What's happening at YTYT

We've had a lovely weekend here at YTYT - Gordon - one of our visitors gives an insight into why... Last August a group of 20 amateur theatre enthusiasts from all around the country gathered in Coventry as part of the NODA (National Operatic and Dramatic Association) Summer School ‘Directing Drama’ course run by Sarah Osborne. During this course the embryo of an idea was conceived to have a ‘mini-summer-school’ reunion up in the Wakefield area in January 2017   - 5 months later 8 intrepid people from Bedfordshire, Cornwall, Hertfordshire, Kent, Cumbria and County Durham descended on the (somewhat chilly) city of Wakefield to experience a series of workshops over this weekend. All with one purpose in mind – to immerse ourselves in workshopping and improvisation – Yew Tree Theatre style. Friday evening these 8 theatre aficionado’s arrived at the West Yorkshire Dance studio to observe the Gold company rehearsal in action. I personally imagined what it must be like for a tigh