Alongside the premier of Darkness Over Pendle, we also performed a selection of other one act performances at the Commemoration Hall in December of 2004 to see out the end of the year.

Shame Academy

This piece , directed by Margaret Gledhill and Christine Waldock, featured a mix of established HYT members and some (then) newcomers. They worked amongst themselves to create their characters and the songs they would perform in this parody piece based on the short lived BBC reality show “Fame Academy”. The audience then got to vote for their favourite performer and were invited to join in their musical finale.

Cast

Sam Harber

Caroline March-Killen

Sam Wilson

Daniel Livermore

Ian O’Shea

Olivia Maclean

Hannah Stradling

Invisible Friends

An abbreviated version of the Alan Ayckbourn play directed by Eric Joyce. Lucy is a teenage schoolgirl who is tired of how dull and unsupportive her family are that she creates an imaginary friend. Unfortunately when that friend becomes real the consequences for the family are cataclysmic.

Cast

Francesca Coleti

Tomas Mountain

Hellen Jepson

Jessica Williams

Elliot Jermy

Scrooge

A reprisal of the adaptation the group previously performed in Salon-de-Provence, France put together for this seasonal variety evening. The cast also performed the piece at the Huntingdon Christmas Lights Switch on the week before the performance.

Cast

Caroline Boocock

Amy Harber

Ray Livermore

Alex Valentine

Peter Brystow

Gemma Hodgson

Katie Noad

Toby Waldock

Laura Hammond

Michael Hudson

Craig Saunders