Welcome....Theatre for Life Youth Theatre & Community Page Theatre for Life CIC is a Community Interest Company set up to support local performers in the Southampton area aged 14-25 yrs old.
Our ethos is to create inspiring and challenging theatre that is innovative and collaborative, whilst building confidence and performance skills.
As a Community Interest Company we are reliant on income from the workshops, funding and donations to help us run the FREE Youth Theatre & Community Projects.
We want young people to be able to participate in exciting theatre projects, exploring and creating performance work that will reach the wider community.
Running weekly rehearsals for our local youth community will help to create engaging and creative environments, this can help to build self esteem and a sense of belonging.
In 2019 we are looking to create two original participatory theatre projects with young people in the Southampton area.
Our aim is to continue improving accessibility to the arts and creating new work with young people that is inspiring and life changing.
,  Theatre for Life Youth Theatre production 2018 - 'Burying Your Brother in the Pavement' by Jack Thorne, performed at the Hub Theatre in Southampton.
Photography credits: Richard Budd 
BURYING YOUR BROTHER IN THE PAVEMENT AUDIENCE REVIEWS
The cast were fearless on stage successfully communicating hard hitting themes such as sexuality, male suicide and grief which left their audience members empathetic and moved by the storyline. (Daily Echo Newspaper)
Wow. Absolutely brilliant all round. Incredibly emotional. Set design, props, sound and lighting, costumes, make up and very supportive and talented cast led by an extremely talented team made this performance what it was.
Brilliant performances, lighting, sound, costumes. A very moving show.
Brilliantly directed and incredibly visual, the underscore and technical support was WOW! (Mark Wheeller - Playwright)
COMMUNITY PROJECT AND YOUTH THEATRE GROUP - DETAILS
COMMUNITY PROJECT
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROJECT
Performers aged 16-25 yrs old
For our first project we are working in response to a high increase in hospital admissions for mental health amongst young people both in our local area and across England. We aim to perform this piece as part of Mental Health Awareness week with the view of performing at Mental Health Awareness festivals and events locally and across England.
REHEARSALS: Every Friday 5-6.30 pm from the 11/1/19
VENUE: Itchen Sixth Form College, Middle Road, Southampton, SO19 7TB YOUTH THEATRE GROUP ASHLEIGH'S SILENCE Performers aged 14-19 yrs old Ashleigh’s waited fourteen years for her voice to be heard, until one day she discovered a way to tell the world that she saw, felt and heard everything around her, despite being autistic and unable to speak. This play follows Ashleigh’s incredible journey through medical mis- diagnosis, a judgemental society, respite, and the moment when Ashleigh’s silence is finally broken. Throughout this inspiring story we learn about the pressures placed upon Ashleigh’s family, the complexities of other young people on the autistic spectrum and the importance of equality and acceptance for all humanity. 'Ashleigh’s Silence' is an effective educational play which helps raise awareness about autism to the wider community. REHEARSALS: Every Friday 6.30 - 8 pm from the 11/1/19 VENUE: Itchen Sixth Form College, Middle Road, Southampton, SO19 7TB Register here: ASHLEIGH'S SILENCE 
UNLOCKING YOUNG PEOPLE'S CREATIVITY
 Models: Youth Theatre Company 2018!
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