Next Stage Youth Triumphs at this Year's Mid-Somerset Drama Festival
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On Tuesday 5th March, Next Stage Youth took part in the annual Mid-Somerset Drama Festival, competing in both the ‘Year-9 and Under’ and the "‘Under 19’'s’ Group Acting Classes.
Our three groups all excelled with two of them performing extracts from A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness and the other group delivering a scene from The Children’s Hour by Lillian Hellman.
The adjudicator, Stephen Owen, said of our younger actors that they “worked well together establishing and developing their characters.” They made “creative use of the stage” and “delivered thoughtful and expressive work”.
Despite strong competition, this group won their class with Distinction and were awarded the trophy.
Our older actors split into two groups and were awarded third and first places. Stephen thought there was “good physicality” in A Monster Calls and that “all the characters were very well-established.”
The winning group, who performed the scene from The Children’s Hour, were commended on “creating a suitable feeling of emotional tension” and “an appropriate sense of ‘style’”. The adjudicator felt it was a “well-paced scene” that “used the stage effectively” with “convincing performances throughout.”
This group achieved Distinction and were awarded the Crisp Cowley trophy.
Many congratulations to all our talented young actors. Everyone should be extremely proud of what they achieved in a very short rehearsal period. Well done to all.
