Exmouth Youth Theatre to perform iconic Queen musical after two-year wait

In less than two weeks, Exmouth Youth Theatre will take to the stage of Exmouth Pavilion with their production of WE WILL ROCK YOU after a two-year wait.

This award-winning youth theatre company were first awarded the rights to perform We Will Rock You Young@Part in January 2020, just two months before theatres closed indefinitely due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Adapted for younger casts from Ben Elton's award-winning West End musical, We Will Rock You Young@Part is based around the songs of iconic rock band Queen. The show follows two young rebels, Galileo and Scaramouche, pursued by the villainous Killer Queen, as they restore rock music to the planet in a post-apocalyptic world when live music has been banned. The production includes many of Queen's best-loved songs including Radio Ga Ga, Under Pressure, Somebody to Love, Killer Queen and We Are The Champions.

Somebody to Love: Scaramouche and the Teen Queens (Sand In My Pockets)

Exmouth Youth Theatre Director and Choreographer Tracey Hamilton said: "Performing We Will Rock You young@part at Exmouth Pavilion is a hugely important step for our young cast members. It's been an extremely challenging few years for them and we're really proud of their resilience. We Will Rock You is an incredibly exciting musical and will be a wonderful experience for them all - audiences are going to absolutely love the show and will definitely be humming all the tunes as they leave!"

The young cast has more than forty members, aged 8 to 18 years. The youngest and oldest share their views. Jess Nicholls, 18, plays the evil Commander Khashoggi in the show. 

She said: "This is my first role with Exmouth Youth Theatre, it's very exciting to be part of the show. I think everybody loves Queen music and it's such good fun! I may be biased but my favourite song in the show is Khashoggi's big number, the Seven Seas of Rhye, which is brilliant - I also really like Crazy Little Thing Called Love. We Will Rock You is a proper feel good show, and the music is just so well known, and the story's fun, it's just a really good escape!"

Youngest member, Edie Lapwood, is just 8 years old, and said: "I'm really excited and really happy to be in We Will Rock You. I like all of the songs! I think the story is really nice, it's really romantic between Galileo and Scaramouche. I think the parents and audiences will be really proud when they see the show!"

Exmouth Youth Theatre provides inclusive training in the theatre arts of dance, drama and singing to young people aged 8 to 18 years in Exmouth and the surrounding areas. The group became an independent charity in September 2020, and won Best Community Group in the 2021 Exmouth Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. In December 2021 Exmouth Youth Theatre performed Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Jr to sell-out audiences, and in June 2022 they performed at the Exmouth Business Awards and on the main stage at Exmouth Festival!

We Will Rock You young@part is showing at Exmouth Pavilion from 18th to 22nd July 2022. Tickets are on sale now at Exmouth Pavilion box office: flat seating £13 / raised seating £15. 

Box Office Tickets Link: We Will Rock You Young@Part® | LED Community Leisure (ledleisure.co.uk)

For further details about Exmouth Youth Theatre visit www.exmouthyouththeatre.co.uk.