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Wharf Youth Theatre

Wharf Youth Theatre
Who We Are
We are a vibrant youth theatre which aims to run a workshop during the Spring seasons in order to prepare for a full length show which is staged in the Summer. We have class sizes of up to 24 and run from ages 10 - 17. There is always a warm welcome to new members. Our aim is to provide the best youth theatre we possibly can, whilst making it a fun and worthwhile experience.

 Jo McMillan and Lizzie Lomax in Alice the Musical

What We Do 
The main event of the WYT calendar is the summer production, normally held in mid-July. However, over the last two years, there has been at least one adult Theatre production that has included WYT members in its cast.  The majority of the cast of "Peter Pan" in December 2010 was drawn from the WYT, and both "The Witches" in November 2011 and "Blood Wedding" in March 2012 included several WYT members. 
 
In preparation for the WYT summer production, a workshops is held around Easter time, closely followed by auditions for parts in the main production. Rehearsals for the play then run through to the production itself, which lasts for at least four nights. All Wharf Youth Theatre staff are CRB checked and we all work in pairs.

Take a read of our Mission Statement

Want to join?
E-mail the Wharf Youth Theatre through our contacts page, or call Merrily Powell on 01380 840864

Shows
Previous shows have included:

"Grimm Tales" – 29th July to 1st August 2009 - Check out the Photo Gallery, now online!
"The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" - July 2009
"Just So" July 2010
"Alice the Musical" July 2011


Reviews
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – July 2008
Last week Devizes theatregoers got the chance to see the rising generation of local young actors and actresses as the innovative Wharf Youth Theatre's debut production, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. They played to a sell-out run of six performances.
C.S. Lewis's allegorical tale of free will and divine redemption tells the story of how four ordinary children discover that the wardrobe in the house of a strange old man leads to the magical kingdom of Narnia. Glyn Robbins' 1984 adaptation was an ambitious choice for the WYT's debut, but it was one they pulled off with extraordinary aplomb.
Director Jemma Barnes put together a wonderfully talented cast of youngsters. In Maddie Blackwell (Lucy), Daisy Combe (Susan), Tom Mullings (Edmund) and Matthew James (Peter) she had four exceptionally engaging talents playing the Pevensie children, and they were complemented by commanding performances from George Combe as Aslan and Juliet Fulcher as the White Witch.
Will Mortimer

 
For more information about the WYT, please contact Frederica Dunstan, Artistic Director