Sarah Miller's Trilogy of plays about young people and love with a brand new cast of young Furness actors: Daniel Pacey, Jenni Dawson, Andrew Denison, Ashlea Furness, Jonathan Bissett and Marie-Louise O'Connor

Kyle's on an Asbo	Beth dreams of uni
Leanne's got a baby	Gaz has nicked car
Luna's on the run	Mouse has got a knife

Funny, tough and fast paced, Sarah Miller’s trilogy of Asboy, Ice Baby and Surfacing confronts the big questions that we all face . . .

who do we love?

who shall we trust?

and how can we be ourselves?

Performances

The Forum , Barrow-in-Furness

Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

The Dukes, DT3, Lancaster

Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal

From Guy Christiansen, Creative Learning Director, Dukes DT3, Lancaster

Thanks so much for bringing your young actors company over to DT3 last week. Our Youth Theatre members thoroughly enjoyed both productions and were very impressed by the skill and ability of the company.

From the moment they arrived the young actors behaved as a professional touring company, their attitude and commitment to the get in, rigging and to warming up were 100 percent. The team were very polite and treated our venue with the upmost respect, approaching any potential problems or issues with positivity and confidence.

The performances were different in style and form and both were extremely engaging. The actors were skilled at ‘doubling up’ and created effective and believable characters. My personal favourite ‘Surfacing’ was beautifully performed with pitch perfect characters and real clarity of storytelling.

The fact that the company had rehearsed three plays in only four weeks is a massive testament to all of their abilities and they should feel confident in recognising themselves as professional actors!

Thanks again for visiting DT3 and I’d like to personally thank George and the tech team who made the whole day as enjoyable and stress free as possible

To see details of the 3 shows follow the links below

For SURFACING click here

For ICE BABY click here

For ASBOY click here

I really loved working on this project . . . it really helped me in many ways. I got to meet some really cool people and I got to have a laugh. I also worked my buttocks off and learnt a lot.
Apprenticed Actors Company member 2006

Asboy

The young people involved acquitted themselves admirably, with professionalism and maturity, and thoroughly deserved the positive turnout and consistently generous comments from the audience. Furthermore can I offer my appreciation to Sarah and yourself, this was a bold adventure executed with an obvious commitment and enthusiasm for work for, with and by young people.

Ian Hastings, Artistic Director, Dukes Theatre, Lancaster

Ice Baby

I enjoyed the play very much. What struck me about it was how the whole thing seemed to emanate from the cultural reference points of the audience.The language, the attitudes, the story of the young mother caught between the carefree life of her mates and the responsibilities of motherhood – all seemed to be real to the audience. The play seemed to be a collaboration in the best sense between two groups of equal status – the writer and the other professional artists on the one hand, and the young people on the other.

Andy Booth, Artistic Director, Quondam Theatre, Penrith

Surfacing

Entertaining, though provoking and enthralling; I was highly impressed by the young people's acting skills and characterisations.  The young people at Burnley Youth Theatre thoroughly enjoyed the performance, responded positively to the issues and were very impressed by the actors and the set.

Jane Hall, Resident Workshop Leader at Burnley Youth Theatre