NT Connections Festival
NORMALISED / YOU 2.0
Performed by Young Actors Theatre Islington and Watford School for Girls
On Tuesday 18 March, the Young Actors Theatre Islington will perform Normalised by Amanda Verlaque, and Watford Girls will perform YOU 2.0 by Alys Metcalf.
Connections is the National Theatre’s annual, nationwide youth theatre festival. The programme is 30 years old and has a history of championing the talent of young people from across the UK.
Every year, Connections commissions new plays for young people to perform. The programme brings together some of the UK’s most exciting writers with the theatre-makers of tomorrow. Every day, from Monday 17 to Friday 21 March, we’ll be bringing you a new double-bill from the next generation of creatives.
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Ticket Prices
Tickets for both performances £5
Duration
2 hours and 30 minutes, including a 30 minute interval.
Dates
18 Mar 2025Normalised
By Amanda Verlaque, Performed by Youth Actors Theatre Islington
How do you protect a memory against a homophobic bully, when the bully is your own brother?
When an environmental campaign is the catalyst for protecting an LGBTQIA+ shrine, a group of friends must confront what comes first – friends, or family. And as the stakes rise, the battle lines are drawn between being loyal, being an ally, and what does “normal” really mean anyway?
You 2.0
By Alys Metcalf, performed by Watford School for Girls
Strangers Martha and Isaac find themselves forced into playing YOU 2.0, a new therapy video game designed to help players access their better selves. As they tackle the levels in two player mode, the pair form an unlikely friendship behind the anonymity of their gaming avatars, but their impact on each other’s lives goes much deeper than the game.
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