Chez Dunford reflects on her first day

Artistic Director of Found in the Forest Youth Theatre group reflects on her first day

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00:00It was absolutely brilliant. I'm delighted that we had the numbers that we had.

00:04Obviously the marketing has paid off over the last little phase.

00:08It just feels like coming home. This space is looking absolutely amazing.

00:13I first came here maybe four years ago when there was holes in the ceiling and buckets gathering the water

00:19and now it is like a professional theatre.

00:22So a lot of the games this evening because it's our first session back is around building ensemble.

00:26So that's about working as a team, supporting each other, listening, looking, opening our peripherals to the space

00:34and seeing where you are in relation to the others in the space so that the game can be successful.

00:42Every week we'll be building on working towards a performance for a winter show.

00:49So this first term is a great time to come and try things out.

00:52And then in term two, sort of after that October half term, we'll be working towards a show.

00:57As part of this project we do the rural touring scheme and that is programming family theatre shows,

01:03professional family theatre shows. So come along, buy tickets, come and see those shows as well.

01:08A big up to AirNG for funding this via the Arts Council and a big up to Abbey Wright for setting up this group

01:16and keeping it thriving over the last two years.

01:18We'll see you next time.