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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