One hundred and twenty upper primary school students. Thirty teachers. Fifteen parents. These are the members of Garden International School community who teamed up to create the three-evening spectacular musical show adapted from the now-iconic Disney animated film The Lion King.
“I’ve loved acting since I was three. I like characters that are funny and have a lot of emotion and make people laugh. I enjoyed playing the role of a mad hyena for this show.
I ran through the songs with my mum five times every night before bed,” said 9-year-old Beatrice Lawrence, who is motivated by both her parents who teach drama.
For Aris Razlan, who played the main cast role of Pumbaa, the experience was unforgettable. Together with his buddy Ezzeddin Ahmad who played Timon, they drew laughter from the audience during every show. “It’s just fun!” Aris exclaimed. “I wasn’t nervous at all, but excited to perform. I practised in front of the mirror every day and focused on vocal harmonising with Ezzeddin.We had great chemistry!”
This article was originally published in The Expat magazine (August 2016) which is available online or in print via a free subscription.
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