Musical Youth Theatre Company

Musical Youth Theatre Company was an English youth theatre company founded in 1987 in Bath, Somerset in the South West of England.

Founded by Greg Vere, it existed for fifteen years until 2002 and produced a number of shows and notable members. Musical Youth Theatre Company's final production was a version of Mike Leigh's play, Abigail's Party, in July 2002.

Notable members[edit]

Over the years, Musical Youth Theatre Company had a number of members who went on to become notable actors, including:

Andrew Lincoln,^[1] known for his roles This Life, Teachers, Love Actually, and The Walking Dead.
Indira Varma, who has had a number television and film roles, including in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, Bride and Prejudice, Rome, and Game of Thrones.
Will Thorp, who went on to appear in Casualty and Strictly Come Dancing.
Jennifer Biddall,^[2] who is known for playing Jessica Harris in the soap opera Hollyoaks.
Richard Cambridge, who is known for playing Pete Webster in Hollyoaks.
Adam Campbell, who is known for his roles in the parody films Date Movie and Epic Movie.
Tabitha Wady, who is best known for playing Katrina Bullen in the soap opera Doctors.
Ella Smith,^[3] who known for her roles in Holby City, Cape Wrath, and Fat Pig.
Tom Payne, who appeared in Waterloo Road, Wuthering Heights, Best: His Mother's Son, and The Walking Dead.

Productions[edit]

Company productions and appearances included:

1987
- September – Cabaret
1988
- January – The Weekend Starts Here on HTV
- February – First Charity Gala at the Theatre Royal, Bath
- May – Jesus Christ Superstar
- November – Salad Days
1989
- May – The Wiz
- November – Little Shop of Horrors
- December – Sounds Familiar concert
1990
- February – Second Charity Gala at the Theatre Royal, Bath
- May – Billy
- September – West Side Story
- November – A Taste of Music dinner cabaret
1991
- January – Third Charity Gala at the Theatre Royal, Bath
- April – Amadeus
- July – An American Dream cabaret
- October – South Pacific
- December – Ultimate Christmas Party cabaret
1992
- February – GWR Night Out cabaret
- June – High Society
1993
- January – Mother Goose
- April – April in Paris cabaret
- July – One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1994
- January – Fourth Charity Gala at the Theatre Royal, Bath
- June – Magical Musicals 1 cabaret
- July – Billy
- October – Blue Remembered Hills
- October – Magical Musicals 2 cabaret
1995
- January – Fifth Charity Gala at The Forum, Bath
- March – Stags and Hens
- June – The National Lottery Draws with Darren Day
- July – Opening Ceremony of the 1995 European Youth Olympic Festival in Bath
- July – A Chorus Line
1996
- January – The Old Woman Who Lived In The Shoe
- April – Whose Life Is It Anyway?
- May – Music Hall at Bath Fringe Festival
- June – Four Steps to Broadway cabaret
- July – Miss Saigon at Stourhead
- October – The Anniversary
1997
- January – Sixth Charity Gala at the Theatre Royal, Bath
- June – Hot Mikado
- July – Wild in The West at Stourhead
- October – Rope
1998
- January – Hansel and Gretel
- April – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- July – Stourhead by the Sea
- October – Charley's Aunt
1999
- February – Cinderella
- May – Romeo and Juliet
- July – La belle époque at Stourhead
2000
- January – Seventh Charity Gala at the Theatre Royal, Bath
- July – The Importance of Being Earnest
2001
- January – Blues in the Night
- July – Dracula
2002
- May – Cabaret
- July – Abigail's Party
2006
- April – Keith Butterworth's 60th Cabaret

References[edit]

^ Ross, Dalton (September 28, 2018). "Goodbye, Andy! Walking Dead actors past and present write tributes to Andrew Lincoln". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2024. I first met Andy in the last days of 1999. I was part of a theatre group in our hometown called The Musical Youth Theatre Company. Andy had been a member of it a few years before me and was the big success story.
^ Meech, Ruth (December 19, 2008). "Panto's lovely Belle is certainly no diva". Dorset Echo. Archived from the original on March 31, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024. Jennifer [...] became a member of the Musical Youth Theatre Company in Bath
^ "Pupil's joy at place with theatre group". Gazette and Herald. June 15, 2000. Archived from the original on March 31, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024. One of my friends from the Musical Youth Theatre Company has also got in, which is brilliant.

[1] Ross, Dalton (September 28, 2018). "Goodbye, Andy! Walking Dead actors past and present write tributes to Andrew Lincoln". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2024. I first met Andy in the last days of 1999. I was part of a theatre group in our hometown called The Musical Youth Theatre Company. Andy had been a member of it a few years before me and was the big success story.

[2] Meech, Ruth (December 19, 2008). "Panto's lovely Belle is certainly no diva". Dorset Echo. Archived from the original on March 31, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024. Jennifer [...] became a member of the Musical Youth Theatre Company in Bath

[3] "Pupil's joy at place with theatre group". Gazette and Herald. June 15, 2000. Archived from the original on March 31, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024. One of my friends from the Musical Youth Theatre Company has also got in, which is brilliant.

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