YOUNG ANGELS -  New Writing for Children Dates: 6 - 23 May, 2008 Partners: Drama Centre London, Soho Theatre Supported by: Arts Council England Following Company of Angels' very successful collaboration with Drama Centre London and Soho Theatre overseveral years, the third Young Directors Programme took place from March - May 2008. How it worked: 3 young directors, 3 young writers and 12 final year Drama Centre acting students worked together to create three 20/30-minute pieces aimed at children. The nature and format of the work was based on the ideas of the individual creative team, developed collaboratively over a two month period. Each of the three groups was provided with a company of actors, a rehearsal space, a small production budget, a two-month development period, a mentor, a prominent central London space to showcase their work - and an audience. The programme was led by John Retallack (Company of Angels) and Annie Tyson, (Drama Centre London) with the support of Suzanne Gorman (Soho Theatre). Programme: Mustard (10+) Written by: Gemma Twells Directed by: Max Webster Movement director: Mia Theil Have Sound: Maria Antona Three south east London kids start secondary school next week. The fair is in Greenwich tonight. With their nerves packed in their bags, they brave the ghost train, see themselves as they’ve never done before and go to heights they never thought they would reach. On their travels, they meet a traveller. What happens when Lewisham, Greenwich and Poland meet a free spirit? DAN                 Oliver Gomm            BRIDGET        Roxanne Stutchbury JACOB             Alex Felton FAIRCHILD     Alexander Doetsch A Story and a Song (8+) Devised by the Company with the writer Isabel McCann Directed by: Ned Glasier A Story and a Song is an ancient folk tale from Karnataka in Southern India about a woman who has a story and a song stuck inside her, unable to get out.  This adaptation has been devised and written by the company over the last 12 days of rehearsal and has been made with the help of eight and nine year old students at Hungerford Primary School in Holloway.  SUPREETHA        Adar Beck MOTHER               Maria Dalberg FATHER                Rupert Savage STORY                  Adam Berry SONG                   Gopal Divan The Accidental Proteus (9+) Written by: Michael J Flexer Directed by: Rachel Grunwald The rhythms and routines of the eccentric island of Whichover are disturbed forever when a mysterious young man called Malik is shipwrecked on the shore.  Malik has no memories and no possessions but an extraordinary power over which he has no control - the ability to turn into whatever people wish him to be.  Loved by some, resented by others, this accidental Proteus becomes both hero and villain to the Whichovians and soon discovers that, in their own way, they are every bit as unusual as he. MALIK                          Tom Futerill WILBUR                      Tom Cornish WINSTON/WOOFY    Chris Ashman WINIFRED                  Julie Gilby WANDA                       Emily Brown WALLY                        Duncan Wigman The final showcases took place at Soho Theatre Studio on May 23rd 2008 at 11.30am and 3pm.