his ideas and his culture under attack. Often seen as a children’s book, the Travel are more an allegorical political satire full of Rabelaisian humour.
    Show dates: 20-22 Feb 2008 at the SEL (Sevres) at 19:30pm.

    02-05-08

    Huck Finn (2006)

  • I found it odd at first that we had to shout the lines !

    "This year I was entering 4ème, the first year where you get the chance to be in the play. I auditioned, far from expecting I would get such a big role as Huck 1..." Read Harold Cretaigne’s (Huck 1) and Erwan Rolland’s (Huck 2) accounts. Don’t miss other actors’ memories, nor the first review of the play.

    07-11-06

  • We watched our children go beyond whatever we imagined they could do.

    By Marie Roux

    Take a stage teeming with nearly a hundred young actors clad in white or black, original music performed onstage, beautiful lighting and minimalist but accurate sets and props, mix with the enthusiasm and talent triggered and organized by Paddy Salmon, and there you are at the Play, vintage 2006.

    20-06-06

  • Actors Memories

    Claire, Antoine, Julie... and the others tell us the fun, the excitment, the pleasure they had working hard together.

    21-06-06

  • SIS 2006 production: Huckleberry Finn

    by Paddy Salmon

    The 2006 school play was Huckleberry Finn. It was a great success.

    07-11-06

    A Midsummer Night’s Virtual Reality (2005)

  • Introduction

    Written, produced and directed by Paddy Salmon Co-directed by Pat Short, Vicki Salmon, Ben See and Brian Brazeau « Let’s rock the ground... » says Oberon. And that’s just what we aim to do...... This year’s play is a home-brewed comedy scripted by Paddy Salmon (with a little help from the Bard!) A class of pupils with their harassed young teacher is trying to work out an “Interactive Computer Programme” based on Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” When the computer malfunctions, they are (...) 19-05-06

  • Le songe d’une nuit d’hiver

    Review by a French teacher at Sèvres La représentation de la version modernisée de Midsummer Night’s dream par les sections internationales du collège et du lycée de Sèvres a illuminé une de nos longues soirées d’hiver. Surgies d’un ordinateur en folie, les visions de Shakespeare ont retrouvé une nouvelle jeunesse : ici des fées font la roue ou dansent le rock sur des rythmes endiablés, là les cravates so british des élèves font place aux drapés antiques ; d’un côté, une reine avec un gyrophare sur la (...) 19-05-06

  • Review by Adrien Pavageau

    A traditional aspect of the play was the fear which dangled over our heads starting about two weeks before it. Usually we were afraid that we would never get round to learning those lines, that our costumes were lousy, that the play wouldn’t be as great as last year, or maybe we were apprehensive because Pat Short had just shown us the pink tutu with lace wings we were supposed to wear. This year these worries were not mine anymore, and I understood that they were rather futile. Every year (...) 19-05-06

  • Review by a parent : Barbara TRUDEAU

    The Tradition of Drama at Sèvres As I eagerly settled into my seat for the Wednesday night dress rehearsal of the annual SIS theatrical production I was reminded of my early enquiries about the SIS four years previously, when my son was still in CM 2. I recalled walking into the SIS semi-underground office and meeting Pat Morgenroth for the first time. As I scanned her office it was the SIS play posters, prominently displayed around the upper reaches of the office, that caught my eye. In (...) 19-05-06

  • Review by a parent: Peter Hammet

    The SEL in February was the setting for the English Language Department’s annual festival, the School Play, with over 100 participants: actors, musicians and stage hands from 5ème to Terminale - not to mention a gaggle of parents in the “admin” roles. This year, Paddy Salmon with a little help from Will Shakespeare gave us a “Midsummer Night’s Virtual Reality”. The play started with a touch of reality (the computer program breaking down!) and moved rapidly into a world of fantasy and fairies, of (...) 19-05-06

  • A ’national’ student

    The play was very interesting even if I didn’t understand all. I liked a lot the costumes and the scenery, they were beautiful ! I thought the internationals were very good at theater, music, and singing (especially during the interlude of the play). Doing a play is an excellent idea and I hope they will continue ! Laura Beaulier 4°1 (Anglais langue et civilization) 19-05-06

  • Music in the Play

    According to William Shakespeare, "If music be the food of love, play on!". I must admit that it would be pretentious to consider music like the food of theatre. However, good pieces of music seem to be important in the annual play. This year, “A Midsummer Night’s Virtual Reality” was not an easy comedy to accompany with musicians. The thing that was most difficult was to compose for a wide range of ages. We knew that our predecessors generally prefer Frank Sinatra or Miles Davis. On the (...) 19-05-06

  • Reviews by Chaville 4ème

    A Midsummer Night’s Virtual Reality is a fascinating play. I was charmed from the beginning to the end of it. In this show there are lots of laughs and the story is so entertaining that I could not close my eyes. A lot of moments are so funny that I found it hilarious. First of all there was Bottom. He is one of the mechanicals and is a real dolt. The actor Joel Kalvarisky, who plays Bottom, acts so well that we think he is actually Bottom himself. The reason I like Bottom is because he has (...) 19-05-06

  • A Puck’s eye view...

    It all began when, in October, it was announced that the play to be preformed was Shakespeare’s Midsummer’s Night Dream with an unexpected twist. Auditions were called, and noting the success of last year’s stunning performance, students stampeded to these try-outs. After the casting, we actors were split up into small groups classed by our role in the play for the first rehearsals, which took place in the Lycée de Sèvres. During these preliminary rehearsals I took my time to try out the many (...) 19-05-06

    Odd Issues (2004)

  • Odd Issues

    By Penny Rosenfeld

    An adaptation of The Odyssey, written, produced and directed by Paddy Salmon. Co-directed by Pat Morgenroth, Vicki Salmon, Ben See and Pat Short. Presented 6 - 8 April 2004

    22-06-06