Yarrr! BBS sixth graders stage "Pirates of the Curry Bean"

An awesome show, that nearly didn’t happen

This year saw the revival of what has become a BBS primary school tradition: the School Musical. Our 6th grade students worked tirelessly with their music teacher Daniel Keeling for several months, learning scripts, preparing props, practicing singing and dancing, and rehearsing each scene to perfection.

Then, some four weeks before the performance, the theatre had to cancel the agreed slot because of ongoing renovation work, so the production was suddenly stuck with no stage.

But, like so often in life at BBS, the music teacher and some parents pooled their powers, did a concerted search among the theatres nearby and found an ideal space at ACUD studio theatre in Veteranenstrasse. So, in March it was SHOWTIME.

“The Pirates of the Curry Bean” is a proper musical, written for school productions: A pirate story which takes the characters from London’s docks on a treasure hunt to Lumbago, in the sea of Sciatica.

Over two days, the students put on four full length shows so that all other classes as well as 6 grade parents had a chance to see it. The shows were great fun front and back stage, for the audience, and a true inspiration to the younger students. Well done to all performers, the whole production team and parents who helped along the way.

Special thanks go to

• Pauline Comerford for finding the musical, and get the ball rolling with the initial venue, auditions and solidifying the roles
• Andrew Comerford for assisting auditions
• Miranda Robbins for her pivotal role in finding the ACUD Theater and tickets
• Caroline Ledosquet for assisting in finding the new venue and parental assistance
• Faye Oliver, Choreography
• Susanne Leib, Costumes
• Anne Bachschuster, Props
• Nadja Haas, Makeup
• Jens Neumann, Sound and Lights
• Dan McGarry, Video Documentation
• Mohamad Mustapha and Mustapha Mustapha, Transportation and Storage
• Andrew Comerford, Sina Bellmann, Inga Burgmann, Maria Benson and Nicole Lenhart for financial and logistical guidance, and administration support
• Anita McCrorie and Sven Rapp, Logistics and Support
• Gail Skrela-Hetzer, Assistant Directing
• Chris Roller for the creating the “Map Souvenir”
• The 6 Grade Team (Birke Scheider, Nelson Yarwood, Inge Akker , and Arne Lorenz) for their flexibility, support, logistics, and patience
• The ACUD Theater, Felix Goodmann (Leitung) and Daniel Semke (Tecknik)