2024 Production
Tickets
Not long to go now until our talented tamariki will be taking you on the magical carpet ride that is our school production, we are excited to announce that tickets are officially now on sale and are available on PNINS student’s KINDO accounts to purchase. Alternatively those who are not obtaining tickets via a parent/guardian/whanau member of a PNINS student you are able to purchase your tickets via our school office or on the night at the door with cash.
All shows are held in Te Tihi our Performing Arts Centre and start at 7.30pm and run over four days:
Tuesday, 5 November
Wednesday, 6 November
Friday, 8 November
Saturday, 9 November
Please note our seating is tiered bench style. We recommend bringing your own cushion to sit on if you want to.
For those requiring wheelchair access or are unable to manage stairs please email the office and we will do our best to make easily accessible seats available and reserved them for you.
All about the show…
PNINS is proud to bring to the stage our 2024 production Disney’s Aladdin JR. which is based on the 1992 Academy Award®-winning film and the 2014 hit Broadway show about the “diamond in the rough” street rat who learns that his true worth lies deep within. The story you know and love has been given the royal treatment! Aladdin and his three BFF friends, Babkak, Omar, and Kassim, are down on their luck until Aladdin discovers a magic lamp and the Genie who has the power to grant three wishes.
Wanting to earn the respect of the princess, Jasmine, Aladdin embarks on an adventure that will test his will and his moral character. With expanded characters, new songs, and more thrills, this new adaptation of the beloved story will open up “a whole new world” for your young performers!
To our cast members named below, we cannot wait to see the wonderfulness you will bring to this production working alongside Ms Angland, Miss McHardy and Mr Jones!
Main Characters
Aladdin - Elijah Driscole
Jasmine - Leyla Arnold
Genie - Fia Maskill
Jafar - Armin Lube
Iago - Emily Waugh
Sultan - Himank Sharma
Kassim - Hridaansh Chettri (+Understudy Aladdin)
Babkak - Noah Waite
Omar - Aunch Thapa
Isir - Tanzi Good (+Understudy Jasmine)
Manal - Kayleigh Fisher
Rajah - Gaia Bascope Aillon
Ensemble:
Adheesh Bhattacharya (+Understudy Aladdin's 3 friends: Babkak, Omar, Kasim), Advait Singh, Amelia McKerras (+Understudy Jasmine's 3 Friends: Isir, Manal, Rajah), Ava Mordaunt (+Understudy Genie), Ava Whitta, Ayesha Faisal, Connor Aberdein, Deshanth Eswaranathan, Eliz Zolfghar Didani, Ella Fattah, Harriet Fogarty (+Understudy Iago), Holly Hudson, Kate Easton, Kate Pitchforth, Lochlann Beech, Maehe Anderson, Manawa Te Wiki, Milton Hall, Samantha Arnott, Sarah Assa, Sarah Coutts
Choir:
Aarav Sharma, Abdullah Taqi, Adele Mackay, Alissa-Maree Nacion Rincuraya, Amber Deng (+Understudy Ensemble - Female), Amelia Baker, Amelia Rowney, Anna Boyes, Annabelle Godfrey, Annemiek Gardner, Ariella Prior, Asha Simpson, Ava Burt, Ava Morris, Avis Kay, Avon Pan, Bethan Mackay, Bethany Fuldseth, Brooke Williams, Callum Tootell, Casey Hughes, Chrysler Keatch Kimura, Clara Mudford, Daisy Viviani, Darshan Rai, Dilky Abayarathna, Ella Tietjens, Emily Greening, Emily Taylor, Esther Craig, Esther Kitchen, Eva McIvor, Fern Chamberlain, Gabriel Chiles, Giulisha Niranjan, Harlow Keatch Kimura, Harlow Rutherford-Newth, Ife Ehalaiye, Ina Zhou, Isabelle Polglase, Ishleen Kaur, Isla Alefaio, Jasmine Plazuelo, Jin Drummond, Jiyu Kim, Kalais Whatuira, Kaleb Shaw, Katherine Mason, Kaylee O'Connor, Kinavai Stiefvater, Laura Pham, Leah Hart, Leilani Dingwall, Lilian Liu, Lillian Rennie, Maayan Lipsky, Maddie Baillie, Maelee Yang, Mei linh Trinh, Methuli Rathnayake, Mikaela Rosales (+Understudy Ensemble - Female), Mila Bardell, Mila Mitchell, Mila Shadbolt, Naia Taipana, Penny Green, Peter Gounder (+Understudy Ensemble - Male), Rose Bevin, Rosie Renner, Ruby Garth, Ruby Pryce, Ruby Smith, Samantha Cox, Sayon Sircar (+Understudy Ensemble - Male), Sebastian Sandoval, Summer Lanigan, Sylvie Buckingham, Talia Hurly, Vivian Do, Yaiza Perez Luo, Yuna Hwang
Performing Arts Programme
In the area of performing arts, your child will be given many opportunities to engage and excel. Our aim is to enable your child to sample a wide range of activities within this field, and to encourage those who may wish to continue their involvement in various arts programmes in the future.
We believe our Performing Arts Programme is extensive and advanced enough to be an outstanding point of difference for our school.
The Performing Arts Groups Programme runs for the majority of the school year.
The specialist performing arts groups are:
Orchestra
Choir
Dance
Drama
Kapa Haka
Pasifika
Members of these groups come together to practise each Friday. As numbers are limited, we hold auditions in Term 1 of each school year.
Our performing arts groups are given many opportunities to perform throughout the year, including;
Blue Badge Assemblies
Performing Arts Showcase
Arts Exchanges
Super Arts competitions
Our orchestra, choir, and Kapa Haka group perform at our school prize-giving. The Kapa Haka group, under the direction of skilled Māori Tutors, participates in our Hui a Te Reo Festival. The group is an integral part of other formal school occasions - for example, during the powhiri.
Our newly formed Pasifika cultural group is also given the opportunity to perform - one occasion being at Pasifika Fusion.
Friday Assemblies
Friday assemblies are a long-standing tradition, and are a great way to end the PNINS school week. On most Friday afternoons, at 2.30pm, we hold a sharing assembly in the school hall. These assemblies may have an academic, sporting, or performing arts focus, and parents and friends are invited to attend. During a student's two years at PNINS, they will be expected to perform at least once in a team assembly. The assembly calendar also features Blue Badge Award assemblies, and Ngā Mātanga Award assemblies. Often, special guests are invited to perform, deliver presentations, or present special awards.
Our own performing arts groups will also perform at these assemblies, and details outlining the upcoming performances and assembly starting times will be featured in our newsletters and on our website.
Throughout your child’s two years, they will be involved in poetry, speech and Hui a Te Reo festivals. Every student will participate at a class level, with the best from each class invited to perform at a Team Assembly. Following this, the very best from each team will be given the honour of performing at our School Festival Assembly.