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NEWTS is the name we have given to our junior
section which has been in existence in its present form
since 1987.
The group is made up of approximately 50 youngsters between the ages of 7 to 16 years who are given theopportunity to sing and do movement at our rehearsal room, THE GREEN ROOMS, at the end of Fisher Road
in Newton Abbot on Friday evenings during term time.
The group was started by Val Chapman and John Amery and is now run by Claire Shakesheave with the assistance of other Society members.
Over the years the NEWTS have put on many very successful productions ranging from 'Alice'(based on Alice in Wonderland) through to 'Bugsy Malone' and a spectacular production of 'The Boy Friend' .
These musicals were originally performed in the Dyrons Creative Arts Centre but latterly the NEWTS have been able to use the full facilities of the Alexandra Theatre.
NEWTS productions are entirely performed by the youngsters with the adult supervision of the production team.
Several past NEWTS members have gone on to work in the professional theatre including
DAMELZA RANDLL ( FINGERSMITH-TV drama ),
DYLAN TURNER (CHICAGO touring production
and Mamma Mia-the film version)) and JON LEE
(OLIVER, LES MISERABLES and of course
S-CLUB SEVEN)
NEWTS last major production was ‘Alice’ at the Alexandra Theatre in
April 2009. This very successfull production had a cast of 42 youngsters
between the ages of 7 and 15.
NEWTS pay a yearly subscription of £5 and weekly subs of £1.50 this enables them to be members of the Society and means that they are fully covered by our insurance when rehearsing or performing.
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