Contemporary. Explosive. Cardiff.
Sherman Youth Theatre celebrate the Sherman at 50 with a Cardiff classic
An unpopulated city, an empty teenager’s bedroom, a carpark filled with dust covered cars… a perfect place for ghosts.
What can you expect from Ghost Cities?
Sherman Youth Theatre bursts onto the main house stage with Ghost Cities, a play about Wales, set in Cardiff. With nods to the past, and the future, but rooted firmly in the present. Sharing what life in our city, and the world, means to the Sherman’s young people here and now.
Everything you need to know about Ghost Cities:
A new take on Gary Owen’s play Ghost City
Gary Owen’s Ghost City premiered in Cardiff in 2004 – a sharp, streetwise snapshot of urban life spanning twenty four hours and twenty four lives.
An exploration of what Cardiff means to its young people
Ghost Cities incorporates brand new material written by our Introduction to Playwriting participants (15 to 18 years old), exploring what’s important to young people now.
Our Youth Theatre take to the Main House stage
Ghost Cities will be performed by our Youth Theatre participants aged 15 to 18.
You can also catch Ghost Cities in our Youth Theatre Festival
The production will also feature as part of our special 50th Birthday Celebration Youth Theatre Festival in April.
Including brand new material written by our Introduction to Playwriting participants Mared Seeley, Loki Skyrme-Croft, Lauren Hindmarsh, Emma Phelps and Isla Munnik.
Ghost Cities is performed by the young people of Group 4. Join us on Saturday for an additional performance by Sherman Youth Theatre’s Group 3.
Designer Ruby Brown (Supported by The Fenton Arts Trust)
Assistant Director Beca Llwyd Roberts (Supported by The Fenton Arts Trust)
CHAOS
By: Laura Lomas
Director: Rachel Morgan-Belle
Assistant Director: Dee Jones
If you’re joining us for the Saturday performance of Ghost Cities, our Group 3 company will also present Chaos. A play that explores how through human connection we can find order in the disorder of each other.
Running time: 40 minutes (followed by a 20 minute interval and then a performance of Ghost Cities)
