Yellow Leaf Theatre brings brand new drama right to your doorstep
“Yellow Leaf Theatre is becoming established as a producer of high quality, low tech small scale tours. Little wonder: the three founders – Vanessa Rosenthal, Chris Wilkinson and Alan Meadows, all in their sixties – have worked for decades as actors, writers, directors. They have an awesome combined C.V... If you want to benefit from years of theatrical experience, seek out Yellow Leaf.”
(Ray Brown, writing in the British Theatre Guide, 2006)
Yellow Leaf Theatre, founded in 2002, is a vibrant new company based in the North of England bringing new writing to all parts of the country.
We don’t bring a lot of set – but we do bring a lot of experience. Every Yellow Leaf Theatre performer is a seasoned professional with a wide and varied background in theatre and television.
We visit Arts Centres, Community Venues and small theatres… but we can also bring our sound and light and turn your village hall into a theatre for the night.
We believe in good quality live entertainment.
But beware.
It might make you laugh, it might make you cry, it might even make you think a bit.
If you want to hear more about Yellow Leaf Theatre, an article in the Times by Heather Nicholson entitled “The Rich Drama of our Later Years” describes the origin and some of the thinking behind the company.
For third party opinion on Yellow Leaf Theatre’s work see Comments from Others and Audience Response.
Up and Coming
Our next production is a new play – ‘Vulcan’s View’ – by the Sheffield actor/writer, Chris Brailsford. Still at the planning stages, this will be touring a variety of venues in South Yorkshire and the North Midlands from summer 2008.
Based on fact (but taking a few liberties!) ‘Vulcan’s View’ will appeal to anyone with an interest in local history, the iron, steel and cutlery industries – or just a good neet aht!
At Present
Our present production is a new comedy – ‘Scribbler and Spouse’ – by the award-winning Yorkshire writer, James Robson. This premiered at the Pomegranate Theatre in Chesterfield in May 2007, and has been followed by a national tour that has stretched into 2008 (see Tour Schedule).
Yellow Leaf Theatre have also just produced a piece of Forum Theatre – ‘Questions of Involvement’ – scripted by Alan Meadows, for the annual conference of Skills for Health Public and Learner Advisory Group.
Recent Work
In the Spring and Summer of 2006 we toured the play we premiered in 2004 – “Modelling Spitfires” by Vanessa Rosenthal.
In January and February 2006 the Company returned to Ringwood Hall to perform Alan Meadows’ latest play, “Bobbles & Bowls” for their Sunday night Dinner Theatre dates.
In Autumn 2005 we completed a second tour of Bill Maxted’s Most Excellent Adventure, a new comedy by Angela Truby, specially commissioned by Yellow Leaf Theatre, which opened earlier in the year at the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield. This was directed by Alan Meadows.
Shows on the Shelf
We hope that all our past productions will have further life, such as the recent tour of Modelling Spitfires (see above). In addition, published texts of both Modelling Spitfires, Double Dutch, Old Skool Ties and Bobbles & Bowls are now available from the Scripts page of this site.
To send us a message see here
Yellow Leaf Theatre is funded by the National Lottery through Arts Council, England.