Sherborne Pupil wins place at National Youth Theatre

Sherborne is proud to report that Toby Cairns (4a) has won a coveted place on the National Youth Theatre's summer course 2010.  This two week course during the summer break involves training with leading drama tutors and theatre specialists, giving the students unique opportunities to try new things in a professional environment. 

Toby has been involved in school drama since he first joined Sherborne. He has worked backstage on School productions of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and 'Miracle in Rwanda' and has played lead roles as Piggy in 'Lord of the Flies' and more recently as worldy-wise servant Tranio in 'Taming of the Shrew'.

The objectives of the National Youth Theatre's course is to give new members an experience of drama school while fostering the overall aims of the company: enthusiasm, ensemble and the production of high quality theatre.

After the course, Toby will be eligible to audition for NYT productions.

Click here for the NYT website.

Posted: Monday, April 26, 2010