Senior School Production: Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

Young Charlie Bucket dreams of meeting Willy Wonka, the mysterious world-renowned candy maker. When news breaks that his idol is opening the gates of his factory to a lucky few, Charlie is desperate to get his hands on a life-changing golden ticket. 

When Charlie Bucket finds one of the five golden tickets to the Wonka Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the other winners, Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregard and Mike Teavee, can’t wait to feast on the sweets of their dreams. But beyond the gates, they discover more than just remarkable edible delights.  As they embark on an extraordinary journey through Willy Wonka’s marvellous mind, they soon learn that nobody leaves the same way that they arrived… 

This sweet spectacle features the songs you know and love, including Pure Imagination, The Candy Man, and I’ve Got a Golden Ticket. 

Get ready for incredible inventions, outrageous characters, whimsical sets and more, more, more at this everlasting showstopper!  Based on the famous novel by Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory features an original score composed by Marc Shaiman with lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray) and a book by David Greig.