This year Gulbenkian has been selected to host the National Theatre Connections Partner Festival!
Connections is the National Theatre’s annual, nationwide youth theatre festival. Every year, Connections commissions new plays for young people to perform. The programme brings together some of the UK’s most exciting writers with the theatre-makers of tomorrow.
Between Tue 22 and Sun 27 April we will be hosting 10 companies from across Kent and welcome them to perform 7 new plays commissioned by the National Theatre on the Gulbenkian stage. There are 5 nights of the festival with 2 companies performing per night. We are delighted and grateful to work with them all as we invite them to our theatre!
Captioning – Wee are delighted to announce that all performances will be fully captioned to make the festival inclusive and accessible for everyone to enjoy!
Festival Schedule
Night One – Tuesday 22nd April
Mia and the Fish By Satinder Chohan – Performed by Rainham Mark Grammar School
Brain Play by Chloë Lawrence-Taylor and Paul Sirett – Performed by Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School
Ravers by Rikki Beadle-Blair – Performed by Holcombe Grammar School
No Regrets by Gary McNair – Performed by Brockhill Park School
Night Three – Friday 25th April
Ravers Rikki Beadle-Blair – Performed by Towers School
No Regrets by Gary McNair – Performed by FSG Players
Night Four – Saturday 26th April
YOU 2.0 By Alys Metcalf – Performed by Trinity Youth Theatre
Brain Play by Chloë Lawrence-Taylor and Paul Sirett – Performed by SLBS Youth Theatre
Night Five – Sunday 27th April
No Regrets By Gary McNair – Performed by Ashford Youth Theatre Company
YOU 2.0 By Alys Metcalf – Performed by TheatreWorks Deal
Please note that this may not be the order the shows will performed in. Your ticket will cover the entire evening. The evening will begin at 6pm, and will finish by 9pm. There will be an interval between the two performances.
