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Lucy has the first blog of the new year... 2020 has been a weird year for theatre. I thought that this year would be a good one after performing Look Up in March at the Cluntergate Centre. Little did I know was that it would be the last time we would be able to show it. Once the lockdown was announced, I knew that Yew Tree would be on hold for a while. This short break from acting very quickly became a long one.  Once Yew Tree started again, we immediately preparing for our Christmas shows. Princess and the Frog: a play full of fun, laughter and puppetry (long live Eduardo the frog). I also signed myself up for another venture: LAMDA. LAMDA, so far, has helped me develop so much and allow myself to explore new styles.  Then the most amazing thing happened; Connections started!!! After Look Up ended, I thought that we wouldn't be able to do Connections at all this year. We usually start in summer so after summer came and left, it left me feeling empty as we hadn't finished Look

 Our first is from Layla This year may have not been the greatest, but so much has still happened that have made this year a good one. At the start of the year, we came off an amazing Christmas show and I was looking forward for something new. Also, Look up was one of the best experiences of 2020 and I loved every second of it as Crystal and watching the other cast smashing it. And then Covid 19 hit and everything changed. But Yewtree helped by doing online sessions and keeping everyone in high spirits and happy. After Lockdown, Yewtree came back and we started on Princess and the Frog, even though it was hard to come back after so much time off, it was amazing to be back in the room and be with my friends again after so long. Connections started, got a part I love and and it felt like things were starting to be normal again. The Christmas shows may not have been the way we know them but they were still amazing and I loved every single one. It was so nice to see how hard all the comp

  So, this will be my first and sadly last blog. I’m not the most amazing writer in the world but I shall give it my best shot. Its going to be very strange to not have yewtree to look forward to every week and its honestly been one of the hardest things to let go of. I started sapphire company in the spring of 2016 after my sister had been at gold company for a couple of years. Little 12-year-old dan was very excited but at the same time very nervous to be starting something new that I’d never really tried before. I was completely oblivious to the fact that yewtree would become such a large part of my life. At sapphire company I was a part of a few performance including Hansel and Gretel (yes, the one with the banter birds and yes, I played one of them), neverland and a couple of summer celebration performances. One significant part of my time at sapphire was when people were auditioning to be part of 2017’s connections play ceasefire babies, which i was going to ask to be a part of b

  I honestly don’t know where to start, feels surreal to be writing my leavers blog as I just can’t believe I have to say goodbye although I know it won't be forever. My time at Yew Tree is full with such happy memories, accomplishments and the most amazing group of friends.   I first met Sarah back in 2015 when I auditioned and took part in Peter Pan, a production by ‘West Yorkshire Performers’ which was a whole 5 years ago now and I just remember having such an amazing time working with Sarah and the rest of the team. I enjoyed it that much that a year later in 2016 i auditioned to take part in their next production Aladdin. In that same year I joined West Yorkshire Dance Centre which introduced me more to Yew Tree where I joined Scarlet company and took part in my first ever Christmas show where we performed a physical theatre piece called ‘Red Shoes’. In 2017 I joined Gold company and attended sessions every Friday and this is the point where Sarah got stuck with me. From my fi

  I think this is the first leavers blog that Sarah has received where the person writing it doesn’t like acting. But, I’m writing this because I partially feel obligated to. You would too if you made someone deal with your less than enthusiastic personality every week for 4 ish years (maybe more, I can’t remember). I’ve been at Yew Tree for a few years. I haven’t been there for as long as some people but I believe I’ve certainly made an impression as to how annoying I can be. Anyways, down to it. I remember joining yew tree because my sister bullied me into going and then got annoyed at me for going (Lucy protests this statement, however her opinion doesn’t matter here). I did my first Christmas show and was thrown in at the deep end with an exceptionally large part of Captain of the Guard with a magnificent three lines. A very difficult three lines. Trust me. They were almost all over 4 words each. Almost. Much to my dismay, this was not the end of my acting career. As my sister wh

  What is there to say about my time at Yewtree that hasn't already been said before? Well quite a lot actual but I should probably leave out those gaudy details for my future tell all autobiography "through the Doreway".   I've done a few blogs before for the wonderful Sarah but I have to say this is probably my most high pressure one considering that it will be my final one before I jet off to the currently uncertain world of university. So I will apologize to you now before you begin to navigate the twisted hedge maze of my ramblings.   My experience within Yewtree has been an unbelievable one. I don’t think I could have ever predicted that when my sister begged me to come to a session I would’ve been here so long. But here we are, nine whole years later. I’ve performed in everything, from fairy tales to Shakespeare, dramas to comedy, you name it I’ve done it (even a musical, I didn’t sing though. You’re welcome for that). I have learned so many skills that aren’t

  Hello, my name is Helena, I started Yew Tree when I was 11. I was painfully introverted and angsty, a tale as old as time. I was part of three Christmas shows at Sapphire company, which I personally believe to be the best company, don’t know why, just always liked the vibes. Anyway, I did three xmas shows, got the acting bug and was thought to myself, ‘I’m afraid of instability, change, and getting things wrong, I’m going to try and go into a career of acting!’ And thus my relationship with YT and acting began.   I took a brief hiatus from YT after three years. Mental Health sucks. I was depressed and sad and didn’t feel like I deserved to take part in activities that made me feel good. I only bring this up because I know life can be cruel sometimes. If you feel this way, please just keep going, don’t quit on things that make you feel good.  I came back at the age of 17. I’d survived high school, and most of my A levels and I was thin now, and about to enter a chapter of my life that