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        Tickets for our fantastic new show Catfish! The Musical are now on sale! All tickets are £5.00 and can be booked by calling 020 8741 6850.

        If you want to develop your singing, acting and dancing abilities then our fantastic Summer Skills courses are also on sale. Book NOW! 

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            Catfish Noun. 1. A person who creates a fake online profile in order to fraudulently seduce someone. 2. A...
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            Worst Wedding Ever
            *** (3.5 Stars) Salisbury Playhouse - Friday 28 March, 2014 The Worst Wedding Ever has the audience in fits from the...
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            Velveteen Rabbit
            **** (4 Stars) Unicorn Theatre, London - Tuesday 25 March, 2014 Engaging and inspiring, this play keeps the audience...
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            Therese Raquin
            ***** (5 Stars) Finborough Theatre - 28 March, 2014 Émile Zola’s 1867 novel is drastically re-imagined by Nona...
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              YMT T-Shirts are ideal casual-wear! Light-grey in colour and available in all sizes. T-Shirts are: £15 (including p&p).
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              New YMT Hoodies!

              Our new hoodies are now available! (£25.00 incl. p&p)
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              If you would like one or all of these fantastic collectors’ items, this is your chance to buy. Badges are: 99p each (including p&p).
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              YMT's first film project

              Get your copy of YMT's exciting film project now! Vanishing Point is £8 (including p&p).
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                Learn how your donation could nurture young talent, develop new music theatre and support emerging artists.
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                  Catfish! The Musical

                  YMT's fantastic new show!

                  Get your tickets for Catfish! The Musical now! Tickets are £5.00 and can be booked by calling 020 8741 6850.
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                  Musician Auditions

                  Auditions in April

                  There are more chances to audition in April for your  chance to learn from UK’s top theatre composers and musical directors.
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                  Summer Skills

                  Book your Summer Skills course!

                  If you’re aged 11-21 and love acting, singing and dancing, our residential Summer Skills courses offer great opportunities to do just that!
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                  Backstage Courses

                  Creative Trainee Scheme

                  We are looking for Assistant Musical Directors, Assistant/Associate Designers and Deputy Stage Managers.
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                  Upcoming YMT Events

                    • 26 Apr 2014

                      Catfish! The Musical

                      Tickets are now on sale. Call the Lyric box office on 020 8741 6850. All tickets are £5.00!
                      There will be two public performances of Catfish! The Musical on Saturday 26 April at 4.00pm and 8.00pm at...
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                    • 22 Jul 2014 to 27 Jul 2014

                      Two Girls of Verona - Wolverhampton, West Midlands

                      Valentina and Priya have been best friends since they were four. Now they are leaving school and Valentina is off on a GAP year to Goa, leaving Priya behind. But when Priya decides to join her best...
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                    • 23 Jul 2014 to 26 Jul 2014

                      Macbeth

                      Macbeth and drum and bass aren’t words you would usually use together. Well, with the direction of the accomplished Stuart Harvey, we have created a truly thought-provoking musical version of this...
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                    • 28 Jul 2014 to 02 Aug 2014

                      Gulliver's Travels - Hemel Hempstead, Herts

                      Unknown lands and fantasy worlds await voyagers on this unique YMT Summer Skills course.
                      Adopting a contemporary take on this most classic of satirical tales, this project is a journey through...
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                    • 28 Jul 2014 to 02 Aug 2014

                      The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Edinburgh

                      “…Some say that the place was bewitched by a High German doctor, during the early days of the settlement; others, that an old Indian chief, the prophet or wizard his tribe, held his powwows there...
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                    • 28 Jul 2014 to 02 Aug 2014

                      Truly Weird, a Grimm Tale - Belfast

                      Of course, we all know those famous Grimm's fairy tales like Cinderella and Rapunzel, but mostly we've read the Disney versions. The real Grimm tales are much darker and more frightening - some so...
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                    • 31 Jul 2014 to 01 Aug 2014

                      Harvest Fire

                      Harvest Fire is a bold, exciting new work created by director Lewis Barfoot as part of the Aberdeen International Youth Festival.
                      Our inspiration comes from two annual festivals: The Burning Man...
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                    • 04 Aug 2014 to 09 Aug 2014

                      The Count of Monte Cristo - Godalming, Surrey

                      Imagine you're a good person with an excellent future - clever, determined, popular... At the age of nineteen, Edmond Dantès seems to have the perfect life. He is about to become the captain of a...
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