SCOTLAND
Great Expectations (Aberdeen International Youth Festival) Film
Written and directed by Gerry Flanagan; music by Annemarie Lewis-Thomas; choreography by Sheena Kelly; designed by Emily Raemaker
Great Expectations as you have never seen it before. Invigorating, comic and heart-breaking with an original blend of song, clowning and physical storytelling theatre in which members of the audience become collaborators in the creation of Pip’s world.
Supported by the NASUWT
Force 9½ (Edinburgh Theatre Workshop at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe) Film
Director John Nicholson; composer Alexander Rudd; choreographer Luke Sheppard
John Nicholson, the founding performer/creator of the physical theatre company Peepolykus, brought his wildly whacky style of comedy to YMT: UK. The production transferred from the Edinbrgh Frnge Festival to the Perfect Pitch Fesival in London
Sponsored by the NASUWT
IRELAND
The Time of Our Freedom, a dance-drama (Belfast Waterfront Hall) Film
Composed by Conor Mitchell; book and lyrics by Matthew Hurt; choreography Luca Silvestrini; directed by Matt Peover; designed by Fabrice Serafino; lighting by James McFettridge
A response to the passover story composed by Belfast born Conor Mitchell, winner of Best Composer Award at the 2007 New York Festival of Musical Theatre. Music by the Ulster Youth Orchestra.
Supported by Musician’s Benevolent Fund and Arts Council Northern Ireland
Oh Carol (Belfast Queen’s Film Theatre)
Directed by Syd Ralph; composer Mark Dougherty; choreographer Deborah Maguire; with the songs of Neil Sedaka
Using the huge catalogue of music by one of the 20th century's most prolific songwriters, YMT: UK created a hugely popular song and dance show.
Supported by the Arts Council Northern Ireland
ENGLAND
Frankenstein (Plymouth Barbican Theatre) Film
Written and directed by Nick Stimson; composed by Jimmy Jewell; choreography by Claire Russ; designed by Minna Gibbs Nicholls; lighting Chris Withers
Murder, horror, loss of innocence and an unstoppable voyage into the darkest recesses of the human soul overwhelm all those involved. Experience the final desperate journey of Victor Frankenstein as he attempts to hunt down his nemesis in the frozen wastes of the far north.
Supported by Youth Music, Arts and Business and Sony BMG
Grace Online (Plymouth Barbican Theatre) Film
Director Des Kennedy; composer Garth McConaghie; choreographer Lucy Cullingford
A postmodern operetta which explores the notion of online identity. We use myspace, bebo, youtube, and modern technology to attempt self-expression, and individuality but are we succeeding?
Supported by Youth Music and Arts and Business
Terry Pratchett's Mort (Manchester Library Theatre)
Adapted from the novel by librettist Jenifer Toksvig and composer Dominic Haslam; directed by Clive Paget; musical direction Mark Dougherty; choreographer Sam Spencer Lane; costumes designed by Lesly Hill
Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job. After being assured that being dead was not compulsory, Mort accepted. However, he soon found that romantic longings did not mix easily with the responsibilities of being Death’s apprentice.
Supported by the BRIT Trust
Rare Dreams (Downside School and Abbey, Somerset) Film
Directed by Kath Burlinson, movement by Nancy Spanier, vocal coaching Paul Oertel, music by Sonum Batra
Rare Dreams explored the mythic aspect of dreams: the imagery and symbols that unite human beings across cultures and beyond sociopolitical and emotional/psychological differences.
Supported by Arts and Business
