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            Although 40 days and 40 nights of rain sounds like a typical British summer it was evidently more of a big deal in...
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            Miss Julie / Black Comedy
            Miss Julie: **** (4 Stars) Black Comedy: ***** (5 Stars) Minerva, Chichester Festival Theatre - 15 July, 2014 MISS...
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            CATS
            **** (4 Stars) UK/European Tour Is it a ‘Memory’ worth keeping? Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ground-breaking show is on the...
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            **** (4 Stars) Birmingham Repertory Theatre – Tuesday 17 June, 2014 Written by the incredibly talented Alan Ayckbourn...
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                  Information about our Easter Skills course will be available very soon!
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                  The YMTO

                  Youth Music Theatre Orchestra

                  The YMTO is an exciting new project for young musicians in the Tri-borough area!
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                  Upcoming YMT Events

                    • 04 Aug 2014 to 09 Aug 2014

                      The Count of Monte Cristo - Godalming, Surrey

                      SOLD OUT! Please check the availability of our other Summer Skills courses.
                      Performance date and time: Saturday 9th August, 2:00pm. Running time: Approximately 40 minutes.
                      Imagine you're a good...
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                    • 11 Aug 2014 to 16 Aug 2014

                      Aristophanes' The Frogs - Kingston upon Thames, London

                      SOLD OUT! Please check the availability of our other Summer Skills courses.
                      Performance date and time: Saturday 16th August, 2:00pm. Running time: Approximately 40 minutes.
                      Aristophanes' ancient...
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                    • 15 Aug 2014 to 16 Aug 2014

                      Triptych (2014)

                      The first of YMT's new Triptych Programme, commissioning new work from young female composers, Triptych (2014) gives young performers from YMT auditions the chance to work with some of the most...
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                    • 15 Aug 2014 to 16 Aug 2014

                      The Dance Connection

                      The Dance Connection is a vibrant devised performance, combining breathtaking choreography, mesmerising movement and immersive vocal soundscapes. All these elements are intertwined to create an...
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                    • 16 Aug 2014 to 17 Aug 2014

                      Miss Interpreted

                      Miss Interpreted is a blisteringly-honest comment on the changing face of 21st-century womanhood. Ellie Jones (former Artistic Director of the Southwark Playhouse) will  be leading a chorus of...
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                    • 23 Aug 2014 to 24 Aug 2014

                      The Making of Ali & Nino

                      Launching a major international collaboration, YMT will be starting the development of a stage version of the international bestselling book Ali & Nino, one of the world’s few ‘foundling’ novels...
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                    • 28 Aug 2014 to 31 Aug 2014

                      Terry Pratchett's Soul Music

                      A new, dangerously addictive music has entered Discworld! Performer Imp Y Celyn (translated as ‘bud of the holly’) finds himself the unwitting poster boy for this intoxicating trend. We follow Imp...
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                    • 29 Aug 2014 to 30 Aug 2014

                      Not the End of the World

                      In Geraldine McCaughrean’s award-winning tale a frighteningly zealous and single-minded Noah, battles against the apocalyptic elements. Obstacles litter our protagonist’s waterlogged path: stowaways...
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