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- LYT
- Me, Myself, and I
- LYT has been running in Lochside Theatre, Castle Douglas, since 1997. We meet (almost) every Sunday from 6-8pm for drama workshops and rehearsals. Membership is open to anyone from S1 upwards. We currenly have around 30 regular members aged 10-17.
We produce approx 2-3 plays per year, including the Scottish Community Drama Association (SCDA) One-Act Play Festival. Recent productions have included 'My Favourite Mannequin' and 'Rain on Me' (both entries in the 2008 Festival) & 'Romeo & Juliet'. Most of our plays are premieres of those written by Mark Rees, our original Director, although we have turned our hand to Shakespeare & others!
Our next productions will be 'Dirk Smirk' plus a smaller production on 28th Oct in Lochside Theatre
For more information on LYT please leave a comment, go to www.lochsidetheatre.co.uk or contact Gill Williams or Chris McIntyre via the contact details on the right ----->
- Members area...
- USE THIS PAGE TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH GILL/CHRIS, FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING, WHEN WE'RE RE-GROUPING AFTER HOLIDAYS, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT BE USEFUL. We figured it might be easier than email, given how often you lot check it...
- UPCOMING EVENTS
- 'Dirk Smirk' plus a smaller production, 28th October Lochside Theatre, Castle Douglas. Tickets available from the box office. Rehearsals begin at the Theatre at 6pm on Sunday 16th August.
- Who's in Charge?!
- LYT was started by Mark & Mhairi Rees way back in 1997, and they've been in charge (rather successfully i might add) ever since. Sadly Mark left us in March 2008 to work at Hull Truck theatre (www.hulltruck.co.uk) & taken Mhairi with him, and they have left LYT in the safe (?) hands of Gill Williams, ex-youth theatre members-come-assistants Laura Hill & Rebecca Potts and Chris McIntrye. Becca will be leaving us this summer though to follow her dream and study Drama at uni... Good luck Becca!!
- Contact Details
- Write to us: LYT, Lochside Theatre, Lochside Road, Castle Douglas, DG7 1EU *** Email us: lochsideyouththeatre@hotmail.
co.uk *** Check us out online: www.lochsidetheatre.co.uk *** - SCDA Youth Drama Weekend
- In November 2007, Lochside Theatre hosted the first ever SCDA Western Division Youth Drama Weekend. Members from LYT, Greenock Players, Thistle Theatre Company and Stranraer Drama Club Juniors came together for a weekend of workshops and improvisation to devise their own piece of drama based upon the themes of 'Romeo & Juliet'. You can see from the pictures that everyone had a great weekend and produced some excellent drama.
- Photos
- Many of these photos belong to LYT. However, some have been 'borrowed' from John Scott's website - www.johnfscott.co.uk - and have therefore been blocked from copying. Thanks John!!
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CHANGE TO YT CALENDAR
We have changes to our meeting times; in the future we will not be meeting throughout the summer months.
We are going to focus on working towards productions and consequently the calendar will be as follows...........
We will close with a farewell to several of our senior members on Sunday 31st May. This will be at the theatre from 6 - 8pm.
The Youth Theatre will then meet next on Sunday 16th August at the theatre at the normal time of 6pm. This meeting will be to hold auditions for, and then cast, the play "Dirk Smirk". We will then work on this play and a shorter play or review and the production will be on October 28th (Wednesday). We will hold technical and dress rehearsals from Sunday 25th through to Tuesday 27th, with the performance, as stated, on Wednesday 28th October. Yes, we will be having a break for the October holidays.We will then "shut down" until January, although Youth Theatre members will be encouraged to join the Panto cast.
From January we will be meeting to rehearse the play/plays that will go forward in the One Act Play Festival at the end of February and we will finish with a fund raising evening at the Easter holidays.
In effect the Youth Theatre will meet on Sunday evenings from 6-8pm at the theatre from August - end October and then January - Easter.
We look forward to any interested young people who are in S1 -S6 joining us at Lochside Theatre.
For further information please phone Jill on 01556502244 or contact Jill, Chris or Alison through the theatre.
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LYT Autumn/Winter Dates
Hi everyone,
Here's the usual dates for your diary for the autumn/winter workshops:
31 Aug - workshop @ theatre
7 Sept - workshop @ theatre
14 Sept - workshop @ theatre
21 Sept - workshop @ theatre
28 Sept - workshop @ theatre
5 Oct - workshop @ theatre
12 Oct - workshop @ theatre
19 Oct - OCTOBER BREAK
26 Oct - OCTOBER BREAK
2 Nov - workshop @ theatre
9 Nov - LAST WORKSHOP before winter break
If there are any venue changes we'll let you know via email/bebo/letter.
See you all soon
Laura, Gill & Becca
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Membership Database
Hi everyone
If you haven't already done so could you PLEASE email lochsideyouththeatre@hotmailk.co.u
k with your up-to-date personal details asap: Full Name, Address, Date of Birth, Telephone Number and email address. I'd like to get the membership database updated before we start back for the autumn. If you or your parents aren't happy to email this information then could you please bring it when we regroup on the 31st?
For those of you who aren't members but would like to be kept up-to-date with what LYT is up to, please keep an eye on the bebo or email us!
Thanks, and looking forward to seeing you all on the 31st
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Alison Murdoch25 weeks agobum! Sunday the seventh even
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Alison Murdoch25 weeks ago
sunday 6th at 6pm fr Rory, Gary and Ailsa! from 6 til 7 ish. You, me and Jill. Williie Wastle and his wife.
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Alison Murdoch33 weeks ago
Hey, looking forward to the 19th, we're meeting at the church hall off Queen Street.
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38 weeks ago
Rebecca Potts
Im sooooo proud of u all this year.
Especially my wee team. I couldnt stop smiling
U wer all great
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Laura Ann Irving38 weeks agoWell done!!!! im proud of u all!! glad i came down!! xxxxxxxxxxx
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Heather Hood38 weeks agoHey (:
Yeah I'll Be Able To Make It I Think.
I'll See You There (:
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Mark Rees39 weeks ago
Hi everyone, well another festival is here. sorry Mhairi and I can't be there this year but we will be rooting for you all next week!!
All the very best and we look forward to hearing a GOOD result - it's long over due. so no pressure then!!!
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44 weeks ago
Freak-
:S i dunno whats wrong with it Laura!!
i will have a look...
what you mean if i see something i like you mean like if there is a book of monolouges i think would be good to let you know/??
it has to be 2 to 3 minutes....
thank you so much
iloveyou...laura
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Kate S47 weeks agoHey
Merry Christmas to all,
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Laura Ann Irving54 weeks ago
Hey,
Im glad LYTs going well i shall b coming 2 see festival so no pressure!! lol im sure the plays will go great gd luck with everything my fingers shall be crossed!!!
I am really enjoying uni thank you i passed my first exam so i must be doing something right!
See you soon hopefully,
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Laura Ann Irving57 weeks ago
hey how is theatre?? just thot id comment and see!!! im missing u all :p
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Mhairi Rees63 weeks ago
Hi all,
just to let you know that I will be starting my new job at the end of this month in Hull. So I will be joining Mark. Thanks for an absolutely fab time with LYT and I know I'm going to miss you all. We both feel very happy leaving you in the capable hands of Gillian, Laura and Rebecca. Good luck with everything you do this coming year and we will pop in and say hello the next time we're back in C.D.
love
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Alan Gordon70 weeks agoHey you must be a total mind reader. I'm really interested in writing for a company and the youth theatre did loads for me so I'd love to help them out. I was going to give you an email actually. I've been working on a youth play but I don't think it's appropriate. If ytou could send me an email we could get chatting and throw some ideas about. Don't know how the guys would feel about it but I could come one Sunday and talk with them abou tthe kins of play they would be interested in being in. Let them have some control over whart will no doubt take over their lives for three months. Ahm, those were the days. Just want you all to know I'm really onterested so get in touch please. My email is svend43@hotmail.com.
Hope to hear from you soon.
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Freak-79 weeks ago
I Knw
its Stressful lykies
i myt b there we are leavin glasgow jst after lunch i think but i aint promising anything
lyl
xxxx<3
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Freak-79 weeks ago
I May Not B Able 2 make next week
but i will
try my best as i am in Glasgow with the Guides but i will hopefully b bk in tym
very sorry
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Mhairi Rees82 weeks ago
there won't be any LYT on Sun 4th May as it's a holiday weekend. so we next meet on Sunday 11th may 6-8 at the theatre. Look forward to seeing you all then.
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Mhairi Rees83 weeks ago
Hi,
Just to say looking forward to seeing you all on 27th April.
and as Laura has already said please let us know if you are unable to be in Rain on Me as will need to look at the casting again.
It's a great opportunity to do the play again without all the festival pressure so it should be a lot of fun!
see you all then,
Mhairi
Hi everyone
Lochside Youth Theatre 0 ReplysCan anyone remember when we did the following productions? I'm trying to put together a history but this is the gap where i was away from youth theatre at uni...! I kinda need to know by tomorrow (7th Sept!)
Mrs Worthingtons Daughters (2004?)
Rememberence (2005?)
The Return o...
Best of luck to all the ex-youth theatre members who are off to uni next month. Have a brilliant time, enjoy it, but try to fit some study amongst the partying!
Lochside Youth Theatre 0 ReplysRemember you're welcome back anytime, whether it's just to say hello, to help out at workshops, or give us a hand during producti...