A Double-Bill presented at Unity Theatre
Promises
“You are full of promise…full of potential!”
A head teacher offers his school leavers the promise of success… But what happens when life and its challenges get in the way? And what happens if the education they get at school doesn’t quite make the grade in the real world?
20 Stories High Youth Theatre present a collection of short stories, poetry and spoken word about young people learning the hard way that promises made don’t always equal promises kept.
Animals
“We are not animals… this is not a zoo.”
The inhabitants of the Willowbank estate are ‘animals’… At least that’s what MP Sylvia Baines thinks.
But when the media spotlight is thrust on the ‘feral creatures’ of Liverpool’s suburbs, it soon becomes clear that we’re all driven by our animal instincts…
20 Stories High Young Actors Company present a gig-style show with live music, spoken word, beat boxing and storytelling about young people who have turned to illegal means in order to survive.
Creative Team
Promises – Created and Directed by Julia Samuels with Adam Robson, Raven Maguire and the Company
Animals – Written and Directed by Keith Saha and the Company
Movement Direction – Rachael Farrell
Musical Direction – Keith Saha
Assistant Musical Direction – Nathaniel Hall
Production Team
Production Manager – Ange John
Assistant Stage Manager (Promises) – Siofra McKeon-Carter
Assistant Stage Manager (Animals) – Liz Barker
Production Design – Stephanie O’Hara and Heledd Rees
Lighting Design – Jack Coleman
Mask Design – Steve Wintercroft
Rehearsal Technician – Cathal Elliott
Unity Lead Technician – Phil Saunders
“Promises was a poignant reminder that out of the sections of society that have had perhaps the roughest time in recent years, demonised by the press, told that their efforts are worthless and not valued by society is that of the country’s young.”
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