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Our eight Youth Theatres brought the Autumn 2022 term to a close with some wonderful sharings in front of family and friends.
The Youth Theatre sharings took place between 3 -7 December 2022 and were an excellent way to celebrate the term as well as giving groups the chance to share their work with their families.
We want to thank parents, carers, family and friends for supporting this group of young talented performers, we are so proud of them!
School Years 1-3
View the Comets, Sunbeams and Moonbeams sharing infoSchool Years 4–6
View the Eclipse and Equinox sharing infoSchool Years 7–9
View the Lunar sharing infoSchool Years 10-13
View the Orbit sharing infoTeenagers with disabilities
View the Solar sharing infoComets
View the Comets infoSunbeams
View the Sunbeams sharing infoMoonbeams
View the Moonbeams sharing infoComets – Where Is My Sock?
Have you ever wondered where your missing socks go? Or how your dirty socks feel before jumping into the washing machine? Would you like to know what your socks talk about when they are hanging out on the washing line and you are not looking? Today all those secrets will be revealed!
This term Comets, Sunbeams and Moonbeams have used socks as a stimulus to devise the story and the characters in their show. They have learnt the basis of physical theatre and puppetry to bring their socks to life. Each young person has also made and decorated their own sock-puppet. They’ve been in charge of everything, from cutting up the mouth, choosing the right colour and size of the eyes, gluing sharp tongues and wonky teeth, to styling some funky hair! We love how colourful, vibrant and different all the puppets have turned out. No two puppets look the same and we think that’s wonderful. Because being different makes you unique, special and beautiful! We wanted to say a massive thank you for all your sock donations.
Congratulations to Afiyah and Erin for winning Recognition Awards. Also, a big round of applause for Leyna and Lynah for getting certificates for taking part in our Youth Theatre Forum and sharing their ideas.
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Sunbeams – Where Is My Sock?
Have you ever wondered where your missing socks go? Or how your dirty socks feel before jumping into the washing machine? Would you like to know what your socks talk about when they are hanging out on the washing line and you are not looking? Today all those secrets will be revealed!
This term Comets, Sunbeams and Moonbeams have used socks as a stimulus to devise the story and the characters in their show. They have learnt the basis of physical theatre and puppetry to bring their socks to life. Each young person has also made and decorated their own sock-puppet. They’ve been in charge of everything, from cutting up the mouth, choosing the right colour and size of the eyes, gluing sharp tongues and wonky teeth, to styling some funky hair! We love how colourful, vibrant and different all the puppets have turned out. No two puppets look the same and we think that’s wonderful. Because being different makes you unique, special and beautiful! We wanted to say a massive thank you for all your sock donations.
Congratulations to Adyan and Maxi for winning Recognition Awards. Also, a big round of applause for Noah and Shiloh for getting certificates for taking part in our Youth Theatre Forum and sharing their ideas.
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Moonbeams – Where Is My Sock?
Have you ever wondered where your missing socks go? Or how your dirty socks feel before jumping into the washing machine? Would you like to know what your socks talk about when they are hanging out on the washing line and you are not looking? Today all those secrets will be revealed!
This term Comets, Sunbeams and Moonbeams have used socks as a stimulus to devise the story and the characters in their show. They have learnt the basis of physical theatre and puppetry to bring their socks to life. Each young person has also made and decorated their own sock-puppet. They’ve been in charge of everything, from cutting up the mouth, choosing the right colour and size of the eyes, gluing sharp tongues and wonky teeth, to styling some funky hair! We love how colourful, vibrant and different all the puppets have turned out. No two puppets look the same and we think that’s wonderful. Because being different makes you unique, special and beautiful! We wanted to say a massive thank you for all your sock donations.
Congratulations to Kyler and Noah for winning Recognition Awards. Also, a big round of applause for Rauiri for getting a certificate for taking part in our Youth Theatre Forum and sharing his ideas.
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Eclipse – The Character Machine
Eclipse arrive for a normal youth theatre session to find a strange object in the room.
A Character Machine has appeared and curious Eclipse children are about to go inside it! What could possibly go wrong…
Eclipse this term have focused on their performance skills and explored characters and emotions. The performance has been fully created by the group, they have chosen the characters to explore and devised the scenes. Eclipse have fully immersed themselves into their characters, bringing them all to life through incredible facial expressions, body language and dialogue.
Congratulations to Lara and Logan for winning Recognition Awards. Also, a big round of applause for Margo and Amelia for getting certificates for taking part in our Youth Theatre Forum and sharing their ideas.
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Equinox – Silent Cinema
Equinox have spent this term learning about melodrama.
They have been using movement and mime to tell stories while using only facial expression, gesture and movement. They have created four silent movies to showcase their stories; The Dastardly Diamond Heist, Mr Fox and the Ninja Chickens, The Great Bank Robbery Blunder and The Birthday Party Pilferer.
Sit back, relax and listen to the music of Scott Joplin’s ‘Pineapple Rag‘ while you watch our silent films! Welcome and titles by Safroz.
Congratulations to Azari and May for winning Recognition Awards. Also, a big round of applause for Clara for getting a certificate for taking part in our Youth Theatre Forum and sharing her ideas.
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This term, Lunar have explored the word Connection. What is connection? How do we connect? What does a world with no connection look like and how will we connect in the future?
Lunar have explored Connection through a variety of performance styles including physical theatre, tableaux and art. The group have come together and connected themselves through sharing personal stories, their opinions, hobbies and dreams.
The group would like to share three activities they have been doing to explore connections. The tutors have been really impressed with the groups openness to share and learn about each other over the weeks.
Congratulations to Willow and Georgia for winning Recognition Awards. Also, a big round of applause for Rufus and Katherine for getting a certificate for taking part in our Youth Theatre Forum and sharing their ideas.
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The stimulus for Orbit’s performance was the drama game Mafia.
The group worked together to create characters, plots and a setting for their ideas. They created characters with back stories to drive the story arc. Orbit learned about the role and responsibilities of the theatre director. The director in each group has been responsible for developing a vision for the piece and directing their actors in each scene.
The performance is still a work in progress but it highlights the impressive team work, imagination and creativity from these wonderful young people.
So, the scene is set. It is Christmas Eve 1923. A remote village is cut off by a heavy blizzard of snow. The villagers and outsiders are trapped by the weather. We meet the villagers in a variety of places: the doctor’s surgery, the pub, the church, and a farm house on that cold dark night.
Congratulations to William and Alek for winning the Jack Petchey Foundation Achievers awards. Also, a big round of applause for Max and Millah for getting certificates for taking part in our Youth Theatre Forum and sharing their ideas.
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It’s a normal day in “The Town” and everyone is out and about doing the things they always do. Until the Sun comes down from the sky and delivers a fateful message…The Moon is planning an evil eclipse that will cause the end of civilisation!
This term Solar has explored three techniques typically found in Bertolt Brecht’s “epic theatre”: spoiling dramatic tension by stepping out of character, addressing the audience, and using signs to explain what will happen next before each scene.
We have had so much fun putting these techniques into practice and creating a show inspired by epic theatre. The young people have also used elastic bands and text as a stimulus to devise all the movement in the show. The Moon’s curse scene is an extract from The Moon’s speech in Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca.
Congratulations to Jack for winning Recognition Awards. Also, a big round of applause for Jamie for getting a certificate for taking part in our Youth Theatre Forum and sharing her ideas.
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Youth Theatre Sharings Archive
Every Youth Theatre group normally has a sharing performance on the last session of each term where we welcome parents, carers, friends and families. All sharings take place in the main theatre space. There is no charge for adults or other children attending these performances and we encourage as many people as possible to come and support the young people by seeing their hard work performed.
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