Brass continues at the Union Theatre, London until 24 November 2018. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Benjamin Till’s ambitious musical charting the fortunes of a Leeds brass band that enlists for the Great War enjoys an intimate retelling at London’s Union Theatre. Commissioned by the National Youth Music Theatre to commemorate […]
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New production of First World War musical Brass to open at London’s Union Theatre
Benjamin Till’s award-winning BRASS will receive its professional London premiere at the Union Theatre as part of a series of events to mark the centenary of Armistice Day. Commissioned by the National Youth Music Theatre and set during the First World War, the first production of the moving musical drama at Leeds City Varieties Music Hall […]
Encore – 40 Years of NYMT – Adelphi Theatre
Encore – 40 Years of NYMT was held at the Adelphi Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) turned 40 this year, and in celebration the Adelphi Theatre played host to a spectacular one-off gala that featured the current crop of members and also reunited some of […]
Brass – National Youth Music Theatre – Hackney Empire
Brass was performed by the National Youth Music Theatre at the Hackney Empire on 27 and 28 August 2016 Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ‘Pals battalions’ were First World War military units formed from local recruitment offices that promised to keep friends, families and neighbours together in a battalion, rather than assign […]
Brass – NYMT – City Varieties, Leeds
Brass, presented by National Youth Music Theatre, continues at the City Varieties, Leeds until 23 August. The casualties suffered by the Leeds Pals Battalion on the first day of the Battle of the Somme were appalling. Of the 900 Pals, 750 were killed or wounded. No wonder the National Youth Music Theatre team chose to personalise their […]
