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The Zenith Youth Theatre Company is based in Bath, England. Founded in 1964, it now performs two musicals a year at the Kingswood Theatre, Lansdown, Bath.

History

The amateur company first performed in Bath in 1964 at the Grand Pump Room and is one of the longest running youth theatre companies in the United Kingdom, only eight years younger than the National Youth Theatre.

The Company was previously known as BODLETS (the junior section to Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society) and changed its name to Zenith Youth Theatre Company in 2003. The first production under the new name was Some Like It Hot.

The company was formed by Charles Davies and Victor Smith, members of Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society, in 1963 to encourage a younger generation to participate in amateur dramatics. Members were then encouraged to move on to the senior society once old enough. Its profile grew and by the late 1970s had a strong reputation for presenting musical theatre.

Previous shows

1964–1974 Cabarets in various venues around Bath
1974 – Salad Days
1975 – The Boy Friend
1976 – Oliver!
1977 – Half a Sixpence
1978 – The Wizard of Oz & Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
1979 – Gypsy
1980 – Finians rainbow
1981 – Red Riding Hood & Viva Mexico
1982 – Tin Pan Alley
1983 – Return to Oz& Anne of Green Gables
1984 – Pinnocchio & Dazzle
1985 – The Wizard of Oz & Gypsy
1986 – Alice & Blondel
1987 – Oliver! & Grease
1988 – The Boy Friend & West Side Story
1989 – Babes in Arms & How to Succeed in Business without really trying
1990 – Godspell & Viva Mexico
1991 – Oliver! & Sweet Charity
1992 – Bugsy Malone & Godspell
1993 – Grease & Jesus Christ Superstar
1994 – Cabaret, The Wizard of Oz & Rochdale Pioneers
1995 – Sweeney Todd (NODA Winner) & West Side Story
1996 – My Fair Lady (Rose Bowl Winner) & Into the Woods (Rose Bowl Winner)
1997 – Fiddler on the Roof & Joseph
1998 – Barnum & Jesus Christ Superstar
1999 – Return to the Forbidden Planet & Billy^{[disambiguation needed]}
2000 – Hot Mikado & Chess
2001 – West Side Story & South Pacific
2002 – City of Angels (NODA Winner) & Fame
2003 – Some Like It Hot & A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum
2004 – Jesus Christ Superstar & Les Misérables (NODA Winner)
2005 – Crazy For You, Some Enchanted Evening & Barnum
2006 – The Mystery of Edwin Drood & Sweeney Todd (NODA Winner) (Rose Bowl Winner)
2007 – Joseph (Rose Bowl nominee) & Grand Hotel (Rose Bowl Winner)
2008 – The Wizard of Oz (Rose Bowl Winner) & Titanic the musical (Rose Bowl Winner)
2009 – Hot Mikado (Rose Bowl Winner) & Chess (Rose Bowl Winner)
2010 – Godspell & Dracula
2012 - 42nd Street & Evita

Achievements

The group has had many achievements, these include:

1994 Performed the world premiere of The Rochdale Pioneers in front of Her Majesty the Queen.
1995 Awarded the Noda Regional Award for Excellence for Sweeney Todd.
1996 Double Rose Bowl Award winner for My Fair lady and Into the Woods.
1998 Performed live on national television on GMTV Christmas special.
2001 Noda Regional Award for excellence gained for the production of City of Angels.
2004 Being one of the first youth companies to be granted the right to perform Les Miserable in the UK.
2004 Noda Regional Award for excellence gained for Les Misérables
2006 Rose Bowl Award Winner for the Production of Sweeney Todd
2006 NODA South West Area Chairman's Award for Best Youth Production for Sweeney Todd
2007 Performed with Noel Edmonds on Noel's Christmas Presents - broadcast on Christmas morning.
2007 Rose Bowl Award for Best Youth Performance for Tallulah Last as Grusinskaya in Grand Hotel
2008 Rose Bowl Award for Best Youth Performance for Josh Carter as Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz
2008 Rose Bowl Award for Best Youth Production for Titanic
2009 Rose Bowl Award for Best Youth Actor performance for Tom Corbishley for Koko in Hot Mikado
2009 Rose Bowl award for Best Youth Production for Chess
2009 Performed at Bath Forum - Hayley Westenra Concert

Previous members achievements

Roland Orzabal is a member of the band Tears for Fears
Daniel Fine played Eddie in the UK tour and West End production of Blood Brothers. Also played Posner in the UK tour and West End run of Alan Bennett's The History Boys
Nicola Stokes performed in the long-running West End musical The Rat Pack: Live From Las Vegas
Michael Rouse played Gus in the world premiere of Saturday Night Fever at the London Palladium and played Legolas in the West End musical The Lord of the Rings
Jamie Luck is Head of Education at the Theatre Royal Bath
Gareth Packer has worked as a stunt performer in theme parks all over Europe and regularly appears with the Acromaniacs
Emma Quintin played one of the Tweenies on tour and in the West End

References

External links

Zenith website

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 == Previous members achievements ==
-* '''[[Roland Orzabal]]''' was a member of 1980s pop band [[Tears for Fears]]
+* '''[[Roland Orzabal]]''' is a member of the band [[Tears for Fears]]
 * '''Daniel Fine''' played Eddie in the UK tour and [[West End theatre|West End]] production of ''[[Blood Brothers (musical)|Blood Brothers]]''. Also played Posner in the UK tour and West End run of [[Alan Bennett]]'s ''[[The History Boys]]''
 * '''Nicola Stokes''' performed in the long-running West End musical ''[[The Rat Pack: Live From Las Vegas]]''