Variety Concert to Fundraise for Hannah's Globe Theatre London Trip

A Variety Concert is being held at Katikati College Hall on Saturday, 29 November, from 5.30pm to 7pm to help fund Year 13 student Hannah Gourlay's trip to perform at the Globe Theatre in London. The event will feature performances by students and is a key fundraiser for Hannah, who has received strong backing from the local community.

Hannah, who will represent Katikati College, the Bay of Plenty, and New Zealand at the Globe Theatre, has been accepted into Massey University in Wellington for next year, where she plans to study a Bachelor of Screen Arts with a double major in Film Production and Mātauranga Toi Māori.

Her mother Leonie said the whānau are immensely proud of everything Hannah has achieved. "She's worked very, very hard to get to this point. She's got her finger in all these different artsy things — so it's nice to see her get something back from her work at school and in the community," Leonie said. Hannah took painting, photography, drama, chemistry, and biology in Year 13, and was torn between the arts and sciences for much of the year before the arts won out.

Originally published in Katikati News (Sun Media).