Haslemere Players Competitors

National Youth Theatre was established in 1956 as the first youth theatre in the world. Over the past 60 years it has nurtured the talent of hundreds of thousands of young people and continues to be recognised as a world-leading youth arts organisation. Today the National Youth Theatre discovers, develops and platforms exceptional performers and theatre technicians aged 14-25 from Great Britain and Northern Ireland and prides itself on always being as ambitious as the young people it serves. Each year it reaches out locally and nationally, breaking down social barriers, to audition and interview over 6000 across Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The inclusive ethos of the NYT illuminates this raw talent in young people from diverse backgrounds and through the discipline of performing arts, encourages their personal and social development giving them the confidence to reach their potential.

Chichester Festival Theatre is one of the UK’s flagship theatres, renowned for the exceptionally high standard of its productions as well as its work with the community and young people. Situated in a cathedral city in West Sussex between the South Downs and the sea, the Festival Theatre’s bold thrust stage design makes it one of England’s most striking playhouses; a studio theatre, the Minerva Theatre, sits nearby. The annual summer Festival season runs from April to November, during which productions originated at Chichester reach an audience of over 200,000. Year-round programming continues through the winter with the Theatre presenting high-class touring productions, as well as a traditional Christmas show mounted by the renowned Chichester Festival Youth Theatre. Rooted firmly in its community, the Theatre runs a Learning, Education and Participation (LEAP) programme that is a beacon of excellence and inspiration to its local audience, as well as being home to one of the country’s largest youth theatres with over 800 members. Recent productions which have since transferred to London include the musical Caroline, Or Change, Ian Mckellen in King Lear and Quiz, a new play by James Graham. Since 2014 we have won 37 awards across performance, design, architecture & heritage categories including the Olivier Awards, UK Theatre Awards & International Architecture Awards – as well as accessibility, tourism, community and 70 other nominations or commendations. Chairman - Mark Foster Artistic Director - Justin Audibert Executive Director - Kathy Bourne

The Kings Theatre is an 1907 Edwardian Matcham theatre that provides a diverse entertainment programme supported by dynamic learning and community engagement activity within our existing restored and enhanced Grade II* theatre and adjacent buildings. Twitter: https://twitter.com/KingsTheatre Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kingstheatre/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kingstheatre/