Young performers take to Bonington Theatre stage in Arnold
60 young performers bring National Theatre Connections to Bonington Theatre tonight, with excerpts and a new play for just £10.
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60 young performers will grace the Bonington Theatre stage today giving two excerpts from the National Theatre Connections catalogue, as well as the premiere of this year's Connections play, The Sycamore Gap.
The high number of actors come from three acting companies, all a part of the Community Interest Company (CIC) Flying High Expressive Arts. The two plays with selected scenes will be presented by the two Senior Youth Theatre groups, whilst the premiere play will be performed by the Young Company.
The Sycamore Gap is a play written by Al Smith, who has worked on many plays as well as work for TV on EastEnders, Casualty, and David Attenborough's Africa. This play is a whodunnit with a classroom of schoolchildren, each being interviewed to discover which of them felled the famous tree.
Flying High is a small team of workshop leaders who focus their energies on giving opportunities for aspiring young actors to break into the industry. They provide training, preparation for interviews, and of course stage credits with performances like tonight's. They also organised Gedling’s Got Talent early last year as a fundraising effort to take the Young Company to Edinburgh Fringe.
Tonight's event is part of Flying High's National Theatre Connections programme, which commissions plays written to reflect the voices of young people today. The Young Company are one of 250 companies around the UK to pick a play to perform as a Home Performance. Home Performances take place in front of a paying audience, plus a National Theatre Mentor Director who will give guidance to the performers afterwards.
Tickets are just £10 tonight. Arnold might feel like the other end of the world, but the 58 bus from Parliament Street will get you there in just twenty minutes. A trip to the theatre is always worth the travel. If you do miss tonight's performance, the Young Company will be performing this show again at Derby Theatre in April.
