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This Summer, we'll be staging eight more new musicals at venues around the UK, featuring some of the country's most talented young performers and musicians who auditioned earlier this year. Here's a preview of the shows - click the title of each show for more details, company lists and booking details.
Loserville – The Musical South Hill Arts Centre, Bracknell 20 - 22 August 2009
Michael Dork is 17. They call him nerd, geek, slacker. Socially marginalised by the entire school and constantly picked on by Eddie, the coolest boy in school, Michael is desperate to find his ticket outta Loserville. But when stunning new girl Holly arrives, Michael is introduced to a whole new world of cool...
A Winter’s Tale Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford 19 - 22 August 2009
Shakespeare’s classic tale of jealousy, loss, love and reconciliation is given a magical reworking by YMT this summer, with music by award-winning composer and broadcaster Howard Goodall.
The Chosen Room Stramillis College Theatre, Belfast 7 - 8 August 2009
Set in a futuristic social networking fantasy world, the mysterious Vicki Green selects the ten most eccentric companions for her Chosen Room. But who is the tall dark handsome stranger walking through her virtual door?
Peter Pan Aberdeen International Youth Festival 2 - 3 August 2009
This magical tale returns to its powerful and magical roots and re-invents itself for the 21st century - not a pantomime or bedtime story but an unforgettable adventure that takes us from the ordinary to the extraordinary...
According to Brian Haw... Barbican Theatre, Plymouth 25 - 26 August 2009
For over seven years, Brian Haw has remained a permanent thorn in the side of the British Government, camped out in Parliament Square opposite the House of Commons, protesting against war and foreign policy. But who is the real person behind the headlines?
Fool's Gold Barbican Theatre, Plymouth 6 - 7 August 2009
Love, revenge and alchemy intermix in this dark and mysterious new musical, produced inthe tradition of commeddia dell'arte.
The Watchers Bradford Playhouse 14 - 15 August 2009
"Remember, be home before curfew and do not speak to the Watchers!" The Watchers follows a group of teenagers thrown into a world of unanswered questions, strange occurences, myths, and - the Watchers!
Eight Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria 14 - 15 August 2009
A group of 36 unique performers will look at their own futures, their lives, their world - and express them in advanced performance styles. Where will they be in the future? The same group will be invited to return in eight years time to see how accurate their own predictions were...
Productions and artistic staff are subject to change.
To read aboutlast year's productions, click here.
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