What's happening at YTYT

Wow. 13 years of being a YTYT member is coming to an end. I genuinely don’t know where the time has gone or quite how I can put it into words how much it has impacted my life. However, I’m starting to write this blog on the 22nd July because I know for a fact that my original write up will have things missed out so I can insert them when I think of them. I first met Sarah when I was 2 years old at WYTDC when I danced in baby class (that lovely Little Miss Muffet and Spider duet:/) with Tom but then it wasn’t till I was 5 that I started the drama classes with her. Of course at 5 it wasn’t as though I was tackling Shakespeare (that happened 11 years later) but back then between that age and about 8 I believe I took away more life building blocks than if I didn’t have that teaching. Back then I was just a little girl who used to always butt in when Sarah was speaking (sorry Sarah!) because I got so giddy at whatever we were doing. I don’t quite remember what my first “play” was (Giraffe’s...

So there we have it! 5 years at Yew Tree and I couldn’t be more grateful. Usually when I write a blog they’re quite short, so I’m sorry if I start to ramble but I think this one deserves a full breakdown of my years in YTYT.  First we start off in 2014, when I first walked into Sapphire company (I first joined to make friends and boost my confidence because back then I didn’t have any - controversial I know!) and my YTYT time was kicked off with a version of Dick Whittington, and has to be one of my most memorable shows, purely for the rapping rats- if you want to see a small version of me playing a rat 5 years ago, check out the facebook page, I’m sure it’s there somewhere!- and it was then that I decided acting was right up my street and I wanted to start pursuing it further.  In 2015 Sapphire performed The Frog Prince, and I played one of the sisters, Midnight, a gothic kind of princess, which at this point of my teenage years I thought suited me right down to the ...

I first started working with Sarah when I was 6 years old through West Yorkshire Theatre Dance Centre. I remember really looking forward to going on Friday nights because that’s when my drama class would be. My love for theatre and drama really grew from that point on. My first ‘major’ role was when I was around 8 years old and we were about to start rehearsing for ‘The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig’ a spin off version of the well known ‘Three Little Pigs’. Sarah approached me and asked if I wanted to play the big bad pig. I was so excited and kind of in shock that Sarah actually trusted me with a part (what??).  From then on, I started to believe that I was actually okay at this acting business, which was still very new to me.  (whilst I was looking through my old dancing photos I managed to stumble across this gem of me playing the big bad pig) After a few years of only attending drama classes through the dance school I felt like I wanted to broaden...

So, I'm currently writing this from up In the sky whilst flying over Russia, on my 11 hour flight to Tokyo. Whilst everyone is asleep around me (i should probably be too so don’t get jet jag) thought what better reasoning for me to think, review and reminisce my 5 years at Yew Tree.  5 years isn’t even a long time compared to some people but i'll tell you this Sarah and Yew Tree has helped me carve myself into the person I am today. I wouldn’t be going to perform over in Tokyo for 2 weeks with Leeds Play house if it wasn’t for the sheer skill and experiences Yew Tree has given me. Im so grateful for every aspect.  So for 5 years, I thought I’d talk about 5 of my favourite experiences whilst been at Yew Tree. So here we go… let's try compose ourself for this rollercoaster. Mystery/ Passion play (2014)  So when I was in High school I was one of those kids who’d join in and get involved with every single musical theatre show, play, literally anything hence m...