Senior Drama Company Production—Lord of Flies

Our Senior Drama Company presents a production of Lord of the Flies.

Paradise Lost: When Boys Become Beasts

A deserted island. A plane crash. And a chilling lesson in human nature that has haunted readers for generations.

Forget the pristine beaches and the call of the wild for a group of British schoolboys stranded after a wartime evacuation. Their tropical paradise quickly devolves into a terrifying arena for survival, not against nature, but against each other.

Initially, a fragile society emerges. The athletic Ralph takes the lead, guided by the intellectual Piggy and the symbolic power of a conch shell meant to maintain order. Their priority: a signal fire, a beacon of hope for rescue. But hope is a fleeting luxury when confronted by the primal instincts lurking just beneath the surface.

Enter Jack; magnetic, dangerous, and obsessed with the thrill of the hunt. He quickly sways the younger boys with promises of freedom from rules and the intoxicating allure of violence. As a mythical “beast” fuels their deepest fears, the thin veneer of civilization cracks, then shatters.

What unfolds is a brutal, unstoppable descent into savagery. The conch, the very symbol of their lost world, is destroyed. Innocence is murdered. And the island, once a sanctuary, becomes a fiery hunting ground where former schoolmates become predator and prey.

William Golding’s Lord of the Flies is more than a story; it’s a chilling mirror reflecting the darkness that lies within us all. Are we truly civilized, or just a few steps away from the jungle?

The cast is made up of an all male cast and an all female cast of seniors with the exception of Anthony Chen who is in Year 10. Rehearsals are well under way and we are excited to bring this production to the stage.

Shows dates: Week 9, Term 1 – Thursday 26th March at 7pm, Friday 27th March at 7pm, Saturday 28th March, Matinee at 2pm and closing show at 7pm.

Ticket information will be available soon.