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Youth Festival - What's it all about
Calling All Youth Groups
Why not enter the NANDA Youth Festival? It's great fun; you will learn a lot and will also have a chance to make friends with people from other groups. Even if you don't have a fully formed youth group, why not encourage some of your younger members to get a small cast production together.
The our Youth festivals are a real success, we have had excellent feedback and all concerned seemed to have a wonderful day; there is certainly a great atmosphere.
Recently they have been held at the Chilwell Olympia Theatre at Chilwell School, Nottingham with adjudicators Bob Wildgust or Mark Ledbetter. All of you involved in NANDA will know them, and they gave entertaining and informative adjudications.
If you don't understand what the Festival is all about, let me explain.
Each entry must be between 18 and 45 mins. and can be a one act play, an extract from a longer play as long it makes sense to an audience or some other piece of theatre, unless it consists entirely of mime, narration or is heavily dependent on production techniques. You can also enter an improvised or new work; there is even a special award for this type of entry.
Scenery should take no longer than 10 mins. to set and 5 minutes to strike, so we recommend that you keep your set fairly simple. The Olympia Theatre will be able to provide standard stage lighting, but all props and any special effects must be provided by the entrants.
All participants must be under the age of 19 on the day of the Festival.
There are lots of Trophies, awards and certificates, and although there is a competitive spirit the main enjoyment of all the participants comes from being able to perform in front of their family, friends and members of the other groups.
All we need is YOU !!!