Escape:cyt

My childfren attend Escape CYT. They have tried more traditional children’s theatre societies and musical theatre groups but this is something different. The young people devise their own work, which is surely a much more effective process for developing a wide range of performance skills.
Escape won’t turn your child into Olivier — in many ways the most talented writers and performers are shown in even more stark relief than in a traditional show — but the group appears to be really supportive and it will suit any young person who is genuinely interested in theatre.
Consider it the equivalent of doing the hard yards in an indie band rather than auditioning for X Factor — full of integrity and genuine learning, but the pleasures come from the creation of the work, not from any promise of ‘fame’…