Here are a few images from our recent rehearsals for our Titanic production taking place on Wednesday 11th March – Saturday 14th March at Theatre at the Mill, Newtonabbey. Tickets selling out fast. Get yours by clicking the link below..
Youth Lyric will present Titanic by Stewart Love in Theatre at the Mill Newtownabbey in March. Students from eight level three and level five courses including Graphic Design, Media, Journalism, Visual Effects, Music, Costume and Make Up are contributing to it as part of their assessments.
Read MoreFollowing their 2019 sell out success with Age on Stage, Youth Lyric, in partnership with Belfast Metropolitan College, roar into a production of Belfast playwright Stewart Love’s classic Titanic.
Award winning actor/producer Wilfie Pyper MBE makes his directorial debut with Youth Lyric with students from nine courses at Belfast Met to bring this classic story of love and loss to brilliant theatrical life!
Titanic tells the story of the conception, construction and eventual sinking of the mighty RMS Titanic. A tale of the pride and achievements of the people of Belfast and the anxious eyes of passengers and crew stare at the cruel waters.
Don’t miss this wonderful showcase of young talent onstage!
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Tickets: Wed £13 & £11 (Concession), Thurs & Fri £15 & £13 (Concession), Sat £15 (No Concession)
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Time: 7.45pm Sat Matinee 2.30pm
Wheelchair accessible seats are not available to book online, please contact Box Office on 028 9034 0202.
Our long time supporter, Mrs. Naomi Long MEP was guest of honour at our recent festival. Naomi has been a great advocate for the work of Youth Lyric and was full of praise for the work of our charity and in particular the skills demonstrated in performance by our very talented students!
Naomi received a gift of Belfast Crystal engraved with the Youth Lyric logo from Siún and Aislinn and is also pictured with students, staff and our festival adjudicators Aileen Browne and William Scott.
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Our fabulous administrator Rachel Robinson recently attended a dinner honouring Speaker of the House of Commons Mr. John Bercow MP. Rachel was delighted to present Mr. Bercow with a personalised Youth Lyric hoodie!
We are really looking forward to our festivals on 1st and 8th June at CFC 10 Belmont Road. Students are reminded to arrive one hour before the festival starts. On arrival please only use the Holywood Road entrance, unless a disabled access is required, in which case please call us on 07710618289 and Rachel will meet you at the Belmont Road entrance.
You can purchase your Festival Tickets, (£5 per adult, children free) plus any raffle tickets (£1 per strip or 6 strips for £5) on arrival and enjoy your hot drink and tray bake while you wait in the foyer for the performances to begin in the main auditorium.
FESTIVAL 1 JUNE AT CFC, 10 BELMONT ROAD, BELFAST BT4 2AN
10:00 am Monday 5 & 6 o’clock classes, Adjudicator – Joanna Dickey
12.30 pm Tuesday 4 o’clock class & Strandtown Adjudicator – Carolyn Stewart
3:00 pm Friday 5 & 6 o’clock classes & Tuesday 5 o’clock Adjudicator Jennifer Reid
FESTIVAL 8 JUNE AT CFC, 10 BELMONT ROAD, BELFAST BT4 2AN
10:00 am Saturday 9 and 10 o’clock classes Adjudicator Aileen Browne
1:00 pm Youth Group & Saturday 11 o’clock Adjudicator William Scott
YOUTH LYRIC DRAMA CLASSES
Saturdays 9-10am in Orchard Building, Stranmillis College
Ages: Primary 1-3 Cost: £90.00 per term
Youth Lyric offers a unique, infant class tailored to Foundation years developing creativity and confidence and early performance skills. This class is delivered by an experienced choreographer and fully qualified Key Stage 1 teacher (both Access NI approved) and embeds the skills required for their initial/Grade 1 Trinity Performing Arts certificate.
Our infant students have the opportunities to both audition for our annual production and attend outside casting requests.
If you would like to register for this class or for any further information please e-mail
Rachel Robinson at info@youthlyric.co.uk
Full or Half Scholarships are available for single parent families or those in financial difficulty.
There are a few tickets left for our next theatre trip. We begin with dinner in Scalini and then walk to the Grand Opera House to see The Band, featuring the music of Take That!
The evening costs £47 per person and is opening to all senior pupils. Please contact info@youthlyric.co.uk to book.
We were delighted that three members of our teaching team, Sheelagh O’Kane, Ali Donovan and Paula Carson-Lewis (pictured with Theatre NI’s Niamh Flanagan) were able to attend a recent weekend training course run by Theatre NI and Youth Theatre Ireland.
The course was was led by leading theatre practitioner Dave Kelly and held in The Garage Theatre, Monaghan. Our colleagues participated in an intensive programme of workshops with teachers drawn from schools across Ireland and look forward to the next stage of the programme.
Youth Lyric will depart for Stratford upon Avon on Friday 30th August returning on Sunday 1st September 2019. The trip is open to students who will be in post primary schools at the time of departure.
We will enjoy a backstage tour, shopping time, great food and a world class production of As You Like It! Cost is to be confirmed but it will around £300 per pupil.
To provisionally reserve a place, e-mail info@youthlyric.co.uk before Sunday 30th September as we will book tickets on Monday 1st October!
