The Point YoungPeople's Theatre
(YPT)
Based within The Point, YPT runs a
series of weekly drama workshop from ages 7- 20 years. Young
People are invited to join, regardless of education or experience
to engage in drama workshops of the highest qulaity. It provides a
fun and vibrant place of learning and development through
professionally led theatre. Simply
click this link to see more details on weekly workshops
POINTED AND WORKSHOPS FOR
SCHOOLS
YPT are also actively involved with
local schools and offer drama workshops to primary and secondary
schools which can be based around specific syllabus texts, or
simply be aimed as a fun activity to aid pupils to socially
engage.
YPT are involved in the PointED
project, a 
pilot project aiming to raise the provision of dance, drama
and music in local schools. Three Eastleigh Borough Schools have
benefited from this work, these include Norwood Primary in
Eastleigh, Quilley School of Engineering also in Eastleigh and
Lakeside School in Chandler's Ford. The Schools have taken part in
workshops, performances and learnt syllabus specific skills to aid
learning and progression.
The POINTED
project
(click this link for more
details)
Recent performances
The Twits (December 07)
In December, YPT performed their
production of Roald Dahl classic The Twits to four full
houses. More than 50 young people were involved in the
performances.
Javier Maria and Me
(October 07)
(part of Los Niños de
Guernica)
Eastleigh Borough
Council commemorated the evacuation of 4000 basque refugees to
Eastleigh with a week long arts event featuring film, theatre,
dance and exhibition.
A specially
commissioned play Javier, Maria and Me told the story of
the extraordinary evacuation through the eyes of three
children.
Three ex local
college students from Barton Peveril and Eastleigh College were
successful in the audition process to gain the roles of the main
charachters and proceeded to tour the borough bringing the
local history story alive to over 700 borough primary school
children.
Feedback
from audience members throughout the week and children
involved with workshops was extremely positive.
'Local history to our children, nice to
bring history to them and our area.'
local primary school
teacher
'Absolutely wonderful -the combination of the two
(Javier, Maria and Me and Lila Dance) was so good. I feel
so strongly that the play and dance should be shown in other areas
of the country where Niños were sent to
live'
audience member
click here
to view full comments about the Los Niños De Guernica week
A Midsummer Night's
Dream (June 07)
YPT launched its first production last
summer with A
Midsummer Night's Dream based in the beautiful ruins
of Netley Abbey.
Over 60 young people were involved in
the performance who worked over a 15 week period to deliver three
sell out performances at the cistercian ruins in the south of the
borough of Eastleigh.
'I am absolutely delighted
that (child's name) is involved with YPT - it is by
far the most positive thing experience that has happened to
him' parent of YPT member
'A
worthwhile theatre experience for young people -
fantastic!'
parent of YPT
member
If you would like
to be involved in YPT please contact Kirsty Bratcher
on 023 8062
7806