The Golem

The Golem – A Report!

The Golem was an additional project run by FYT with 6 senior members of the group, the piece was written by Andy Evans and was based on the Jewish tale of the Golem of Prague, where a Rabbi creates a giant clay man to protect his people from King Rudolf II who has been spreading false information to Christians that the Jews have been kidnapping their children!

Charlotte Parkin, Abbi Smith, Jade Smith, Jasmine Palmer, Aidan Savage and Harry Kelly all worked hard in between regular weekly sessions to put this piece together which required each actor to portray many different characters on stage.

The piece premièred at the Skegness Youth Drama Festival in October and adjudicator Russell Whitley thought the performances were excellent. The piece suffered somewhat technically at the festival with us having a very limited rehearsal time but all 4 actresses were nominated for Best Actress, something that is usually unheard of at the festival! The performers were also described by Mr Whitely as ‘incredibly versatile’ an incredible compliment to any young actor!

When the show came to the Lindsey School in Cleethorpes, it had been polished and re-rehearsed to iron out all the creases we saw at the festival. The cast gave an exceptional performance which was met with a standing ovation at the end, many parents thought it was one of the best productions created by FYT to date! Thanks to all involved! The show was part of the areas Lit.Com Festival.