Join Shetland Youth Theatre and take part in a musical theatre performance of Phil Willmott's 'Lost Boy'!

Our vibrant and exciting youth theatre company (12-19 years) have enjoyed success locally and nationally, being chosen out of 150 Youth Theatre groups to represent their production for the National Theatre Festival in 2021 and participating in National Theatre Connections in Salford, Manchester, in 2022. Director Stephenie Georgia is known locally for her work with Islesburgh Drama Group and more widely for her innovative social practice based work, such as 'Fragmented' and 'Pollyanna Paradox' in partnership with Shetland Women's Aid and the Compass Centre.

Lost Boy is an original British musical play for a large cast of young adults. A dark sequel to Peter Pan, this new story reunites J. M. Barrie's characters, now in their early twenties, when a young officer falls asleep with a copy of the children's classic in his pocket and imagines himself as Peter embarking on one final "awfully big adventure" - The First World War.

Blending a contemporary music theatre style with music hall influences, Lost Boy premiered at the Finborough Theatre before transferring for an extended run at the Charing Cross Theatre in the West End.

This block of sessions and rehearsals will run throughout April, May and June.

There will be a performance on 4th June 2025.

DATES & TIMES

Find the dates and times of this block's sessions below. Please be aware that times vary between daytime and early evening. A schedule document will be attached to your confirmation email listing these times.

► April: 23rd / 29th / 30th (All sessions take place 17:15 - 19:00).

► May: 6th / 7th / 11th* / 13th / 14th / 20th / 21st / 27th / 28th (*This session will take place 10:00 - 16:00. All other May sessions will take place 17:15 - 19:00).

► June: 1st (10:00 - 16:00) / 3rd (17:00 - 22:00) / 4th (17:00 - 22:00).

Age advisory: The play was written for young people, guide age of 14+. The play willl have some small adaptations, ensuring it is suitable for SYT's age range of 12-19.

This play provides an opportunity to explore WW1 through a new contemporary lens which will blend arts practice based learning with exploring history through the lens of young people at that time. It explores themes of relationships, war, love and conflict.

Sibling discount available on all our youth groups - if one sibling has a full price ticket then the second is eligible for a 20% discount on the same sessions.