27th June Info

Tickets are on sale now! Be sure to purchase tickets for the correct performance. Details below indicate which school is participating in each show.

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PYTA students performing at both performances: 

Ava, Sophie, Tangkina, Dan, Eben, Phoebe, Matthew, Aiden, Amy W, Orla 

Parrs Wood High School

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There are various car parks on site you are free to use. You may also use the entertainments complex car park (at your own risk). Please allow plenty of time for finding parking. It is essential students are ready to enter the building at the times listed below. 

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Here specific directions and parking details:

https://www.bloomtuitionandeducation.com/directions

Our Lady of the Rosary, Lostock Hall, St Hilda's & St Ann's:

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12:15pm - Doors open for the students (please make sure your child has eaten a good lunch and gone to the toilet before they arrive)

12:45pm - Doors open for the audience

1:00pm - Performance starts

3:30pm/4pm - Approximate finish time

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These timings are rough as there are a lot of moving parts on performance days, so please arrive on time and expect an afternoon of celebrating all the students involved in the project. We expect all students to stay for the whole performance so that we can dismiss them safely at the end of the performance. They will get to watch the other group’s performances as an opportunity to see what they have produced and support one another. 

English Martyrs', Vernon & Poynton Youth Theatre Academy:

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5:15pm - Doors open for the students (please make sure your child has eaten an early dinner and gone to the toilet before they arrive)

5:45pm - Doors open for the audience

6:00pm - Performance starts

8:30pm/9pm - Approximate finish time

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These timings are rough as there are a lot of moving parts on performance days, so please arrive on time and expect an afternoon of celebrating all the students involved in the project. We expect all students to stay for the whole performance so that we can dismiss them safely at the end of the performance. They will get to watch the other group’s performances as an opportunity to see what they have produced and support one another. 

All costume information can be found on this page: 

COSTUME INFO​​

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Please make sure to read all of the information thoroughly. 

We have 4 groups taking turns to perform 20-30 minute portions of the play, so you will get to see your child making their own personal contribution to a full length production.

 

All the characterisation you will see links to the themes we have covered over the course of this project. So we’re hoping you find the characters to be a shining example of resilience and determination.

 

Please note, not all students are playing main parts. Chorus roles are essential for those who haven’t done drama before, or who struggle with confidence. We always make sure to share these out fairly across projects. As a result, your child may not be playing a main role, but we hope that you will come and support all actors onstage because all roles are essential and valued. Our focus is on their experience throughout the project, so we will be doing everything we can to avoid putting pressure on the performance day. It is intended to be a day of celebration, that we can’t promise will be perfect, but we plan to provide a space full of applause and a sense of achievement. 

September - February

Our September to Feb project is an examined performance where an examiner from the Victoria College of Music and Drama London will venture up north and give the students a grade in Group Acting. (This works very similarly to music exams.) Friends and family are invited to watch the exam take place, with students split into small groups each performing a scene from the chosen play (TBC). 100% of our primary students have obtained Distinctions in years past, and we are looking forward to another great result next year. 

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February Onwards

For the rest of the year we will produce another full musical!

As always, we will deliver PSHE topics through the themes of the plays to develop the Social, Emotional and Mental Health of the engaging students. Our focus is on communicating value and facilitating realisations to build students into people of substance who are equipped to face real-world challenges, with the added bonus of a performance at the end!

We are so looking forward to sharing the product of their work with you on the 19th of July. Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions. 

 

Until then: 

• Keep learning lines!

• Keep practicing the dances! You can find links to each school's dances below.

  • Please note that not all groups have videos available yet — links will be updated as they become available.

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