Year on year, the RGS music department comes together to put on a fantastic musical theatre show, giving students both within and locally a great opportunity to try something new or take up their passions in singing, acting and dancing. For several productions now, the department has welcomed director Becky Harrison to push the students and form a professional showcase, with productions ranging from My Fair Lady (2017) through West Side Story (2019) to last year’s phenomenal The Producers (2023). This year, things are about to get green with the arrival of Shrek the Musical, coming March 2024. Rehearsals are now underway with a variety of new talent being pushed to principle cast to fill the boots of some amazing performers over the last three years. With this being Becky’s sixth RGS production and new head of music Natasha Jashari joining the fold, we’ve decided to attempt a new side adventure to bring the production process to you as it progresses.

This year, alongside a filmed recording of the show, we will be releasing a special “Behind the Scenes” documentary so you can witness all the stages the show must tackle before it reaches the stage. This will include interviews with the production team, principle cast, tech team, band, costumes, ticket sales and many more areas. Hopefully, this can give young people an idea of what they are walking into when they sign up for an RGS show in any area. As well as this, along the way, we will be sharing promo videos of the production here and on social media to keep you up to date with the production schedule and play some games with the cast.