To advance the arts in the Borough of Woking and the surrounding area for children and young people age 14-21 years, in particular the art of drama by; (a) The organisation and production of weekly drama workshops, and (b) The production of a musical, a straight play and drama festival entries each year.
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It’s our mission to create a nurturing and secure environment in which young people can gain confidence and skills whilst making life-long friendships. And here’s why…
Woking Youth Theatre was founded back in the 1980s by David Hawksworth. He created an environment where young people could relax, be themselves, build confidence, make friends and put on a show.
David Hawkesworth with the cast of Godspell 1989
Sadly David became too ill to continue the youth theatre and it closed down. David passed away just a few years ago.
Those of us who benefitted from David’s vision are all still friends and many of us have made careers in the arts off the back of our days in Woking Youth Theatre.
We felt strongly that the young people of Woking today deserve a youth theatre of their own. To forge friendships that will last a lifetime.
Sixty of us are now involved in the relaunch of WYT, some day to day, others simply following progress from far-flung places across the globe.
Between us we have a wealth of expertise, including professional experience in just about every conceivable field; acting, singing, dancing, choreography, directing, producing, voice overs, live sound, theatre lighting, set construction, film production, sound recording, film lighting. The list goes on…
And we feel strongly that our youth theatre members should have the opportunity to work in each field of production. We don’t want to produce a hot house of prima donnas. We want to encourage cooperation and an understanding that nothing can happen on stage if there’s no one backstage.