Theatre Royal Plymouth’s Young Company presents The Blue Road

After the success of Buckets (2016) Theatre Royal Plymouth’s Young Company return to the stage with The Blue Road on Wednesday 23 – Saturday 26 August in The Drum.

The forest. The wake of an unnamed crisis. A group of young people work to make sense of what happened, what it means, and what they will do now.

The Blue Road is an exciting new play by acclaimed writer Laura Lomas exploring memory, lost, living in the aftermath and our capacity to begin again.

Commissioned by Dundee Rep, Derby Theatre, Royal & Derngate and Theatre Royal Plymouth; an inspiring project which will see this brand new play premiere in four venues across the UK.

Maxine who is a member of the Young Company said “It’s really exciting to have a new play written for us and the 3 other youth theatres, it’s completely unique and it will be interesting to see how different the productions are. We are exploring movement and every day we up the level of intensity and explore new ideas.”

The Blue Road is performed by a 16 strong cast of 14 - 20 year olds along with 3 young stage managers who are all part of the Theatre Royal Plymouth’s Young Company.

The Theatre Royal Plymouth Young Company offers workshops and performance opportunities throughout the year for 5 – 21 year olds. The company work with professional practitioners to develop numerous skills for the stage or behind the scenes.

Jane Pawson, Young People’s Producer said: “Working alongside 3 other theatre’s who share a passion for quality work for young performers has been inspiring. The project has aimed to put young people’s voices at the heart of a new play. We are the final group to perform this new work and we can’t wait to get started.”

Tickets are priced at £9 and are available from the Box Office on 01752 267222 or online at www.theatreroyal.com. Concessions are available.