Youth Theatre Showcase 2026 – Seniors and Young Company

Get Creative Youth Celebration 2026 kicks off with our Youth Theatre Seniors and HfC Young Company, premiering two new plays from Sarah Connors, Homecoming and Waiting.

From first-time performers stepping onto the Cornwall Playhouse stage to seasoned veterans of the spotlight, join our HfC Youth Theatre companies for a joyful celebration of the next generation of Cornwall’s theatremakers.

Homecoming (Seniors)
Directed by James D’Arcy
Costume & Set Design: Marion Harrison
Puppet Direction: Romina Hytten & Peter Twose
Support Team: Berenice Cruse, Caitlyn Diment, Daisy Mansell-Jones, Michelle Sudworth, Sam Rankin, Susan Lay

Allanah May is determined to make Pentardra a better place for everyone, but her efforts are met with resistance. When news of an unexpected visitor shakes the town, long-buried tensions resurface, leaving Pentardra’s future hanging in the balance.

Waiting (Young Company)
Directed by Simon Harvey
Associate Director: Susan Lay
Choreographer: Helen Tiplady
Sound Design: Guy Connelly
Costume & Set Design: Marion Harrison
Support Team: Helen Tiplady, James D’Arcy, Sam Rankin, Sarah Connors

Megan, a warehouse worker at Doll’s Discount Delights, sees her life as one long disappointment. When an unexpected opportunity offers her a way out, she seizes it—setting off a chain of events that tests friendships and pushes loyalties in her close-knit community to the limit.