Hazlitt Theatre - Hazlitt Youth Theatre

Hazlitt Youth Theatre

The Hazlitt Theatre is home to the Hazlitt Youth Theatre (HYT), who have performed a string of hit shows including plays, musicals, new writing, partnership projects, touring shows and a whole lot more! HYT provides opportunities for young people aged between 6 and 18 to put on productions, and to go and see professional plays. Being in a theatre such as The Hazlitt allows members to gain experience of all areas of theatre, and many members go on to study theatre-related courses at universities around the country. Some of the Youth Theatre's recent productions were The Baker's Wife the musical by Stephen Schwartz and Joseph Stein and 'The Lost Christmas' by Lawrence Mark Whyte. All their productions are well received by the audiences. The most recent musical performed by the Hazlitt Youth Theatre was 'Fame' in October 2011. This was again well received by the audience. The Hazlitt Youth Theatre also write new plays which include - 'House of Horrors' 2011 a play that combined urban legends and ghost stories. Another piece called 'Intense' 2011, a comedy about a group of young people trapped inside three tents due to an alien invasion.