It will be an unusual show – created from scratch over a two week period by an amateur cast of 40 girls and young women, with all-new songs and a script inspired by the performers.
Miss Interpreted, at Halifax's Square Chapel Centre for the Arts this month, is the latest venture from Youth Music Theatre UK, an Arts Council organisation that provides training for young actors, singers, dancers, musicians, directors and theatre technicians.
The show will feature coming-of-age stories – profound, cutting and often hilarious – based on the experiences of those taking part.
Youth Music Theatre, based in London, runs annual programmes of shows for young performers between the ages of 11 and 21.
Sean Brooks, marketing officer, explained: “We specialise in youth theatre. Young people work with professional creative teams. The productions are written and devised as they go along.”
Each year the company holds auditions and this year it is staging a total of eight productions at a variety of venues across the country. Those selected at audition enroll on a two-week residential course during the school holidays, during which time they put their show together.
Miss Interpreted, directed by Ellie Jones, with music by James Atherton and choreography from Morag Cross, certainly guarantees a unique theatrical experience. Tickets for the performances on August 16 and 17 are £11 and £13 from www.squarechapel.co.uk or the box office 01422 349422.
