Am i being PFB?

[misdee]

dd1 is in her last year of primary school. they have found out what xmas play they are doing, and she wanted the chance to try out to be the lead character. but was told she couldnt be as that is a boys part (play is Oliver btw). but they havegiven her the part of a boy anyway.

AIBU in being a bit miffed by that. and the fact they didnt get to try out.

dd1 is a little confused by being told she couldnt be the lead as its a boy. but gets a boy part anyway.

...apparently loads of schools used to do West Side Story for just this reason- there were as many decent parts for girls as boys.

might be a bit strong for Y6 tho

"onceamai Sat 16-Oct-10 13:04:02
In my exp. these Yr 6 plays are regarded as sacred cows by some senior staff. I believe various parts in Oliver actually require quite accomplished voices. Oliver may have been chosen because there is a boy(s) in the class who really do have good voices and who are capable of pulling off quite a difficult musical stage piece. I know at our old primary the choice of Yr 6 play was taken quite seriously by the music teacher who took into account what the cohort was capable of musically. The two girls who played Nancy and her partner of the stage were particularly memorable. Sadly there are never enough star parts for everyone in these things. Think it's a bit of a life lesson but you may find that those who don't get the starring roles get awarded in different ways by the end of the year."

That is very interesting as that was my initial gut feeling, that 'Oliver' was choosen with 2 maybe 3 boys in mind for the principle parts.

I am still not going to march up there, but if dd1 really wants to have a go at this drama-lark that she has shwon a big interest in this year, then there are some groups v v locally she can join. She can and does sing well, and i am v v proud of her. as it takes up a lot of her time. she is part of the school and local youth choir.

fasted, i remember boys trying out for girls parts a lot. partically the more 'ahem' buxtom characters.

If the school really don't want girls playing boys and vice versa - then Oliver is a really awful play choice! I can only think of Nancy as a female main character. I remember doing Oliver at school and the lead was female (all girls school so not much choice!), we just called it "Olivia" instead . This was secondary school where the gender does become obvious though, I can't see it mattering at primary.