NFYT 2013 EVENT PROGRAMME

2013

presents:

5 – 7 July 2013

Rothes Halls, Glenrothes £3/2 per show I £5/3 day pass All performances are deaf accessible

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Welcome to NFYT 2013!

Welcome to Scotland’s National Festival of Youth Theatre (NFYT), which returns to Glenrothes for the fourth year running. This annual event is a celebration of the power of youth theatre arts and is the largest gathering of youth theatre groups anywhere in the UK. Join us all weekend for inspiring performances by youth theatre groups from all across Scotland and beyond, including a few from right here in Fife (watch out for the special Fife Friday programme on the opening night).

We invite you to get involved and discover that performing isn’t just about being in shows… it’s about finding your voice, challenging your surroundings, and making friends for life!

Participating in this year’s NFYT are: Aberdeen Performing Arts Youth Theatre Caithness Young Company Collision Cumbernauld Youth Theatre Deaf Youth Theatre Dundee Rep Youth Theatre Eden Court Young Company Fife Youth Theatre Firefly Arts Invergordon Youth Theatre Jump Kildare Youth Theatre Le Grand Bleu North Lanarkshire Youth Theatre Strange Town

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Event Programme NFYT is not just about performing and watching shows, for all participating groups it’s about learning new skills, taking risks and considering why making and performing theatre matters.

NFYT 2013 features a whole host of workshops with leading artists, including scratch devising, magic and dance, as well as an exciting new Young Critics programme with theatre critic Gareth K Vile.

So expect to see some wild and wonderful things happening in Rothes Halls and throughout the Kingdom Shopping Centre all weekend.

Performance Programme Friday 5 July I 4.45pm–5.45pm Main Auditorium National Theatre of Scotland with Fife Cultural Trust

Jump Directed by Simon Sharkey Jump fuses physical theatre, storytelling and the movement discipline of parkour into a fluid and freshly-devised theatrical production. Share in the music choices, personal stories and discoveries of the young men as they overcome the physical, mental and emotional obstacles encountered on the journey from boyhood to manhood.

The 20 boys taking part in Jump include pupils from Glenrothes High School, Auchmuty High School, Kirkcaldy High School, Kirkland High School and Woodmill High School. nationaltheatrescotland.com I onfife.com

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Fife Friday double bill 8.30pm – 9.45pm Main Auditorium Friday 5 July I 8.30pm–8.45pm I Main Auditorium

ENGAGE

Speak!

Facilitated by Leyla Coll-O’Reilly Assisted by Jack Stancliff Supported by SHELL Beginning with two days of workshops across Cowdenbeath High School, Glenrothes High School, Inverkeithing High School, and Lochgelly High School, Speak! Sees participants working with Fife Youth Theatre to create a unique devised performance.

‘What do you want to say more than anything?

Are you struggling to find the right words?

The right time, the right place?

Tell me what makes you angry.

Tell me what you care about most.

Do you have something to say?

Do you want to be heard?

This time, everyone is listening. Speak!’

Friday 5 July I 8.45pm–9.45pm I Main Auditorium

COLLISION

In Silence We Sleep Created by the company Directed by Claire Bloomfield How does insomnia blur reality as you fight the battle of sleep? In Silence We Sleep is a dynamic exploration of five individuals’ nightly fight of being stuck in the world of the constantly awake.

“A commited and intelligent company” National Theatre Collision is group of Fife based young theatre makers (13-18 years). We create work that responds to the everyday, that explores our position in the world in which we live. collisionyt.blogspot.co.uk

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Saturday 6 July 10.00am–11.00am I Main Auditorium

KILDARE YOUTH THEATRE

Aftermath Directed by Keith Millar and Marc Tuffy What if the London riots happened in Ireland?

This piece is mainly driven by monologues of people reliving the horror/ecstasy of the riots.

Did some people go too far? Are they going to be paying for a mistake they made for the rest of their lives? Or were they just in the wrong place at the wrong time?

Kildare Youth Theatre creates adventures with young people. We take risks and lay down challenges.

We seek to rise above our [play]stations in every way possible.

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11.30am–12.30pm I Main Auditorium

CUMBERNAULD YOUTH THEATRE

Wavelength Devised by the cast, directed by Vikki Alexander A creative and comedic show which includes original live music, dancing, stand up and more. Take a glimpse inside one teenager's mind–not a faint task under ordinary circumstances–but with conflicting emotions, quirky friends and hormones–in this case–is everything really as it seems?

Cumbernauld Youth Theatre is vibrant, exciting and inclusive. We focus on developing confidence, communication and social skills though games, storytelling, role play and improvisation. cumbernauldtheatre.co.uk/arts-development

5.00pm–6.00pm I Main Auditorium

EDEN COURT YOUNG COMPANY

The Wavemaker Written by the company, directed by Hayley Savage A piece which surges between a tenacious longing for a better life, heart-breaking glimpses into a lost world, and a desperate struggle to maintain the illusion of control.

The young are restless… The elders are losing control. The Wavemaker is coming… everything will change! This complex piece of devised drama is a sinister look at teenage life within a dystopian society Eden Court Young Company is an auditioned youth theatre that rehearses on a project by project basis. The Wavemaker company consists of theatre makers from across the Highlands, predominantly of intermidiate 2, higher drama and college level students. The Young Company, started their devising process in early March and are thrilled to be performing at NFYT 2013. eden-court.co.uk

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Saturday 6 July 8.30pm–9.30pm I Main Auditorium

ABERDEEN PERFORMING ARTS YOUTH THEATRE

Grey Matter Written by Stef Smith, directed by Claire Davidson Six intertwining stories from teenagers who are all about to make decisions that will affect the rest of your life. A brand new play about pulling out your eye lashes, drinking too much, not caring enough, exams, kissing, ferris wheels and attempting to embark on the rest of your life.

Since 2010 Aberdeen Performing Arts YT have been creating dynamic and challenging pieces of theatre which deal with real issues faced by real young people. Grey Matter is the result of their collaboration with Olivier award winning writer, Stef Smith, exploring what it means to be a young person struggling with their mental health. boxofficeaberdeen.com

Sunday 7 July 11.30am–12.30pm I Main Auditorium

INVERGORDON YOUTH THEATRE

The Hidden Written and devised by Iona Mathieson, Rachel Goodwin, Alanis Mcleod, Hollie Mackay, Kathleen Whiteford, Aoibheann Nicolson, Freya Dane and MollyDrummond.

Directed by Naomi Shoba and Lucy McGlennon Suspense builds as we watch a group of people disintegrate under surveillance. They’re being watched and they know it. It’s made them wary. Trust has broken down and individualism rules. There is a container on stage which everyone considers theirs but no one is particularly inclined to open it.

They want what’s in the container but somebody has to take a risk…

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2.45pm-3.45pm I Main Auditorium

DEAF YOUTH THEATRE

Funk ‘n’ Love Directed by Jennifer Bates

A collaboration between Solar Bear's Deaf Youth Theatre and asian bangra style duo, Tigerstyle.“Funk ‘n’ Love” asks the question ‘What Is Inspiration?’ A mix of music, video, animation and live performance.

“…the sheer joy of the performance is as infectious as it is life affirming” Joyce McMillian, The Scotsman.

Solar Bear is home to Britain’s only permanent youth theatre for deaf people– Deaf Youth Theatre (DYT). DYT creates accessible theatre for deaf and hearing audiences alike, ensuring that no one is excluded from seeing our work. solarbear.org.uk

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Sunday 7 July 6.45–7.45pm I Main Auditorium

FIREFLY ARTS

Women In Power Written by Aristophanes Directed by Sarah MacDonald and Eleanor Morrison Frustrated at being controlled by men, Praxagora and friends infiltrate the Assembly to create a socialist state that rules on everything from housing to love-making.

A sharp, modernist take on Aristophanes’ bawdy tale of power, politics and sex. Written 2,000 years ago and set against an intrigue of cross-dressing and self-interest, Women In Power takes our smug 21st century ethics by the scruff of the neck for a good shaking. Fully BSL-signed by the cast, Women in Power contains adult material.

Firefly Arts offer theatre and film activity for children and young people across West Lothian, providing quality experience of devising, physical theatre, text-work, technical and production skills.

We’re delighted to be back at NFYT. firefly-arts.co.uk

8.00pm–9.00pm I Main Auditorium

STRANGE TOWN

Love Bites Written by Sam Siggs Directed by Ruth Hollyman Midsummer night's eve in Edinburgh. A girl with wings and a plastic bow and arrow sits sobbing on a bench.

Love. Bites.

Unrequited obsession and euphoniums; ice cream and heartache; flirtation in the flumes; quirky tales of teenage love that make Cupid want to hang up her bow and arrow for good.

"youth theatre that really works" Joyce McMillan Strange Town is a theatre company for 5-25 year olds, based in Edinburgh, comprising a Youth Theatre, Young Company and Young Actors’ Agency. We work with new writers and stage regular performances in Edinburgh venues.

The aim of Strange Town is to give young people opportunities to develop their creative potential. strangetown.org.uk

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The National Festival of Youth Theatre (NFYT) is the largest annual gathering of youth theatres anywhere in the UK. Every year Scotland’s youth theatre groups come together to meet, create and learn; putting everything they know into practice as part of one huge national summer gathering.

This year’s festival will take our commitment to Fife one step further with the ENGAGE Fife Schools project, which sees a brand new piece of theatre made by Fife Schools participants and Fife Youth Theatre, with the generous support of SHELL. NFYT is produced by Promote YT, the national development organisation for youth theatre arts in Scotland.

NFYT warmly welcomes public audiences and all performances are British Sign Language Interpreted.

Please note: all performances are recommended for audiences aged 14+

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EVENT FUNDERS: Birkdale Trust for Hearing Impaired Turtleton Charitable Trust

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