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July 2019

The Shut Down

20 Stories High Youth Theatre
Directed by Kitchen Sink Live

Original music, real stories, raw poetry and pure drama

With funding at an all time low, the youth centre is struggling to keep it’s doors open.

Time is running out, everyone is giving up…

Can the young people save their community from total SHUT DOWN?

Join them as they fight back with original music, real stories, raw poetry and pure drama.


This year our youth theatre production will be presented by Kitchen Sink Live, a brand new youth theatre company led by Co-Artistic Directors Abby Melia and Bradley Thompson.

Both Abby and Bradley are alumni of 20 Stories High participatory projects and recent graduates of our LAUNCH professional development programme.

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Cast

20 Stories High Youth Theatre

Abel Iordon                  Andrew Nimmo
David Sebuyange        Emily Escott
Famia Umama             Fred Lima
Freya Goss                    Georgina Garrod
Hannah Reilly              James McDonald
Leon Varns                   Rebecca McDonald
Reece Brown                Rosie Evans
Ryan McDonald          Tia Hume Jennings

Creative Team

Co-Directors Abby Melia and Bradley Thompson (Kitchen Sink Live)

Designer Stephanie O’Hara

Lighting Design Julie Kearney

Production Manager Lucy Graham

Stage Manager Rebecca Sharman

Poster Design Everything Thoughtfully

Filming Kofi Osuwu (GoPlay Studios)

Poster Photography Ryan Tomes

Production Photography Wesley Storey 

Script, Music and Lyrics created by the cast and Kitchen Sink Live.

“ANGRY, CHALLENGING, INTELLIGENT, THOUGHTFUL, FUNNY AND ABOVE ALL HOPEFUL... 20 STORIES HIGH IS A REMARKABLE THEATRE COMPANY AND WE NEED MORE LIKE IT ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO GIVE VOICE TO SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE.”

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