As preparations for this yearโs school production of ๐ ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ continue in full swing, it feels only right to pause and give credit where it is truly due.
๐ ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, quietly and masterfully guiding the cast through rehearsals, is once again bringing her remarkable gift for theatre to life on our stage.
First invited to become involved in school productions back in 2004 as choreographer, Mrs Putter soon became an essential creative force, going on to direct alternating middle and high school productions year after year.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐นโ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ – from the unforgettable ๐๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, with its stage stretching into the audience, to more recent colourful favourites such as ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต, ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด and ๐๐ฏ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ.
What makes Mrs Putterโs productions so special is the joyful energy and creativity that radiates through every detail. An avid seamstress, she designs and makes the costumes herself, often contributing to backdrops as well, alongside the long-standing support of Mrs Janet Kingwill, who has assisted with backdrops faithfully over the years.
๐ ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟโ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐บ, ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ – she never flusters, even when dress rehearsals feel like pure chaos. Somehow, by opening night, everything comes together seamlessly and the singing, acting and dancing are always nothing short of incredible.
๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ณ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ, ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ข๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ.
Union High School is truly fortunate to have someone like Mrs Putter at the heart of its cultural life. Her dedication, creativity and steady presence have enriched the school community for over two decades, leaving lasting memories not only for audiences, but for the many children whose confidence and talents she has nurtured along the way.
Her productions are more than performances – they are celebrations of colour, joy and teamwork – ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฑ.
