DNYT Acting Academic Years 9+

TUESDAYS
7-9pm (Sept-March), 6.30-9.30pm (March-July)

@ The Nutshell, Winchester

£190 per term (12 weeks)

Our oldest DNYT group is a cutting edge company of young actors committed to creating breath-taking & high-quality contemporary adaptations of classic plays and stories. Our members, aged between 12-25, are talented, inclusive young people with a passion for acting and live theatre. They are also enthusiastic team players with a strong desire to strengthen their performance and personal skills, and a commitment to having fun in a friendly, safe and professional space.

The standard of performance training and the production values that DNYT provide create an ideal environment for anyone wanting to make the performing arts their career. We actively ensure that we nurture and support each and every one of our members, giving them a wholly positive, high-quality experience which will continue to benefit them, whatever career they decide to embark on, in the future.

DNYT Acting (Academic Years 9+) performs two productions each year. The company will take part in The Nutshell’s Christmas production performed throughout December 2024 (more details to be announced soon) as well as a summer production in July 2025.

Rehearsals take place each week on Tuesday evenings at The Nutshell, Winchester.

There are two intakes a year: September (for either the full academic year (Sept-July) or for the Christmas production only) and January (January-July membership).

TERM DATES

T1: 10 September - 3 December 2024 (excluding half term)

CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION SHOW WEEK: 9-23 December 2024.

T2: 7 January - 1 April 2025 (excluding half term)

T3: 22 April - 1 July 2025 (excluding half term)

SUMMER PRODUCTION SHOW WEEK: 7-12 July 2025.

DNYT explores the timeless themes of power, revolution and corruption as they bring Orwell's chilling 'fairy story' to riotous and devastating life.

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master, Mr Jones, and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless elite among them, masterminded by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, starts to take control. Soon the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as they thought, and find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another.

Staff have up-to-date Enhanced DBS checks and at least one staff member is First Aid trained.

Bursaries available.

Membership fee includes: all levies, VAT and all production costs.