Back to Yew Tree

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First of all I wanted to say how lovely it is to be back…and with record attendance in the first week…it was so good to see everyone and welcome new members. There is so much to do this term, the autumn term at Yew Tree is always the most hectic but also one of the most enjoyable…(to be fair though I love each one equally…just depends which one I’m in the middle of…) I’m so aware that at the start of each session I’m bombarding you with so many announcements but then I suppose the positive side of that is that this profusion of information is a direct reflection of the huge amount of things Yew Tree are doing…before the end of October Yew Tree will have performed 6 times with 4 different performances…in addition to the usual sessions within which 4 companies are in the early stages of their Christmas productions (and will be joined by Black after their festival performances) we are either in rehearsal or development for 2 extra projects – the Miners Memorial Service Performance and Halloween at Nostell. As if that wasn’t enough on Sunday we will host our SEVENTH Open Mic Night…and we’re already starting thinking about Connections 2012…it really is immense…but despite all of that there is something much more significant about Yew Tree being back up to full power and it is this…that there is a place for you as youth theatre members to be the best you can be as an artist and as a person, away from the constraints and pettiness of the outside world…I hope you make the most of it…and have a wonderful term…

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