Thursdays 4.30 - 6.00pm : 7 - 11 year olds (Southside Community Centre, 117 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9ER)
“First Bite is drama without the stress!” (Junior Youth Theatre member - 2007).
The 20 members of the Junior Youth Theatre range from children with no experience to those who have been in the company for 5 years. What they all have in common is a love of performing and a commitment to the group which involves turning up every week, learning lines and contributing their skills and ideas to each project undertaken. There are three terms in the Youth Theatre year. The first two are taken up with rehearsals for the annual production which takes place in May. In the third term participants develop skills in movement, voice, improvisation, and characterisation, and create devised pieces which are presented at the Youth Theatre end of year show in June.
Thursdays 6.10 - 8.10pm : 12 - 17 year olds (Southside Community Centre, 117 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9ER)
“First Bite is more than a drama group and it’s not just about acting. We are given the opportunity to take responsibility for all aspects of the production which brings us closer as a group and encourages skills we would not learn elsewhere”
(Senior Youth Theatre member - June 2006)
The 20 strong Senior Youth Theatre Company presents an annual production in March. The group assists in the selection of the piece and also takes responsibility for the technical aspects production including costume, props, scenery, administration, publicity, lighting and sound. Past productions have included “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby”, “Agamemnon”, “The Crucible”, “Tall Tales” and “Then to Awake”, a modern take on William Golding’s Lord of the Flies which was devised and written by the company. Productions for the following year are selected during the summer Youth Theatre term, providing participants with the opportunity to explore ideas from the chosen play which are presented at the Youth Theatre end of year show in June.
Mondays 6.00 – 7.45pm : 11 – 14 year olds
Cameron House Community Centre, 34
Prestonfield Avenue EH16 5EU
New for 2009-10, this group provides participants with the opportunity to develop their theatre skills through improvisation, creative devising, scene study, character development, movement and voice work. This group is performance based and will work towards presenting their first public performance together in April / May 2010.
Download an application form for this class here.
