Performing Arts, Term 3 Week 3 2026
| WEEK | EVENT | LOCATION | DATE |
| Week 3 | Coffee in the Lane | Osmond Street | Friday 7 August, 7.50am – Year 9 Class Band |
| Week 4 | SA School Band and Orchestra Festival | Brighton HS and Westminster School | Monday 10 – Friday 14 August (times TBA) – Junior String Ensemble – Pulteney String Orchestra – Intermediate String Ensemble (Pulteney String Orchestra minus Year 12 Students) – Intermediate Drum Corps – Senior Drum Corps – Stage Band 1 – Stage Band 2 |
| Week 4 | Ultra Dance Championships | Immanuel College | Friday 14 August (after-school hours) – Senior School Dance Troupe – Middle School Dance Troupe BLUE students who are in “Brotherhood of Man” |
| Week 5 | Gig@theGov | The Gov Hotel | Thursday 20 August, 6.00pm arrival and 6.30-9.30pm show – JOTT 1 – JOTT 2 – Stage Band 1 – Stage Band 2 – Small Jazz Ensemble – Year 9, 10, 11 & 12 Music Class Bands – Rock Band “The Price of Stew” – Pulteney String Orchestra |
| Week 6 | Book week | Wyatt Hall | Friday 28 August, 8.45am – Patrick Longden & Polly Schubert – Pulteney String Orchestra no longer performing |
| Week 7 | Pulteney Dance Showcase | Wyatt Hall | Saturday 5 September – 2.30pm Matinee Show (updated time) – 7.00pm Evening Show– Year 1 Dance Troupe – Year 2 Dance Troupe – Year 3 Dance Troupe – Year 4 Dance Troupe – Year 5/6 Dance Troupe WHITE – Year 5/6 Dance Troupe BLUE – Middle School Dance Troupe WHITE – Middle School Dance Troupe BLUE – Senior School Dance Troupe |
| Week 8 | Year 5/6 Junior School Musical “Dare to Dream Jnr” | Wyatt Hall | Wednesday 9 September – 2.00pm Matinee Show – 7.00pm Evening ShowThursday 10 September – 7.00pm Evening Show |
| Week 8 | Year 12 Drama Production | Holden Street Theatres | Thursday 10, Friday 11 & Saturday 12 September, 7.00pm |
| Week 8 | Walk to Defeat MND 2026 | Adelaide Oval | Saturday 12 September, time TBA – Senior Drum Corps |
| Week 10 | 2026 Musical Viewing & 2027 Musical Announcement | Regal Theatre, Kensington | Tuesday 22 September, 7.00pm |
| Week 10 | Performing Arts Awards Night | Wyatt Hall | Thursday 24 September, 6.30pm |
| Week 10 | House Performing Arts Competition | Robert Henshall Sports Gym | Friday 25 September, 2.00pm |
| School Holidays | SASDS Dance Competition | Westminster School | Saturday 26 September, times TBC – Senior School Dance Troupe – Middle School Dance Troupe BLUE – Middle School Dance Troupe WHITE |
| School Holidays | SACE Stage 2 Music Assessment (AT3) | Chapel | Tuesday 6 October (rehearsal) Saturday 10 October (rehearsal) Sunday 11 October, approx. 2.00pmAll times to be advised |
Co-Curricular Updates
A reminder to please ensure you’re logging your child’s absence for Performing Arts Co-Curricular activities via the Pulteney App. Please follow the below instructions:
- Select Co-Curricular Tile
- Select Log co-curricular absence
Junior School
A reminder that Year 1 Dance Troupe is cancelled this Wednesday 5 August. Parents and caregivers have already been notified via email.
Middle & Senior School:
Please note the following cancellations:
Week 4 – due to SA Band & Orchestra Festival
- Senior Concert Band (Monday 10 August)
- Pulteney String Orchestra & Wheaton String Quartet (Tuesday 11 August)
Week 5 – due to Gig@theGov technical rehearsals on Thursday 20 August
- Stage Band 2
- JOTT 1
- JOTT 2
Coffee in the Lane
Please come along and hear the Year 9 Music class band perform on Friday 7 August, Week 3, from 7.50am until about 8.20am. We hope to see you all then.
Dance Ultra
What an outstanding celebration of the incredible talent within our Senior Dance School Troupe and Middle School Dance Troupe BLUE. Not only did these two troupes achieve outstanding results (see below), but I also received wonderful feedback on the way our students conducted themselves throughout the competition and the support they showed to the other schools and competitors. They represented Pulteney in the very best way.
Special thanks to Rosy Dobré and Laura Brougham for their creative choreography and outstanding leadership of their troupes. We are incredibly fortunate to have such talented and dedicated dance teachers as part of our Performing Arts team. Thanks also to Jo Casson for her support of the troupes at the competition. Her assistance was greatly appreciated.
The Finals will be held at Immanuel College on Friday 14 August at 7.00pm. Students and parents/caregivers were emailed last week with all details about the event. We wish them every success as they compete in the final.
Troupe Results
Senior Jazz – 1st place
Senior Tap – 1st place
Senior Musical Theatre – 1st place & Overall Judges Award
Senior Hip Hop – 2nd place
Middle School Musical Theatre – 1st place
Middle School Lyrical – 2nd place
Soloist Results
Henry Tran Broadway Jazz – Honourable Mention
Amelia Wirtz Lyrical – 2nd Place
Gig@theGov
We hope you will join us for this year’s Gig@theGov event – Boogie Wonderland: 1970s Magic! We look forward to welcoming you dressed in your favourite 1970’s attire for what promises to be another fantastic evening of fun, food and music on Thursday 20 August at the Gov, Hindmarsh.
This year’s entertainment will feature the Pulteney String Orchestra, Stage Band 1, Stage Band 2, JOTT 1, JOTT 2, Small Jazz Ensemble, the Year 9, 10, 11 and 12 Music Class Bands, our senior singers, and making their performance debut, our guest rock band, The Price of Stew.
This is my favourite Performing Arts event of the year, and I hope many of you will join us for this wonderful evening of music and community. Dinner places are limited, so please make sure you purchase your tickets and reserve your table before you miss out. If you are booking a table for dinner, please ensure you also purchase a ticket. All tickets will be checked upon entrance to the venue.
Please click on the following links or scan the QR code in the poster below.
Click here to purchase TICKETS. $15.00 each.
Click here to reserve a table for DINNER.
Year 12 Drama Production
Our Year 12 Drama Class are proud to present “Girl Asleep”. There are three evening performances in Week 8: Thursday 10, Friday 11 and Saturday 12 September at Holden St. Theatres, 7.00pm – 8.15pm.
If you’re on Instagram, consider following their creative journey via: @pulteneydrama for lots of behind-the-scenes content, headshots, cast interviews, and more.
Click here to purchase your TICKETS!
Instrumental Music and Drama Program
Pulteney’s Performing Arts Department offers private tuition for a range of instruments as well as voice and drama lessons.
Applications for this year opened in December 2025 and have been finalised, however students from Reception right through to Year 12 can enrol at any time across the year. If an instrument, type of lesson or teacher is already fully booked, we can place your child on a waiting list until a lesson becomes available.
For more information about our program please click here. If you’re interested in enrolling your son or daughter, please complete the online application form.
Jonathon Rice
Head of Performing Arts