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This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing
BYRON YOUTH THEATRE TEENS EMBRACE DIVERSITY
Byron Youth Theatre’s, First BYT ensemble aged 13 – 17 years is bringing “This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries and This Girl Does Nothing” by Finegan Kruckemeyer to the stage this month at the newly renovated Drill Hall Theatre.
This modern day fairy tale written by one of Australia’s esteemed playwrights for young audiences, revolves around three young sisters who are left in a forest by their woodcutter father and forced to find their own way in the world. From a classical beginning, three resolutions are made — one sister walks one way to find purpose, one the other to find adventure, and the third stays right where she is to create a home. The three sisters traverse the globe in their unique ways to find themselves and heal.
The play appeals to audiences of all ages, blending imaginative storytelling with poignant messages that children can appreciate and adults can delight in. Drawing inspiration from classic stories with a contemporary twist, First BYT aim is to captivate audiences across the Shire, both young and old.
Sally Davis has been facilitating this ensemble since the beginning of the year and responded to their enthusiastic request to create a production that embraces physical theatre, comedy, and social inclusion.
“This experience is giving the teenagers a sense of belonging, confidence and is opening their minds to the idea that theatre and the arts can be a potential career. Teenagers need risks and challenges and performing, designing and staging a show meets those needs and offers them a deep sense of fulfillment and pride to stage their work in front of their local community, peers and parents” shares Sally.
The teenagers have been involved in the entire production from set design, direction, staging, costume creation and prop design and it has demanded extra rehearsal time apart from their weekly class held on a Wednesday 4.45-6pm at the Drill Hall.
“Being a part of this awesome ensemble and doing this play has been so rewarding. I’ve been XYZ”
There are only 2 performances on WEDNESDAY 25TH at the Drill Hall Theatre, so bring the kids along to experience this dynamic production and support local youth theatre. Tickets available from
TRIGGER
A new original production from Byron Youth Theatre.
A new entertaining and interactive production from Byron Youth Theatre.
TRIGGER is an entertaining and interactive theatre production, exploring common triggers young people are facing in our region today, and the different ways we can respond to help. Using elements of Forum Theatre, we’ll explore internal, external, environmental and social trigger situations.
Participation is entirely voluntary — the performances will be highly entertaining for those who wish to observe as regular audience members.
Forum Theatre is a unique type of participatory theatre — a devised work, using fictitious characters to simulate real life events currently happening in the community. The play developed out of the process is performed once, all the way through, so the audience can see the situation and the problems presented.
The action builds to a crisis and stops there, offering no solutions. The play is then performed again, with audience members able to “freeze” the action at any point where they see a character struggling with a problem. An audience member yells “stop!”, comes into the playing area, replaces the character they recognise is in a moment of struggle, and tries out their idea. We call this an “intervention.” The Forum Theatre event is vibrant and empowering for all concerned.
The project is supported by the Byron Youth Service and was made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, provided through Regional Arts Australia and Regional Arts NSW.
The Regional Arts Fund is an Australian Government initiative that supports sustainable cultural development in regional, remote and very remote Australia.
Please note: this event contains elements of audience improvisation and may contain strong language and adult themes. Suggested age 13+
BYT are deeply grateful for the the support of Brunswick Picture House and Umbrella Theatrical Productions
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LOVES ME LOVES ME NOT
A new original production from Byron Youth Theatre.
Byron Youth Theatre’s new original production Loves Me Loves Me Not — a dynamic and thought provoking play — once again displays the skill and talent of the eleven BYT cast members who are aged between 14–30 years. Loves Me Loves Me Not explores issues of consent and responsible relationships.
It refers to and includes references to abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault. BYT are well known for their honest and open exploration of important issues and provides an excellent opportunity for parents, caregivers, teachers and youth-related organisations to engage young people in meaningful conversations on the topics raised.
Loves Me Loves Me Not follows several different relationships that intertwine and gives a powerful platform for both young people and adults to express their hopes, fears, confusion and deep longing about how we develop meaningful connection with one another. It includes live music, choreographed dance and dramatic scenes.
The cast attended the Wheel of Consent Training and Actor Boundaries and Professional Intimacy Consent workshops in the development of this original play. Funded by the Northern Rivers Community Foundation and Women’s Resource Service, the production also received a generous donation from Global Ripple, a strong advocate in the prevention of violence towards women and children. It is proudly supported by Byron Youth Service and Brunswick Picture House.
This production was funded by Northern Rivers Community Foundation, Women’s Resource Service, Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre and Global Ripple. BYT are deeply gratful for the their support and that of Byron Youth Service and Brunswick Picture House.
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High School Prinicipal
“Each year our students are so excited to see what Byron Youth Theatre have to offer. They never disappoint and our students benefit from learning through the arts”
High school teacher
“This is an real eye opener to the psychological and physical effects on the people involved. Every school and community group would benefit from seeing this!”
High school teacher
“BYT are an exceptional youth theatre company, this play was excellent and needs to be seen in all schools.”
Student aged 16
“This performance has helped me understand how difficult it is for people to get out of DV situations and I’m glad it showed how to.”
