National Theatre Connections 2022

Connections is the National Theatre‘s annual, nationwide youth theatre festival, a unique celebration of young people, theatre-making and the importance of access to the arts.

Each year, the National Theatre commissions ten new plays for young people to perform, bringing together some of the most exciting writers with the theatre-makers of tomorrow. All Connections commissions are developed with input from young people.

With local festivals taking place in leading venues across the country, Connections is an unforgettable feast of theatre made by and for young people. The North Wall is delighted to once more be a partner theatre to this exciting festival.

This year, eight companies from Oxfordshire and beyond take part, with plays including The Ramayana Reset by Ayeesha Menon, with choreography by Hofesh Shechter, ‘dance’s most explosive choreographer’ (The Guardian), Superglue by Tim Crouch and Variations by Katie Hims.

Performances:

Fri 29 Apr 2022
3pm: Headington School: Find A Partner! (Miriam Battye)
7.30pm: The Ridgeway School: Superglue (Tim Crouch)

Sat 30 Apr 2022
11am: OX2 Collective: The Ramayana Reset
(Ayeesha Menon, with choreography by Hofesh Shechter)
3pm: Thame Youth Theatre: Variations (Katie Hims)
7.30pm: Proteus Youth Theatre: The Hunt (Fionnuala Kennedy)

Sun 01 May 2022
11am: Corn Exchange Youth Theatre: Find A Partner! (Miriam Battye)
3pm: Through The Wardrobe: Variations (Katie Hims)
7.30pm: The Rep Theatre Project: The Hunt (Fionnuala Kennedy)