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@RuthElleson 🤫 we can neither confirm nor deny. Don’t spoil the surprise Ruth!

PSA! If you dig carefully into the application website for BYO 2025, you’ll find that they’re planning a production of Peter Grimes for alumni + current YAs, to be performed in early July 2025 in London and Saffron Walden…

Our Serena Fenwick programme for stage managers – now in its third year, this flexible alternative to expensive and long degrees and diplomas aims to give you the basic level of knowledge, skills, contacts and recognition to apply for your first proper job in stage management.

The Serena Fenwick programme for directors – you'll get 6 months of mentoring, bespoke career guidance, CV advice and introductions to people in the industry. Plus take part in BYO's productions and be put forward for shadowing opportunities with our industry partners.

It's almost the end of September, which mean the return of 💩 weather but also that we're opening up applications to a whole bunch of exciting programmes for young professionals. Apply now for:

My reviews of ⁦@WaterperryOpera⁩’s The Turn of the Screw & ⁦@BYOpera’s The Rape of Lucretia are now online: open.substack.com/pub/operalogue… - free to all subscribers. Alexandria Moon (centre) Emmeline Tovey, Harriet Cameron in Lucretia (pic by Ali Wright)

The sign says it all.

Now THAT is what the young professionals in this industry are capable of. THAT is what happens when you give them to tools and support and mentoring to succeed. And THAT is what happens when you take a risk on them. *mic drop*

“Masterful punch-in-the-gut production… physically shattering… bold… brave, committed and beautifully sung… tender and vulnerable… core of steel… rip-roaring… unusually chilling… thrillingly sung” – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from @guardian! theguardian.com/music/article/…

“Mesmerising… better portrayed here than on larger stages” – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from @TheStage and we are thrilled: thestage.co.uk/reviews/the-ra… Opening night for our blue cast is tonight – see you in the tunnel shaft.

We’ve had a couple of returns for tonight’s opening performance. Snap ‘em up quick: lucretia.info/tickets

We’ve been able to release just a handful of extra tickets for all four performances of The Rape of Lucretia next week. Book ‘em quick because when we say just a handful we really mean it. Head to lucretia.info now!

Great news for one of our newest trustees, @theothertoby!

Spot the difference: 78 years ago today The Rape of Lucretia got its first ever outing, and now this summer we’re using it to help a bunch of young professionals kickstart their careers.

Meet and greet for #BYOLucretia - the first time I have ever heard a round of applause for a model box. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻