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The Young Actors Theatre is a community theatre school for children and young adults in Islington
Islington

Islington is the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is an inner-city district in London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy A1 road #Upper Street....
, London
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 run on a non-profit sustainable-funding basis.

History
The school grew out of the Anna Scher Theatre which is the former name of a community theatre in Islington
Islington

Islington is the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is an inner-city district in London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy A1 road #Upper Street....
, North London
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 now known as the Young Actors Theatre
Young Actors Theatre (Islington)

The Young Actors Theatre is a community theatre school for children and young adults in Islington, London run on a non-profit sustainable-funding basis....
.

theatre started in 1968 at Ecclesbourne Primary School, Islington, as an after school drama club for youngsters run by inspirational teacher, Anna Scher.






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The Young Actors Theatre is a community theatre school for children and young adults in Islington
Islington

Islington is the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is an inner-city district in London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy A1 road #Upper Street....
, London
London

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 run on a non-profit sustainable-funding basis.

The School


The Young Actors Theatre provides drama classes, workshops and productions for young people with the aim of training them for professional careers in the performing arts. It aims to have fun through drama, develop social and life skills, foster an appreciation of the arts and develop talent through an accessible community environment.

Classes are divided into those aimed at children aged 6-11, children aged 11-16 and young adults aged 16 and over.

Recent productions include "The Shoemakers Incredible Wife", "Play In The Mountain", "Peter Pan
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" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream
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History


The school grew out of the Anna Scher Theatre which is the former name of a community theatre in Islington
Islington

Islington is the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is an inner-city district in London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy A1 road #Upper Street....
, North London
North London

North London is the northern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes....
 now known as the Young Actors Theatre
Young Actors Theatre (Islington)

The Young Actors Theatre is a community theatre school for children and young adults in Islington, London run on a non-profit sustainable-funding basis....
.

Anna Scher Theatre

The theatre started in 1968 at Ecclesbourne Primary School, Islington, as an after school drama club for youngsters run by inspirational teacher, Anna Scher. The popularity of the club was such that the classes expanded, first into a council hall in Bentham Court, Ecclesbourne Road, and then, in 1976, into a converted mission hall on Barnsbury Road in Islington.

Despite maintaining it status as an after school activity centre, as opposed to a drama school (something Scher herself was adamant about), the theatre grew to accommodate a theatrical agency
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, finding professional work for both its young students and for the increasing number of adults who attended the community classes introduced later. As Scher's alumni became known for their distinctively natural acting style (often credited to her reliance on improvisation
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 in class), the theatre's popularity continued to grow and waiting lists for places in the children's groups were, and still are, famously long.

In 2000, Anna Scher suffered a breakdown
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 and stepped down during her hospitalisation and recovery period. Scher was never reinstated as head of the theatre, despite a vociferous campaign led by her and her supporters, The Friends of Anna Scher. She now teaches her classes, renamed "Anna in Exile", in a church just two minutes walk from the theatre she founded, which successfully continues as the Young Actors Theatre
Young Actors Theatre (Islington)

The Young Actors Theatre is a community theatre school for children and young adults in Islington, London run on a non-profit sustainable-funding basis....
 Islington.

The theatre is currently run by Artistic Director Andrew Harries, formerly of the Theatre Royal, Bath and Absolute Theatre.

Former students


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  • James Alexandrou
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  • Natalie Cassidy
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  • Brooke Kinsella
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  • Josie D'Arby
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  • Thea Sharrock
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  • Linda Robson
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Sources

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