BARE BONES Youth Theatre wowed audiences with their performances

at Goodrich last week. It was something of a disappointment

to learn that the dates for Herefordshire County

Drama Festival this year coincided with those for the John Kyrle

production of Macbeth. With several Bare Bones members cast in the school production

it would not be possible to compete at the Courtyard Theatre

in a Festival which they won last year.

However, that disappointment was not evident

last week, when, for three evenings,

they presented two one-act plays at

Goodrich Village Hall at the culmination of

a five day theatre workshop.

Each of the plays, "2B or not 2B" and "Castle Royal", both by Bill Tordoff, had a

cast of twenty nine players and demanded

concentrated teamwork from the young

actors. They showed remarkable discipline

and their obvious enjoyment was matched

by sizeable and appreciative audiences.

Director Dave Baldwin said, "I am sure that not even the

author would claim that these were great works of literature but

they do provide a platform for a large number of young people

to learn those stage disciplines that are at the very heart of theatrical

performance".

The group's next production is the annual open air Shakespeare performance at Bishopswood House in August.