We have been out and about promoting our show this week.  Elvis came all the way from Las Vegas to support us! Thanks to everyone who joined in.  Don’t forget to get your tickets.

The Congleton Chronicle reviewed Wanted! Robin Hood and concluded it was “A great night’s entertainment aided by a fabulously designed set”.

The article praised many members of the cast including Lizzie Lomas who stepped in as Marian at the last minute, the ‘swashbuckling’ Richard Vickers (Robin), the ‘dastardly’ James Gittins (Sheriff) and ‘sinister’ Oliver Rhodes (Gisbourne) and Hannah Bleakley who ‘had the audience in fits’ as Much the Miller’s Son.  Ben Birkett gets ‘special mention’ as the conniving Sir Eustace who ‘spent the evening elongating his vowels and turning his nose up at the rest of the cast’.   Congratulations to all the cast and crew.

Our very own Joe Pearce has won the National Operatic and Dramatic Association North West Youth Award for his role as the Woodcutter/Squire in Rats’ Tales in May 2015. The NODA reviewer commented that the performance was ‘outstanding’ with ‘very good characterisation’.  This is the second time Joe has won this prestigious award, having won previously for his role in The Tempest in 2013.   Congratulations Joe!

Reviews of Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr were universally positive.  The Congleton Chronicle called it “enchanting, funny and an utter joy”.  The Sentinel referred to the show as “excellent” and NODA concluded “I was very impressed with the standard and professionalism of these young actors and singers and can’t wait for their next production”.

Thanks to all our reviewers!

We met a lot of jellyfish whilst promoting The Little Mermaid in Congleton today!  Thanks to everyone for joining in and for your support for our show!

Outgoing Mayor of Congleton Sally Holland chose Congleton Amateur Youth Theatre as one of the youth charities she supported in December 2014. Here is Sally handing over a cheque for £400 to our Chairman, Sue Beech. The money will provide much-needed supplies to help with costumes, lighting and set creation for our productions at the Daneside Theatre, giving young people in the area the chance to perform in professional-quality stage shows to entertain the people of Congleton. Thank you!

Of particular note was the performance of Ella Beaumont as Alice… but it was as much an ensemble piece as one for individual performances and the cast as a whole worked together well to make this an enjoyable performance…The set builders also deserve praise. The set was cleanly designed and simple but worked effectively to convery the bizarre scenarios in which Alice finds herself.

Congleton Chronicle reviewed our production of Grimm Tales and concluded “Enthusiastic and talented youngsters and excellent sound and lighting combined to provide a magical atmosphere throughout, delivering a true fairytale experience for the audience”.

Andrew Lloyd Webber replied to a tweet we sent him with a picture of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The message read “What a wonderful picture of the cast!  We hope your run of @JosephMusical is going really well!”

The Radio 2 Elaine Paige Show featured our production of ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in their ‘Break a Leg’ slot on 10th November 2013.  You can listen here: