Spotlight Drama Youth Theatre will be performing Look Up by Andrew Muir at Waterside Arts Centre, Sale as part of National Theatre Connections - a nationwide celebration of new plays for young people.
Look Up is one of ten plays written especially for Connections by a selection of the best playwriting talent in the UK. Look Up plunges us into a world free from adult intervention, supervision and protection. It's about seeking the truth for yourself and finding the space to find and be
yourself. Nine young people are creating new rules for what they hope will be a new and brighter future full of hope in a world in which they can trust again.
National Theatre Connections is one of the UK's largest celebrations of youth theatre. Plays are commissioned for and about young people, from some of the best contemporary playwrights, and performed by schools and youth theatres all over the UK and Ireland. Young people have the opportunity to get involved in all aspects of creating and staging the play both on and offstage, from set design to costume, lighting and stage management.
Rufus Norris, Director of the National Theatre, said:
"Connections is at the heart of the National Theatre's work for young people, built on the belief that young people in every corner of the UK should have the opportunity to experience and take part in theatre. We're so excited to welcome new and returning youth theatre companies and schools to take part in Connections this year. All participants are invited to get involved with every aspect of theatre-making and have the chance to premiere a brand new play in a leading regional theatre".
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