Fenceline Theatre Company | Swan Christian College

Space to Create

Fenceline Theatre Company is Swan Christian College’s school-based theatre that operates under the premise of creating ‘space for students to create’.

The theatre classes under the leadership of Jane Hille provides students, the Alumni, parents, staff and the community with the opportunity to gain professional theatre experience.

Fenceline Theatre Company is one of Perth’s finest drama schools and some of the company’s performances have won awards at the Perth Fringe Festival.

If you would like to find out more about the theatre company or would like to know how you can get involved, please email fenceline@swan.wa.edu.au

Upcoming Shows

Coming soon, check back for more details!

Past Shows

High School Musical

It was a dazzling week from 27 March to 1 April, 2023 at Swan Christian College as more than 70 students and staff presented Disney’s High School Musical on Stage. The shows were sold out and audiences were raving about the talent they saw on stage and how much they enjoyed the performances.

Johnny Comelately

Johnny Comelately is a story about a young man who has disengaged from his family, friends and school. He has been gobbled up by the lure of technology and the online world of playing games, watching YouTube clips, Instagram reels and TikTok clips.

Wooing Wed Widing Hood

In this fractured fairy tale written by Charlie Lovett and directed by Fenceline Theatre’s own Jane Hille, Mr and Mrs Hood are lazy people and instead of attending to their daughters (they have two other, Medium Purple and Big Green Hood), they watch television endlessly.

Honk

The story of the Ugly Duckling resonates with all of us in some ways. We have or will face adversity in life and yet each of us is created in the image of God and as such have gifts that we are called to discover and develop.

Twice

Written by Director Jane Hille, this is a story about older people. People who have fallen in love, married and then lost that love, through a mismatch, illness or death. But loss it turns out is the great life leveller.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A modern, fresh and fun reinterpretation of the classic Shakespearean story of illusions, love and forest fairies, told in today’s English. Directed by Jane Hille and adapted by Dr Carolyn Harper.

Antigone

Earlier in 2020 the 12 ATAR Drama class performed a version of Antigone as part of their required assessment. Over the course of 2020 Director, Jane Hille, reworked the script and offered this class and some of our Alumni the opportunity to perform Antigone at the 2021 Perth Fringe Festival.

Grizelina’s Gift

Grizelina’s Gift is a play about a kingdom struggling with drought and a desperate king who hopes that his daughter’s marriage may help them all. Suitors come from far and wide bringing gifts to impress Grizelina, but none appear to do that. Her maids and servants believe she just likes opening presents.

The Book of Everything

The Book of Everything by Australian playwright Richard Tulloch, based on Guus Kuijer‘s novel, was performed by Swan Christian College’s school-based theatre company Fenceline Theatre and directed by Jane Hille.

Anyman

ANYMAN (produced by Fenceline Theatre in conjunction with Shalom House) dealt with the story of addiction from the perspective of men in rehabilitation – a topic that affects many in our community. It was announced the joint winner of the Fringe World Theatre Award and was very well received by the College community as well as the wider community.

Interested in enrolling your child?

Swan Christian College has an open enrolment policy that invites all families to submit an enquiry or book a College tour.

Come along, meet our friendly staff, and discover the abundance of opportunities available. To submit an enquiry or book a College tour, please click on one of the boxes below or contact our Enrolments team via email on enrolments@swan.wa.edu.au

Our main intake years are Kindergarten, Year 4, Year 7 and Year 11 at the beginning of each semester. Limited places may also be available in other year groups throughout the year for immediate commencement. To find out more, please submit an enquiry or book a College tour below. Alternatively, our friendly enrolments staff are available between 8:00am and 4:00pm and would love to hear from you.

Phone: (08) 9374 8300
Email: enrolments@swan.wa.edu.au