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9th Dec 2016
Enjoy our first show back in the comfort of your home.
We cannot wait to reopen our doors on Saturday 5 September with three sold out performances of Unlocked & Unbolted, a brand new piece of theatre about the experiences of young people during lockdown.
We will be broadcasting the show as live, to enable those who cannot join us in person to see the performance. This will appear below on this webpage at 7pm on Saturday (5 September). The broadcast will be free but donations to support the Corn Exchange would be greatly appreciated.
Written and directed by Bryn Holding, Unlocked and Unbolted is based on the thoughts and ideas of 14 – 21 year olds which were shared during a series of online conversations we hosted in July. Young people were asked what this period had meant to them, how they see the world at the moment and what the future looks like to them.
11 young performers aged 16 – 18 have rehearsed both via Zoom and in physically distanced rehearsals. Bryn Holding, alongside Designer Adrian Gee and Movement Director Sophie Cottle, have conceived the production using the idea of social distancing as an artistic device, with the staging and direction meaning the performers are always physically apart from each other.
Composer and Musical Director Tamsin Kennard has written original music for the production, including an anthem based on the conversations with young people. The local community was invited to join The Unlocked Voices and 18 singers took part in online rehearsals where they were taught the song. This was then recorded to be used in the production. Completing the creative team are Lighting Designer Joseph Stairs and Sound Designer Joseff Harris.
The Corn Exchange Newbury has worked with Berkshire Youth on this project which has been kindly supported by the Lily and Marcus Sieff Charitable Trust and Greenham Trust.
This performance was rehearsed and performed in accordance with social distancing guidelines. Any moments in closer proximity are performed by those who are in social bubbles.