West Island School pupils teamed up with an Australian theatre company to perform Shakespeare's The Tempest at the weekend, dedicated to the memory of Megan Farrell, who died the week before. The performance, produced by Brisbane-based Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre, was a reinterpretation of the play with the audience moving from location to location as the action changed. The company rehearsed with 25 students for five weeks and director Lynne Bradley said many students had gained in confidence as the play developed. 'Part of our core aim at Zen Zen Zo is to facilitate transformation - in the actor, the audience and our students - to unlock the extraordinary potential that lies within all of us,' she said. But some students had wanted to cancel the production after Megan, who was 16, died from a viral infection. She was believed to have been suffering from the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. 'There were questions in the week. Some students were too grief-stricken, they just couldn't function,' she said. 'But with support from the school and counsellors they all agreed to go on. They were all doing it for Megan.' Head of drama at West Island, Richard Kallagher, said that although Megan had not auditioned for The Tempest, she had helped out with productions in the past and 'was very supportive of her friends'. Ms Bradley said the company, which visits Hong Kong every year for two weeks teaching with the English Schools Foundation, was looking forward to further productions. Suggestions included Euripides' The Bacchae at West Island and Dr Faustus at King George V School. After Saturday's performance, principal Jane Foxcroft said the alternative production marked 'a turning point' for the school. 'No one who has taken part in the play will ever forget it. It will be with them for the rest of their lives,' she said.