CHTC-Young Performers

YOUTH THEATRE

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The Youth Theatre is open to teenagers and young adults aged 14 to 21 years who are enthusiastic about the performing arts. Coming mainly from the community of Hungerford and surrounding towns and Villages and those who have worked their way up from the Children’s Theatre. This group gets involved in all aspects of the club from street theatre to drama. They often become involved with HADCAF events, combine with the senior drama group and fill individual roles within the Town Show.

In addition, each year they aim to put on a production during July which begins rehearsal in March or April.

One exciting project saw the team combining with The Players (the adult drama group) to perform The Gut Girls at The Hungerford Corn Exchange. This was a dramatic and logistical challenge but the strength and depth of the club helped produce a very effective piece of theatre.

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Next Production

James & the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl adapted by David Wood - Directed by Hoffi Munt

26th & 27th April 2012 - Herongate Leisure - 7.30pm

Orphaned by a tragic accident, James must escape his wicked aunts. With a bit of magic, a giant peach, and some insect friends he goes on an epic journey to find a new life.

The story of Roald Dahl’s classic tale is faithfully told by James himself and the insect characters – Miss Spider, Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybird and Earthworm. The play begins at the end of the story, when James and his friends are living in the giant peach stone in Central Park, New York. A tour guide brings a party of tourists (the audience) to see this major attraction, and James and his friends tell the story of how they came to live in New York. The insects play the other roles, like James’s cruel Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, and the epic journey across the Atlantic is acted out with live action, puppetry and storytelling.

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Last Production - SKELLIG - By David Almond

Skelig When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain. Then, one Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the old, ramshackle garage of his new home, and finds something magical. A strange creature - part owl, part angel, a being who needs Michael's help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes Skellig back to health, while his baby sister languishes in the hospital. But Skellig is far more than he at first appears, and as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister, Michael's world changes for ever . . .

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Performances were: 19-20 May 2011 - 7.30 pm at Herongate Leisure

For more information about the Youth Theatre, or if you would like to get involved, please contact the team by sending your contact details to the e-mail address below.

Page Updated: 01/02/2012

Youth Theatre in action .....................................................