Sheilah Winn

Shakespeare COMPETITION

Sheilah winn 2024

Preparation for Sheilah Winn 2024 will take place in Week 3 and 4 of Term 1. Here students will choose how they might like to participate, this could include:

SIGN-UP ON CLUBS DAY (16/02/24) TO GET INVOLVED!

Most scenes are student directed and lead but we sometimes have teacher directed scenes too. If you'd like to know more you can contact:

Teacher in charge: Jessie Cooper j.cooper@wc.school.nz

2023 - NATIONAL FINALISTS

A huge congratulations to Sefton Williamson (Y13), Tomek Nowotny (Y13), Gus Duffy (Y10), Tom Simpson (Y10) who have been selected to compete in the National Sheilah Winn competition 2023!

SHEILAH WINN PERFORMANCES 2023

The Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival is a national Drama competition in which students can participate in directing and performing excerpts from Shakespeare's catalogue of work. Creativity and new interpretations of his pieces are encouraged!

Wellington Regionals: The first round of performances take place in Week 10 of Term 1 at Wellington East Girls' College and typically features around 50 short performances submitted from schools all around the Wellington Region.

National Finals: If selected as one of the top performances by the judges at the regionals then students will go on to perform at the National Finals that take place over the Queen's Birthday Weekend. 

NSSP: The National Shakespeare School's Production is a programme students can be selected for from both Regional and National level.

To learn more about any or all of the above please visit the Sheilah Winn Site