Wokingham Youth Theatre presents: A Tale of Two Cities

Our Youth Theatre is getting ready to open the doors on this year’s production, an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic, A Tale of Two Cities. We’ve been catching up with the show’s director and Youth Theatre Tutor Indigo Hogg, to hear what audiences can expect from the younger members of our theatre family. Without giving too much away, what is the play about?  A Tale of Two Cities is an epic story of love, sacrifice and redemption. We venture across London and Paris, following the story of Charles Darnay, Lucie Manette and Sydney Carton as the terror and chaos of t

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Behind the Scenes on ‘Sweeney Todd: The Shock’n’Roll Show’

No production would go ahead if it were not for the team of people backstage.  We talked to a few of that team about the joys and challenges of staging a youth theatre production. How many costumes? Sue Daykin Indigo: “Well there are 19 actors” Sue: “– ok, so manageable.” Indigo: “Yes, but they each play multiple roles and some of those roles have more than one costume.” Sue: “So how many costumes?” Indigo: “…..um, 56.” That was better news than the 96 required for Alice in Wonderland, so off I went. Relatively straightforward, as no animals unlike Alice in Wonderland and The Lion, The Wi

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