Burn

On Thursday 3rd May at a time I usually would have been with the youth theatre, David the youth director had invited me to watch a dress rehearsal for a show he had directed called 'Burn'. He thought this would be a good opportunity for me to experience something different, and get to see some work on the main stage. 

Burn is an hour length show by Deborah Gearing especially written for youngsters. David and the education team had auditioned members of the senior youth section who wanted to be involved in the production, and 12 had been selected to be a part of it. 

The play focuses on a group of friends who hang out by a river bank. It detailed the last day of a boy called 'Birdman' before he is due to move away to a new foster home. Told from different characters view points about what Birdman was doing that day before an accident occurs.


Although I only watched the dress rehearsal, I have to say it was brilliant. They performed it like it was opening night, and everyone gave it 110% even if they had slightly smaller parts. The scenery was amazing, and they all used it in many different ways for creating scenes out of one set. David is a great director,and really knows how to motivate the youngsters and I am learning a lot from him about how to tackle leading sessions and how to adapt to new situations. It was just the right length, heartfelt, strong, warm and funny, with a great cast all round! Another great experience I have had at the theatre.