Young Storyhouse Takeover

Young Storyhouse will take over Storyhouse's digital channels to celebrate young talent from around the world! Running from
Last event: Saturday 6 June 2020 at 10.30am

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Each year, Young Storyhouse take over the Storyhouse building and fill it with music, performance, and art. This year, as Storyhouse is temporarily closed during lockdown, Young Storyhouse created an online celebration of young talent from around the world. You can watch each session below – enjoy!

Find out more about Young Storyhouse here.

Sunrise Session

Sunrise Session was a morning of relaxing entries from talented young people, including easy-listening music, beautiful art and some drama monologues.

Line-Up:
Introduction from Young Storyhouse
Cam – Stars (Original Song)
Isabel – Introduction
William – Wild Goose by Mary Oliver (monologue)

Watch Sunrise Session One here:

Ross – Tadow by FKJ & Masego
Nellie – Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones
Sophie – Pencil Art
Joel – I Wasn’t Expecting That (cover)
Emily – Nocturne No. 2 by Chopin

Watch Sunrise Session Two here:

The Lythgoes (Beth, Cam & Tash) – All Is Found from Frozen 2
Daniel – Waves (cover)
Alrowwad – Kanan Abu Srour – King Kanan (piano piece)
Eve – Original Song

Watch Sunrise Session Three here:

Charlotte – Can’t Help Falling In Love
Nina – Parasite by Nick Drake
Amber – Distance (cover)
Round-up from Young Storyhouse

Watch Sunrise Session Four here:

 


Young Takeover Interlud: Young Storyhouse & Chester Samaritans

Young Storyhouse created this film in partnership with Chester Samaritans to inform and educate on teenage emotional health.


Uplifting Session

Uplifting  Session is full of joyful music, dance, art, poetry and drama, all by young people from around the world, to help lift you up during lockdown.

Line-Up
Young Storyhouse Introduction
Phoebe – She Used to Be Mine
Bethany – Disney Art
Elle – Elle’s Poem
Charlotte – The Greatest by Sia (Dance Performance)
Phoebe – My Favourite Place to Be by Sophie Simnett (cover)
Mortal Fools – Relentless (Drama Piece)
Jayda – Bridges by Aisha Badru (Dance Performance)

Watch Uplifting Session One here:

Sophie – Songs from Wicked
Nadya – Stand Up
Maddie – Home To You by Sigrid
Anna – Out Here On My Own from Fame
Niamh – People Help The People (cover)

Watch Uplifting Session Two here:

Alrowwad – Rooftop Dance Troupe (Dance Performance)
Lowri – She Used To Be Mine (cover)
Will – Seigfried by Frank Ocean
Freya – Original Dance Performance
Nina – Samba Triste 1 (Sax0phone cover)
Alrowwad – Music Group
Lydia – I’d Rather Be Me
Charlotte B – Original Song
Young Storyhouse Round-Up

Watch Uplifting Session Three here:


Young Takeover Interlude: Mortal Fools & Young Storyhouse Panel: What has the pandemic taught us about education in the UK?


Sunset Session – from 6.30pm

The Sunset session showcases a variety of musicians, poets and performers ideal for the perfect evening in.

Line-Up
Young Storyhouse Introduction
Jada – George Floyd (Original Song)
Jada – Black Lives Matter (Statement)

Watch Sunset Session One here:

Alastair – Look For Tomorrow
Taryn – The Desire To Be Liked (Poem)
Lew (Freeburn Young Performers) – What Piece Of Work Is A Man (Hamlet Monologue) / Strange by Patsy Cline

Watch Sunset Session Two here:

Foxey Hardman – Red Riding Hood
Nell  – Bodies and Exploration (Poem)
Honor – Monologue
George – How’d You Feel (Spoken Word)
Joseph – White Lies (Spoken Word)
Alex – Original Poem

Watch Sunset Session Three here:

Naomi – Just Me (Monologue)
Melissa – The Second War Of Thermodynamics (Monologue)
Ellie – The Things I Know To Be True (Rosie’s Monologue)
Charlotte – Chapel Street by Luke Barnes

Watch Sunset Session Four here:

Curtain Call Productions – The Song of Purple Summer
Tenderfoot Theatre – Balance
Jess Thomas – Original Song
Red Amber – I Feel It Coming (The Weekend)
Daniel – Perfect World
SGWAC – Documentary
Young Storyhouse Round-Up

Watch Sunset Session Five here:


 

 

Cinema The Super Mario Bros. Movie (PG)

1 hr 32 | AD | With help from Princess Peach, Mario gets ready to square off against the all-powerful Bowser to stop his plans from conquering the world.

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Activities Leadership and Employment Workshop
Garret Theatre

This workshop will explore leadership, identity, communication, and employability skills through discussion and participatory exercises.

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Cinema Mummies (U)

1 hr 28 | AD | Mummies is a fun family animated adventure that follows three Egyptian mummies who accidentally enter the modern world.

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On Stage Cinderella
Storyhouse Theatre

Let Storyhouse whisk you away to the ball this Christmas with a seasonal spectacular which celebrates the most famous fairy-tale of them all – Cinderella. 

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Activities Boardgames in the Den
The Den

Put down that device and join us for some old-fashioned fun with boardgames in The Den! Will you be the Scrabble Supremo, the Jenga Jubilant or the Card Game King?

Cinema Shazam! Fury of The Gods (12A)

2 hrs 10 | AD | When a vengeful trio of ancient gods arrive on earth, Shazam and his friends get thrust into battle with the fate of the world in their hands.

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Cinema Meet Me In The Bathroom (15)

1 hr 48 | An immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s where a new generation kick-started a musical rebirth.

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Cinema Metropolis + Live Score (PG)
Movie Theatre

2 hrs 30 | Tensions build between subterranean workers and pampered surface-dwellers so an android is created to re-establish control. But this creation, cannot be controlled…

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On Stage Dee Sign Choir Performance
Garret Bar

Originally formed by Anne Hesketh in 1997 “Dee Sign” Choir performs in British Sign Language (BSL) to music.

Cinema Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio (PG)

1 hr 56 | AD | The story of Pinocchio set in 1930s Italy with the war being the backdrop for this classic tale of a wooden boy, love, loss and listening to your conscience.

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