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THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS
Independent Means (July 2022)
Following our successful run at the Durham Fringe 2021, we have been invited back to perform at the 2022 Fringe! This year we will be bring the play Independent Means, the chilling tale of the Brides in the Bath Murders!
Fame! The Musical (March 2022)
After being pulled from the stage during our dress rehearsal and postponed for two years due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it was incredible to bring this high energy show to our audience! With bags of talent on stage with new and existing members, we really will remember this ones name!
Winter Concert 2021
Our annual celebration of the talent within the group was split across two nights this year, to ensure social distancing could be achieved within the audience, in line with government guidelines during the Coronavirus pandemic. Even though we performed to a sea of masked faces, the appreciation and support from the audience could be felt when they cheered the roof off after every song!
Come to the Cabaret (July 2021)
Our second show at the Durham Fringe 2021 showcased the singing talent within our group. Revisiting our Come to the Cabaret concert from two years ago, it was great to be performing to sell-out crowds once more after the Covid break!
The Lucky Durhams (July 2021)
We were honoured to be invited to perform at the first ever Durham Fringe Festival in 2021! It was only fitting that we took one of our Edinburgh Fringe favourites, The Lucky Durhams and perform it in its namesake city.
Fame! The Musical (March 2020)
This brilliant and legendary show was pulled from the stage during the final dress rehearsal due to the announcement of a national lockdown to stem the spread of the Coronavirus. A great show that we are determined to bring back to the stage when it is safe to do so!
Winter Concert 2019
This year we performed to a packed out church, with a full house of 250 people! With songs performed by our younger members, two piano solos from two of the group and also a surprise marriage proposal, it was certainly one we won't be forgetting!
Chicago (Sept 2019)
Our production of Chicago left the audience claiming it was "a thoroughly professional performance" and "the best show YC have ever done"! Fantastic performances were elevated by a brilliant onstage orchestra, detailed costumes and an incredibly creative lighting plot.
Come to the Cabaret (Apr 2019)
As we are always testing and trying new methods of performing, this was certainly a new venture for us. We booked out two local Social Clubs and performed two sell out cabaret-style nights. This event gave us a great opportunity to showcase some of the great new talent that we have in the group and it is certainly a format we will revisit!
Lucky Durhams (Aug 2018)
For a second year running we took the original play, The Lucky Durham's, up to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. An incredible experience and a fitting tribute to all of those who gave their lives fighting in the trenches 100 years ago. Lest we forget.
Our House (July 2018)
For the second time in our group's history we brought the house down with the high-energy, fast paced, foot stomping modern classic that is the Madness musical: Our House!
Our minimalist set was brought to life by creative lighting from Hi-Lights and our adrenaline was fuelled by the raucous live band, helping us deliver memorable renditions of the shows big numbers.
Here's a list of all of our past productions, from 1984 and our beginnings at Roseberry Comprehensive School, up to our current performances at our new home at Park View Community Theatre.
Find info on Park View Community Theatre here.
OUR HISTORY
Mar 22 Fame! The Musical
Jul 21 Come to the Cabaret! (Durham Fringe Festival)
Jul 21 Lucky Durhams (Durham Fringe Festival)
Mar 20 Fame! The Musical (Postponed due to Coronavirus Pandemic)
Sep 19 Chicago
Apr 19 ‘Come to the Cabaret’ Concert
Aug 18 Lucky Durhams (Edinburgh Fringe)
Jul 18 Our House
Oct 17 Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Aug 17 Lucky Durhams (Edinburgh Fringe)
Oct 16 Summer Holiday
Jul 16 ‘Anglo Americano’ Concert
Jan 16 A Slice of Saturday Night
May 15 ‘An Evening With YC’ Concert
May 15 Guys and Dolls
Apr 15 Durham Mayor’s Civic Dinner
Jun 14 YC 30th Birthday Concert
May 14 We Will Rock You
Nov 13 Oliver
Nov 13 Red Cross Winter Concert (Gala Theatre)
Jul 13 Back to the 80’s
Nov 12 Cinderella
Jul 12 Jesus Christ Superstar
Oct 11 Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Jul 11 Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
Dec 10 Little Shop of Horrors
Nov 10 ‘Songs from the Musicals’
Jul 10 Our House
Dec 09 Godspell
Sep 09 Two (Sedgefield Drama Festival)
Jul 09 Fame
Dec 08 Aladdin
Sep 08 Concert in Kostroma, Russia
Jul 08 Fiddler on the Roof
May 08 Stadium of Light Concert
Dec 07 Grease
Sep 07 Musicality (Gala Theatre)
Jul 07 We Will Rock You
Nov 06 ‘Stage by Stage’ Concert
Jun 06 A Slice of Saturday Night
Mar 06 ‘A Little Light Music’ Concert
Dec 05 Jekyll & Hyde the Musical
Jul 05 ‘Musicality’ Concert
Mar 05 The Fix
Jul 04 Les Misérables
Feb 04 Combustion
Dec 03 Little Shop of Horrors
Oct 03 Concert w/Riverside Brass Band
Jul 03 Celebrate Musical Production (Lumley Castle)
Jun 03 Chess (Gala Theatre)
Jun 03 Chess
Dec 02 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Sep 02 Performance in Hungary
Sep 02 Concert w/Riverside Brass Band
Jun 02 Golden Jubilee Concert
Dec 01 The Hot Mikado
Jun 01 Exchange Visit to France
Jun 01 Jesus Christ Superstar
Dec 00 Mother Goose
Jul 00 Grease
Jul 00 Exchange to Slovakia
Feb 00 Thursday’s Child
Dec 99 Return to Forbidden Planet
Jul 99 Godspell
May 99 King of the Castle (Stephen Joseph Theatre)
Dec 98 Jack and the Beanstalk
Jul 98 Billy
Dec 97 Alibaba
Sep 97 A Slice of Saturday Night (Germany)
Aug 97 A Slice of Saturday Night (Edinburgh Festival)
Jun 97 A Slice of Saturday Night
Dec 96 Cinderella
Aug 96 Little Shop of Horrors & Cabaret (Edinburgh Festival)
Jul 96 Cabaret
May 96 Little Shop of Horrors
Dec 95 Aladdin
Jul 95 Chess
Dec 94 Jesus Christ Superstar
Aug 94 Breaking Kate & City of Angels (Edinburgh Festival)
Jun 94 City of Angels
May 94 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
Dec 93 Grease
Aug 93 Independent Means & Guys and Dolls (Edinburgh Festival)
Jun 93 Guys and Dolls
Feb 93 Independent Means
Jul 92 Voices
Dec 92 The Boyfriend
Dec 91 Little Shop of Horrors
Jul 91 Jesus Christ Superstar (Tour of West Germany)
Jul 91 Wild (National Theatre, London)
Feb 91 Jesus Christ Superstar
Oct 90 Wild (Festival Hall, London)
Sep 90 Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (National Garden Festival)
Jul 90 Fiddler on the Roof
Dec 89 Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
Nov 89 Of Magic and Kings (In Front of HRH Prince Edward)
Sep 89 Of Magic and Kings (Tour of West Germany)
Jul 89 Of Magic and Kings
Jul 88 Oliver
Mar 88 Hassle
Dec 87 Jack and the Beanstalk
Sep 87 Grease
Dec 86 Cinderella
Aug 86 Child of the Gods (Edinburgh Festival)
Jun 86 Child of the Gods
Mar 86 Voices (Tour of France)
Dec 85 Aladdin
Sep 85 Voices (National Festival of Youth Theatre, London)
Aug 85 Voices (Edinburgh Festival)
Mar 85 Voices
Oct 84 Half a Sixpence
Sep 84 Jesus Christ Superstar
