A Popular 1950s Broadway Musical
Armstrong Hall, Thornbury
The production is at Thornbury's Armstrong Hall from Tuesday 3 until Saturday 7 April, with evening performances at 7.30pm [Tuesday to Thursday and Saturday], plus an afternoon performance only on Good Friday at 3pm and a Matinée at 2.30pm on Saturday afternoon.
It’s official ~ the students of the Northavon School of Drama, who perform as the Northavon Youth Theatre Company, are very special! So much so that they have been given permission to perform a show that is up there with the Broadway greats; a ‘coming of age’ story that gives teenagers a voice for the first time and tells the truth about struggles with image, self consciousness and being ‘cool’ when the opposite sex is around! The story behind getting that first rusty old car to impress the ladies, trying to promote and live up to that all important image, or wait ~ should you really be taking your studies more seriously, or does that make you everything you don’t want to be!
Full of amazing hit numbers, which will be delivered by an impressive seven-piece band, led by popular MD Arne Kovac, the show is also bursting with great dance routines, thanks to Choreographers Kelly and Danielle, and the 60 strong cast, aged 11 to 18, are just the right age to understand, identify with and energize this story and score, all under the guidance of Director Lyn Bedford, who is celebrating 30 years of working with the Company.
Set in 1950s America, the costume plot is great fun ~ remember those massive net underskirts and the turned up jeans for the boys? Guitars were new on the scene and everyone wanted to be in a band, so hand jive and rock and roll dominate the musical score, but there are also some fantastic ballads to cater for all those teenage emotions. Amazing dance routines, prolific lighting and that all important American car, plus enough energy and teenage hormones to burst on to the stage and beyond ~ what more could you want and we guarantee you’ll find it hard to stay in your seat!
Please spread the word, as tickets will once again be at a premium for this celebrated group, which is now in its 36th year of bringing high quality youth productions to Thornbury, has an impressive list of theatrical awards, plus more than 40 successful productions to its credit.
With a TUESDAY NIGHT TREAT of £1.00 off all tickets, special party rates and Family Tickets available on Good Friday and Saturday Matinée, demand for seats will be high, so to avoid disappointment, either ring: 01454 852069, call into our Box Office at Wildings, Thornbury High Street from 19 March, or post your booking to: NYTC, c/o Jarvis Woodhouse Events Ltd, 19 High Street, Thornbury, South Glos BS35 2AE.
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