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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 PointEDpilot 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)

 

Mrs Twit

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.

 

Javier Maria and Me

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.

A Midsummer Nights Dream

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 Midsummer Nights Dream

 

'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

 

 

   
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