Holiday times...

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This week it might seem as if there is nothing happening in the way of youth theatre to the outside eye but as ever when the whole thing winds down for a while the artists go into planning and preparation mode in order to ensure that the following term runs as smoothly and creatively as possible.

There’s a great deal of preparation going on for the regional performance of Sparkleshark…only today I received an email from the Brewery Arts Centre saying how much they were looking forward to our visit…coaches have been booked and accommodation has been sorted…it should be a weekend to remember…

Last week there were numerous meetings by the artists of Yew Tree and as a result the journey for each group’s summer journey is theoretically laid out for the term…Green, Black, Purple, Ruby and Ivory will be gearing up for the Shakespeare festival in June…Crimson will go into rehearsals for a production of Fragments with two additional and original monologues. Gold and Sapphire are going to get to workshop for the first half and then will begin devising for the original script that will become their Christmas productions. Got a shock when I realised in just a couple of months I’ll be writing this years Nostell play…

In addition there are a number of possible enhancement projects that are all in the preliminary stages so not a lot to say about them yet but watch this space…

And finally Gemma and I went to go and take a look at Selby Abbey the venue for our performance at the Miners Memorial Service in the autumn following the success of the performance last October at Wakefield Cathedral. It really is beautiful and promises to be as moving an occasion as last year…

So if nobody minds I’ll take a week for a holiday and come back rejuvenated and ready to take on the delights and challenges of the next term…

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