ROYAL COURT THEATRE LAUNCH APP FOR OPEN COURT PLUS EXTRA SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED

Following Open Court in 2013, when the writers had the keys, this time the Royal Court has handed the keys of the building to the theatre’s Youth Board and 10 young writers aged 15 – 24. Over the next three weeks they are in charge and they will be tackling the issues that matter to them through theatre, music, installations, talks and workshops.

Open Court is a collaboration with the National Youth Theatre (NYT) as both organisations celebrate 60 years of discovering new talent. NYT actors will be performing in the series of plays by young writers.

Pushing boundaries and taking over the entire building, Open Court will spill off the stage into corridors, offices, rehearsal rooms, the Bar & Kitchen and online.

Many events free.

Open Court App

The Youth Board have partnered with Room One in the creation of an app. Browse the schedule of events, access special extra content, and keep up-to-date with what’s happening through notifications. More content will be added throughout the festival.

Open Court the App is available both in the App Store and Play Store.

Commenting on the partnership, Room One Producer Laurence Chater said;

“We’re thrilled to be working with the Royal Court and to be bringing our digital expertise to such an innovative and forward-thinking theatre. This app is just the beginning of what we hope will be a longer partnership looking at how new technologies can be used in the theatrical world.”

Follow Open Court on Snapchat

Search for Open Court directly (opencourt2016) or just take a Snapchat of the QR code below.

Open Court Cast

The following NYT and Beyond the Court performers have been cast in Sense, Presenting…, Drinking Concrete: The Concept Album and Theatre Through The Windows;

Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, Joshua Asaré, Lisa Marie Ashworth, Josh Barrow, Roxana Bartle, Dior Clarke, Nathan Collins, Georgia Daniels, Tudor Davies, Rosie Dwyer, Yanexi Enriquez-Borges, Lauren Fitzpatrick, Christine Gomes, Mark Hannah, Caleb Hughes, Georgie Jones, Lauren Lyle, Behzad (Bez) Makari, Marika Mckennell, Sarah Milton, Kevin Mumbere, Melina Namdar, Anna Piper, Marc Pouani, Oscar Porter Brentford, Rachel Rajah, Razmik (Raz) Sargsyan, Michael Sookhan, Anna Spearpoint, Humaira Wadiwala, Douglas Wood and Michael Workeye.

Open Court Speakers

Guest speakers for When Will My ___ Stop Limiting Me? are Speech Debelle, an award-winning Hip Hop artist; Ossie Stuart, a diversity consultant specialising in ethnicity and disability; Jennifer Joseph, a Clean Break graduate and actress and members of the Youth Board.

Schools As Exam Factories is a new work exploring the pressures on young people in a system that measures intelligence by exam results.
Chaired by theatre director Lyndsey Turner and featuring guests including Stuart Worden, the principle of The BRIT School in Croydon, a free arts school for 14 to 19 year olds, and Ben Faulkner, deputy head boy at Maiden Erlegh School, this panel discussion considers the pressures on young people in a system that measures intelligence by exam results.

Prefaced by an original piece by Rebecca Porter performed by members of the National Youth Theatre.

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