2002 - Professional Youth Drama

In 2002 the RaTS made the decision to outsource the work of youth theatre to professional Actors and Drama teachers. We first welcomed Toby Davis as lead mentor, followed on by Heidi Garwood-Hovind who impressed guests with renditions of Shakespeare, Gilbert & Sullivan and Henrik Ibsen. Kathy West took the reins of the youth next, assisted by Helen Caston and Claire Feekings until Grant Flanagan took the over in 2015, winning countless awards for productions of Alice in Wonderland & A Christmas Carol. After his departure for health reasons in 2017, his assistant and Drama Teacher Faye Wyatt took control of the RaTS Youth, with well-regarded productions of Oliver Twist & Peter Pan to name a few.

RaTS Youth’s last production to date was The Railway Children in November 2022. The Group is currently taking a break from meetings and productions.