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New Youth Theatre Group for Lowton and
Golborne
Young people in Lowton, Golborne and the surrounding areas, will soon
have the opportunity to develop their acting skills in the heart of
their community, thanks to a new theatre group being set up by Wigan
Pier Theatre Company.
The new weekly drama workshops, run by professional theatre workers for
those aged 12 to 15, will commence from Monday 20th November and are
completely free to join. The new group has been set up by the theatre
company thanks to a Neighbourhood Renewal Fund Small Grant of £5,000
from Douglas Valley Community.
Martin Green, Development Officer for Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust,
said, “These sessions are ideal for anyone who likes acting, drama
games, using their imagination, writing scripts, improvisation or even
storytelling. The workshops are great social occasions and are really
good fun to be involved in. They are also a chance to receive top acting
tips from professional actors for free.”
Wigan Pier Theatre Company now runs ten free youth theatres across Wigan
Borough. The youth theatre groups will all come together to perform at a
borough-wide youth theatre festival next summer thanks to funding from
Arts Council England North West.
Martin continued, “Since we started to develop the youth theatres in
2004, young people from across the borough have been offered lots of
theatrical opportunities and have had the chance to receive high quality
tutoring in their local area. We have also organised drama trips and
offered opportunities to perform in Manchester and all around the
borough”.
The theatre group workshops will take place on Monday evenings (7.30 to
9.00pm) at Lowton Youth and Community Centre, Newton Road, Lowton. For
further information, please contact Martin Green or Stewart Aitken on
01942 709305, or please feel free to just turn up on the night.
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NOTES TO EDITORS: For further information on this news release please
contact Chris Dunbar, Public Relations Officer, Wigan Leisure and
Culture Trust on 01942 486937 or at
c.dunbar@wlct.org.
PHOTOGRAPHS: Photographs of Wigan Pier Theatre Company’s youth theatre
groups are available on request.
Wigan Pier Theatre Company: Wigan Pier Theatre Company is the resident
professional Theatre Company for the Wigan Borough. The company creates
and delivers high quality theatre events and participative activity to
engage local people and visitors with the borough’s culture and
heritage.
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust: Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust is a
charitable trust working on behalf of Wigan Council to manage and
support leisure and cultural facilities, initiatives and events for over
300,000 residents in the Wigan Borough. See
www.wlct.org.
Getting Wigan Active: Getting Wigan Active is Wigan Leisure and Culture
Trust’s vision to ensure that people across the Wigan Borough have the
opportunity to become more physically, mentally and creatively active.
It also aims to increase community activity and to encourage good
citizenship.
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