LYME YOUTH THEATRE WORK

ALICE IN WONDERLAND!  November 09

"FANTASTIC MR FOX" ! November 09

"CINEMA LITE"! 09

ELLA AND HER FELLA!

Looking good Mark!

"JUST"  08

'MACBETH'

  Shakespeare in Schools Festival  Sep/Oct 08

LYT Summer School 08

with Shanty Theatre Company

Shakespeare for Schools: Charity Event at Sherborne Jun 08

'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' by Roald Dahl   Feb 08

we were delighted to welcome Polly Agg-Manning from Exeter Northcott to Lyme Youth Theatre.

'Edge Of The Spiral' LYT at Artsfest Sep / Oct 06

'Beauty and The Beast' 

(Summer School 2006)

Review of 'Beauty and the Beast' by Monika Henshaw featured in Lyme News

Lyme Youth Theatre’s annual Summer School took place last week.    Seventeen young people, including LYT regulars and visitors from other parts of the country spent a week at the Marine Theatre with LYT Director, Alistair Ganley.   They worked on theatre skills – acting, movement, music – and mime with tutor Lesley Moss.

At the end of the week, last Saturday, family, friends, and visitors enjoyed a performance of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ which was created during the week.   Feedback from the audience was amazing – everyone was so impressed with the standard the group achieved in such a short time.   And the young people all agreed that they had learnt a lot and had fun.   Several  visitors were already hoping Grandparents would invite them to stay for next years Summer School!

Cast of LYT SS 06 'The Beauty and the Beast'

August 2006

'The Last Laugh' by Ben Payne

(Summer Term 2006)

Review of 'The Last Laugh' by Monika Henshaw featured in Lyme News

Lyme Youth Theatre is celebrating its first birthday as this term draws to a close.   Last weekend LYT presented ‘The Last Laugh’ by Ben Payne at the Marine Theatre.   The play was written for Amnesty International and, although a hilarious comedy, also has a serious message about totalitarian states and prisoners of conscience.   Bobby Bunting, a travelling jokes salesman visits a country where laughter is banned – his adventure, including trial, imprisonment, ‘treatment’, escape and eventually, marriage, are all portrayed in witty detail by the playwright, who was only seventeen when he wrote it.

Parents and friends of the members of LYT have watched work in progress throughout the year and have been very impressed by the growing confidence and skill of the company.  ‘The Last Laugh’ proved that the young people are working hard to realise their full potential and developing into a strong team.  The audiences, although small, were very enthusiastic and full of praise for this first public performance by Lyme Youth Theatre. 

The Company:   Lowell Fachau, Catherine Butler, Ben Hills, Mark Collett, Holly Henshaw,  Charley Souter-Phillips, Chris Garcia, Faye Chaplin, Ellie Benbow, Rebecca Watts, Cara Fachau, Minna Bates, Celia Cruwys-Finnigan, James Jones.   Director:  Alistair Ganley assisted by tutors Pat Brackenbury and Lesley Moss.

              
                Cast of 'The Last Laugh'                  ... with the Mayor of Lyme

LYT at Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 2006 & at Marine Magic

                                              Above Photos By Lesley Moss

'Sean, The Fool, The Devil and The Cats'

by Ted Hughes

(Spring Term 2006)