About LYME YOUTH THEATRE

Lyme Youth Theatre began with a summer school in August 2005 after many months of planning. Based at the Marine Theatre, LYT is creating an ensemble of well-skilled and motivated young actors between the ages of 8 and 16. Using a multi-faceted approach the core staff team evoke the creative atmosphere in which members can explore and fulfil their potential. The aim is to introduce the company to the best of modern and classical theatre practice and technique. Performance skills are known to boost confidence and self-esteem. Our members will be able to transfer these skills to work done in school or in future university or vocational drama training.

LYT’s core programme offers 20+ students tuition on Saturdays over three terms. Each term ends with a sharing of work in progress for family and friends. This year LYT is delighted to be taking part in the Shakespeare Schools Festival and will be taking their production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to Exeter in February 2007. There is also a production planned for the Summer Term and  the annual week long Summer School in August. One day workshops are held from time to time to give as many young people as possible the chance to join in.

LYT is proud to have...

Alistair Ganley as Director. He is an actor, director and teacher of drama with wide-ranging experience working with young actors. He is Artistic Director of Cygnet in Exeter.                                         

Lyme Youth Theatre is supported by: D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, the Bower Trust, West Dorset District Council and Lyme Regis Town Council

To Join Lyme Youth Theatre and be part of it...     

it costs just £5 a year to  join.   For  this  you  will  get  a  regular  Newsletter,  ticket discounts for most Marine Theatre events, priority when booking places on  LYT workshops, and more!          You must be a member to register for classes and take part in performances.

All enquiries and membership subs to:

LYT coordinator- Monika Henshaw – Marine Theatre Office,

Church Street, Lyme Regis DT7 3QA                       Tel: 01297 442394

Email: LYT@marinetheatre.com 

 LATEST LYT NEWS!

A group of older LYT members will be going to

the Big Youth Theatre Festival in July and taking a production.

Plans are being made to take part in

the Shakespeare Schools Festival in October.

LYT PRESENTS...      

'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' by Roald Dahl

3rd & 4th April    7.30pm

Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis

For details go to 'What's On'

LYT are delighted to welcome Polly Agg-Manning as director for this production

                                                  LYME YOUTH THEATRE WORK

LYT Summer Production 2007                                                                      

'SIEGE'

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LYTERS ON BBC SPOTLIGHT 

22nd December LYT members Celia, Ben and Holly were interviewed by BBC Spotlight

about their parts in Peter Pan and about LYT.

LYTERS Being Interviewed for Spotlight

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'Egde Of The Spiral' LYT at Artsfest

(September & October 06)

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'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

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

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LYT at Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 2006

& at Marine Magic

                                              Above Photos By Lesley Moss

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

by Ted Hughes

(Spring Term 2006)

Cast of LYT Spring Term Show 'Sean, The Fool, The Devil and The Cats'   2006