The 10th grade of Víðistaðaskóli has been putting on musicals since the school was founded. With each passing year, the musicals have become more elaborate and ambitious, and this year the students are performing the musical Mary Poppins in an Icelandic translation by Gísli Rúnar Jónsson.
The musical Mary Poppins is about the magical nanny Mary Poppins and the adventures she has when she works for the Banks family in London in 1910.
The production is directed by Níels Thibaud Girerd, with musical direction by Jóhanna Ómarsdóttir, costume design by Kristín Högna Garðarsdóttir, and choreography by Iðunn Björk Kristjánsdóttir, María Ísól Tinnudóttir and Mirjam Yrsa Friðleifsdóttir.
The set, costumes, make-up, lighting and sound are all in the hands of the children and their parents.
The project is an annual collaboration between the school, the youth club Hraunsins, and parents, and all Year 10 pupils are involved in the project in some way. The ambition put into this project is enormous, and it is wonderful to watch the sports hall at Víðistaðaskóli transform into a magical theatre.
The premiere will be on 16 February, but there will only be five performances.
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