Students at Trinity School, Carlisle stage Mary Poppins

They entertained with a nonstop all-singing, all dancing evening of fun with audiences enjoying the familiar songs from the classic film starring Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke and Gerald Thomlinson.

Students have been working hard for months in order to bring this well-loved show to delighted audiences.

The cast singing 'Lets go fly a kite' (Image: Juan Latour)Trinity School’s head of arts faculty, Alison Richardson, said that she was ‘very proud’ of her students.

“We are pleased to be able to put on a production again after the impact Covid had on the performing arts in the school,” said Alison.

“It was brilliant to see so many students getting involved both on the stage and behind the scenes.

“The students gain so much from being part of a production and we are very proud of them.”

Talking Shop with Mrs Cory (Madelaine Clarke) (Image: Juan Latour)The cast ably lead by Jessica Gardiner (Mary) and Jon Brett-Young (Bert) put on a production that included a little bit of magic, with letters disappearing up chimneys and kites flying on stage.

All the technical aspects were led by students with the production team organising props and costumes alongside managing the lights and sound for the show.

Mr Banks (Ro Borgia) with Bert (Image: Juan Latour)Dance numbers such as Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and Step in Time were choreographed by sixth form students Joshua Jackson and Anya Story, who taught their dances to students during rehearsals.

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Trinity School’s head teacher, David Samson said: “It is great to see so many students involved with the production, and we are grateful to all the staff involved in making this happen.”

The school is now rehearsing for the Carol Service which will take place in the Cathedral on Monday, December 18, before starting the next production in January.