Blog Post Last Saturday, the school drama society in collaboration with the school choir organised a amaterous theatrical production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. It was a charity event for the victims of the flood in Rimavské Janovce. All profit from the tickets went to the local council to help build new houses in the village. The show took place in the school hall from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The show was open for all visitors but most of the audience were parents and close relatives of students featured in the show. Everyone was very generous and we managed to raise more than 1000 Euros. As well as that, it was a great opportunity for the young actors and they were moved by the big applause of the audience after the show. Everyone seemed to have enjoyed the evening. I personally had a wonderful time watching the show. All the choir and drama club members had practiced very hard and I was happy to see that their effort was not wasted and the evening was a great success. I hope there will be more similar projects at our school next year. However, there still was room for improvement and I have a few tips on what could be done a bit differently next time. The performance was over two hours long and that is too much for younger children who made up a significant number of the audience. (Parents got a bit bored, too, to be honest). I suggest making school shows shorter. Another problem was the school hall. There were not enough seats for everyone. Hiring a proper facility is not that expensive afterall and maybe we could get it for free if it is a charity event!