A myriad of delights in store...

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This week is a busy and exciting week for YTYT – we have three shows all of which, after a week of hard graft in the rehearsal room are now looking good. 

On Thursday Flawless will have it’s premier as Black Company perform their contemporary interpretation of Taming of the Shrew…they worked really hard this week as they had a short time to pull the production together and make it work in a brand new space.  They definitely rose to the challenge which means that Thursday should be an excellent evenings entertainment and what’s more you’ll only miss the first half of the England match…it’s at the New Spring Centre in Ossett – it starts at 7.45 (running time 55 minutes) it costs £5 but If you’re a member of YTYT it’s free.

On Saturday Gold Company will perform The Sea with Stems – a brilliant band who describe themselves as “Art rock embellished with strings - epic cinematic compositions full of sweeping elegant darkness and hypnotic delicate intensity.”  Their music is compelling and its been an inspiration to work with it. We spent a long and intense morning on Saturday putting the finishing touches to the choreography of the piece and developing the vocal quality of the play.  The result is a production I am exceedingly proud of…see for yourself by being at the St Austin’s Theatre in Wakefield on the 21st of June at 7.15 – again £5 a ticket unless you’re in YTYT in which case it’s free.

Finally tomorrow night Sapphire Company will perform Children’s Excursion Platform number 5 in a workshop performance.  This wonderful company have grafted and grappled with the events of many years ago and have emerged more skilled and confident and with a play they can be proud of.  Read Brittany’s blog this week for more details on this…I’m so looking forward to sharing it with their family and friends.  What is especially lovely is that some of the original cast from Green Company are coming to see what the next generation of Yew Treers have made of the play that they premiered three years ago almost to the day…

So a very busy, exciting week in store with a myriad of delights to look forward to…

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