COLLABORATIONS This year we have worked with four theatre companies, two departments of Lewisham Council and had fifteen volunteers from all over the country working with us. This diversity has given a new dimension to our work and new opportunities for members. STONECRABS - JYT 1 & 2 Forty young actors (aged 8-14) and Lewisham Youth Theatre tutors worked alongside international musicians, actors and writers from StoneCrabs Theatre ANNUAL REPORT 2008/09 Company to create a performance in May ‘09. Despite the challenges of the economic down turn we have been able to work with more young people by LIGHTWORK COLLABORATION SYT developing new partnerships and collaborations. These collaborations have brought invaluable additional July ‘08 saw the culmination of our MyLife multi media collaboration with Lightwork Theatre Company. Twelve experienced young LYT actors took on the support enabling our projects to remain ambitious, creative and diverse. challenge of creating and performing a piece of theatre about their lives. MyLife was performed at the Albany for two nights and used live camera work, recorded footage, music and dance created by the young people. A six minute short of the show can be seen at www.themylifeproject.com FINCHLEY YOUTH THEATRE Finchley Youth Theatre and our SYT group were both working on productions of Burn. The groups met during their rehearsals and were able to see each others performances. Both groups were very different and benefited enormously from sharing their ideas. We hope we can build on this exciting link in the future. BE LOUD BE PROUD BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROJECT Tutor Sheryl Malcolm, ASU (Arts Services Un- incorporated) and LYT collaborated on a project exploring the work of modern black British playwrights. Sheryl worked with one hundred and eighty 14 to 16 year olds in six Lewisham Secondary Schools. 30 young people were selected for an intensive day at The Broadway in October ‘08 leading to a performance for family and friends. FAMILY SEAL WORKSHOP PROJECT LYT delivered Family SEAL for Lewisham Behaviour Inclusion Team from September ‘08 to April ‘09. SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) is part of a national strategy delivered in schools. LYT Directors worked with two staff from John Bull School and delivered seven sessions with Year 3 children and their parents. The Directors also worked with families and staff in four other Lewisham Primary schools, using storytelling and drama games to begin their Family SEAL programme. SEE THEATRE YOUTH THEATRE ROAR! SATURDAY MORNING We are grateful to the Unicorn for organising free tickets for 150 members and Our six youth theatre groups ran to full capacity, with 170 young CHILDREN’S THEATRE their families this year. people from 8 -21 taking part in nine sell out performances at Year six of Roar! saw us sell out on all 20 Saturday morning Through the Arts Council funded tickets scheme A Night Less Ordinary, we have the Broadway Theatre Studio and the Albany Theatre. shows in the Broadway studio theatre from September ‘08 to also taken Senior Youth Theatre members to the Old Vic, the Lyric and the SHOWS 08/09 April ‘09. Our Outreach storytelling was purchased by Albany. Our aim for next year is to take every member to the theatre. The Lottie Project by Jacqueline Wilson & The Firebird by Children’s Centres and Lewisham’s Extended Services. 600 under 5’s saw our storytelling and 600 children and families OTHER OPPORTUNITIES Neil Duffield, May ‘08 - Junior Youth Theatre 1 (JYT 1) 8-11 came to the Saturday shows at reduced prices. This year members took part in: year olds Young Victims. The Cost of Crime London Criminal Justice Service Secrets A selection of scenes, July ‘08 - JYT 2 11-14 year olds “I AM GOING TO REMEMBER ALL THE CHILDREN, Stolen Lives knife crime film project with the Met Police & Senior Youth Theatre (SYT) 15-21 year olds ALL THE GAMES, ALL THE FUNTIMES WE HAVE HAD AND MY PERFORMANCE. Theatre workshop for SYT members by Director and LYT patron Polly Teale of Mylife, August ‘08, SYT I GOING TO REMEMBER THAT ALL Shared Experiences Burn by Deborah Gearing, January ‘09 - SYT MY LIFE.” JYT1 MEMBER Emergency Exit Arts workshop leading to a carnival procession for Peoples Day ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS In December ‘08 Anita Mckeown left us to concentrate on her THANKS Doctorate and we were pleased to welcome Sarah Nutland as our COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT new Administrator. We would like to thank our outgoing Chair Andrew Siddall Our new business plan will bring ambitious, creative new developments for all his years of service to us and welcome Elizabeth between now and 2012. Downie as our new chair. Elizabeth has a long association IN 2009/10 WE WILL with LYT, we look forward to working with her. We also welcomed Dani Moseley, an ex LYT member, as our • Appoint a new Youth Theatre Tutor with responsibility for outreach and support Secretary. The Directors wish to thank the Council of thanks to three year funding from Children in Need Management for all their hard work this year. • Establish our members committee in September ‘09 • Develop our new member friendly website and secure funding to have it ready TUTORS for next year Sebastian Constantine, Danielle Constantine, • Be a centre for Arts Awards delivery both for our members and for other organisations Franko Figuerdo, Junior James, Sheryl Malcolm, Eleanor Margolies, Kath O’Sullivan, and to Gael Le Cornec, We hope to continue to grow and develop through our partnerships and collaborations Toby Coffey, Ludo des Cognets, Andy Lavender, “IT’S GREAT TO SEE A DIVERSE GROUP OF and have some exciting plans for ‘09/10 Sabine Schmidt and Ayse Tashkiran. KIDS PERFORMING TOGETHER. AN AMAZING NEXT YEAR WE WILL BE WORKING WITH SENSE OF SHARED PRIDE” JYT1 PARENT VOLUNTEERS • Emergency Exit Arts (Deptford) and Pilot Theatre (Leeds) on Platform 11, a European Design: Francine Morgan, Fiona Trump, Emily Stuart, Arts Project working with artists and young people from eleven European countries Ayano Kameda (Wimbledon College of Art) and • Connexions SYT Project Alicia Apaloo-Edwards • Iroko Theatre Company Stage Management: Sophie Binskin-Barnes (Leeds University) • Enterlechy Arts, Artefacts Edutainment and GLYPT on the Well London Project Production: Hannah Partington in Bellingham Rehearsal Assistant: Janay Cochrane Roar! Saturday Arts Table : Nadine Grant, Alison Speechley, STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR END 31/03/09 Alma, Tyler Cox, Lesley Stoppford, Paul Graham Website Management: Mark Stanley (salesforce.com) TOTAL £ 2009 2008 TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR SUPPORT INCOMING RESOURCES Martin Costello, Helen Haylett, Carmel O’Connor, Kath and Grants 64,970 73,735 Pat Sullivan, Sam Williams, Tricia Hodgson and the Box Commissions 8,600 Office Staff at the Broadway Theatre. To Carmel Langstaff “I HAVE LEARNT NEVER TO GIVE UP AND Box Office and related income 5,928 2,371 (our Arts Officer) and all at the Arts Service. To Emma NEVER LET THE TEAM DOWN.” JYT1 MEMBER Donations and other income 1,481 1,344 Cooke (stemdesign.co.uk), Warren King (photography), Work Bank interest 404 641 and Play Scrap Scheme Tooting, Mrs Angela Sutherland, 81,383 78,091 Paddy Swift and the Lewisham Recycling department, Catford Timber, Ilderton Motor Project and Marie Osborn. RESOURCES EXPENDED Management & administration of the charity 5,628 9,797 FUNDERS Direct charitable expenditure 84,262 89,965 LYT gratefully acknowledges support in 08/09 from: Lewisham Borough Council, Awards for All, The Clore 89,890 99,762 Duffield Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, The Net movements in funds for the financial year -8,507 - 21,671 Goldsmith Foundation, The Hillcote Trust, Help a London Fund brought forward from 31/03/08 36,849 58,520 Child, Youth Opportunities Fund, St James’s Place Fund carried forward to 1/04/09 28,342 36,849 Foundation and Safe Store for lifetime free storage. Auditors Frank S Lachman PATRONS Maya Angelou, Shirley Greenwood, Angie Le Mar, Polly Teale LYT is funded by Lewisham Borough Council. Photos: Warren King Joint Artistic Directors Cathryn Beckett & Helen Stanley BROADWAY THEATRE, CATFORD BROADWAY, CATFORD, LONDON SE6 4RU Company Administrator TEL: 020 8690 3428 WWW.LEWISHAMYOUTHTHEATRE.COM Anita McKeown/Sarah Nutland.