Young Irish Film Makers

UPDATE: CLASSES WILL NO LONGER BE STARTING BACK THE WEEK OF THE 11TH. THEY WILL NOW BE BACK THE WEEK OF THE 18TH OF DECEMBER.

DREAMSTUFF AUDITIONS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO MON THE 18TH AND WED 20TH 7-9PM

Classes are starting back the week of the 11th of January.
Drama Classes
Tuesday 4-6 Junior Drama
Wednesday 4.30-6.30 Senior Drama
Thursday – 4.30-6.30 Advance Acting (Audition only)
Friday 4.30-6.30 Senior Drama

Technical Classes  will start back Friday 4.30-6.30 and will be split for weeks after this.

Auditions for Dreamstuff Youth Theatres latest production will be taking place Saturday the 16th of Jan 3.30-6.30.

Please note that rehearsals for Dreamstuff will no longer be Tuesday and Thursdays it will now be Monday and Wednesdays nights (this may be changed depending on availability of people cast)

Fees for the term will be €80. If you have any questions email angelabarrett@yifm.com

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Dreamstuff Youth theatre staged their first production in the Watergate way back in 2000. The play was Monty Python’s Life of Brian and ever since the group has produced  sixteen fun filled comedies like Robin Hood, The Three Musketeers and Macbeth (OK, not all of them were fun filled!) in the style of their original crazy comedy production. This Christmas for their 17^th stage production the group will present the (mostly) fun filled Sword in the Stone telling the magical story of the young Arthur and his childhood in Camelot.

As We Begin…

It is a dark time in the land of Britain. The mighty King Uther Pendragon of Britain had been dead 17 years. There was not an heir to carry on his throne. In his hometown, a magical village known as Camelot a sword appeared within a stone. And upon it was an inscription: ‘He who pulls the sword from out the stone will be the ‘once and future king of Britain’. And with no king to rule the land Camelot went to ruin and the old Knights of the Round Table want to restore hope to the kingdom. The plan is to hold a jousting competition in Camelot, to restore glory to the famed village but also, yes, to crown a new king! Hoorah!

One young buck in particular has vowed to win this competition and his name is… Lancelot? Yes, Lancelot! He is handsome and strong but not even slightly intelligent. However with the help of his friends he might just succeed. And his friends? Merlin, a hazy, drawling young wizard in the making and Arthur… who doesn’t do much or really want to do anything, but he’s pleasant and exceedingly plain and inoffensive. Can they succeed in making Lancelot king? Will the kingdom be restored to its former glory? Will this competition attract some unsavoury power hungry characters? And will the boys be distracted by the new (and only) girl in class, young Guinevere? For the answer to this, and other questions you haven’t thought of yet, come see Sword in the Stone played by a cast of hundreds (well – about twenty actually!) and a night of the Christmas fun and fantasy mayhem is guaranteed for all the family!

For all fans of Monty Python type comedies this is an experience you shouldn’t miss, unless you have to go to the dentist! The play opens on Tuesday 15^th and runs until Saturday 19^th december at 8pm each night. Tickets cost €8 (€6 concessions).

Oh, and for the kid in all of us at Christmas, keep a look out for the actual (yes, really!) sword in the stone touring Kilkenny in the days before the play.

ENDS

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Rehearsals are in full swing with the show being run in full every Saturday. Pictures have been taken for the poster which will hopefully be up around town sometime next week. Lines have been off for over a month which is always a good sign and costumes are looking AMAZING!

Make sure you join us in the Watergate Theatre from the 15th to the 19th of December. Tickets €8 (€6 Concession and Tuesday night). 8pm nightly.

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Dreamstuff Youth Theatre will return to the Watergate Theatre in December with their annual Christmas production The Sword in the Stone, a thrilling tale of knights, schoolboy wizards, dark magic and ..er…a sword in the stone! The true (almost!) story of the boyhood of the famous King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table will be a truly fun Christmas treat for all the family.

Auditions for The Sword in the Stone will be held in the YIFM premises on the Waterford Road on Saturday 12th September from 2pm to 5pm. Everyone from 13 to 18 years of age is invited to come along and begin their acting career. No previous experience necessary!

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A short behind the
scenes look at Shakespeare in the House is now online for all involved to
view.This really successful weekend is documented here and it shows all
the work by the various groups it hopefully captures some of the fun we
had as well. Special thanks to all who participated and helped facilitate
this event especially everybody from Devious, Dreamstuff, Cartoon Saloon
and Rothe House.

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