Jess Moore blogged about Open Mic Night 7...
This week it was Open Mic Night 7, one of my favourite Yew Tree events. It’s really nice to see people’s other talents that they might not have chance to share normally. And each year more people decide to perform and it’s brilliant! I promised myself I wouldn’t be a shambles this year, but if anything I was worse ha! For some reason singing in front of Yew Tree is harder than singing for anyone else ha, however I will be semi organised for the next one… I promise ha! It was such a nice night though and rather emotional when it came to speeches and ditties that were related to leaving us. It’s always sad when people leave but the thing is they never really fully leave as they come back for certain sessions and Nostell and Open Mic Night’s etc… I suppose it makes you appreciate people more when they aren’t there all the time! So many people came to support Yew tree this year and it made a brilliant atmosphere! I’m hoping I shall still be making an appearance when its Open Mic Night 97 I really was impressed with just how talented everyone is though, and since hearing Gemma sing her song (which I had never heard) I have listened to it approximately 75 times ha! Bit gutted I didn’t win the raffle though. Harry did though! Oh wait…
Chloe's Leavers Blog - finally :)
Please excuse how this was written, I do a very silly drama school course, and I haven’t had to write more than my name in 9 months. I’m sat in my silly dorm bed writing me this on my DSA laptop (a win for the mentally ill girlies), realising how utterly bad my ability to Words has become. Anyway.. Leaving YTYT was one of the oddest experiences of my life, and yet, I don’t remember it at all. I’d spent the last few years, waving off some of my closest friends as they went on to conquer their dreams, in a tearful circle, yet all I have is a fuzzy memory and a video saved in an instagram highlight. I’d sell a kidney to try and bring back that experience, to do my final show unclouded by new medication and intrusive thoughts, but as that isn’t possible, I thought I’d finally write my leavers blog, even if it is a year late. I started Yew Tree in 2017, as a way to explore drama outside of the agonising GCSE setting, and across the years, it became a lifeline for me, providing confidence,
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