THE LEEDS YOUTH MUSICAL EASTER 2026 PROJECT
Rehearse a full musical in seven days!
SUN 5 APRIL - SAT 11 APRIL 2026
Auditions
Register and book your audition slot NOW!
About Leeds Youth Musical
Who are we?
What's the show?
What's the show?
At Leeds Youth Musical, our mission is to provide top-quality musical theatre projects for young people under 21. Run by experienced industry professionals, our projects will always be fun, inclusive and great value for money!
Past projects: Annie and Don't Look Now!
What's the show?
What's the show?
What's the show?
LYM's next project is the hit musical,
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS!
Featuring a LIVE BAND, killer tunes and outrageous comedy, LITTLE SHOP will be our biggest project yet!
Rehearse a full-show in just seven days!
Book your place and audition slot NOW!
Where and when?
What's the show?
Where and when?
LYM's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS project will run from Sunday 5 April to Saturday 11 Aprill 2026.
VENUE: YEADON TOWN HALL
For this project, there will be TWO performances on Saturday 11 April - at 2.30pm and 7pm.
THE Leeds Youth Musical 2026 team
The Choreographer
The Musical Director
The Choreographer
LYM's choreographer for DON'T LOOK NOW! is Meg Elsegood. Meg originates from Bradford and began her training as a child with the Wakefield Performance Academy. Meg graduated from D&B College of Performing Arts in 2019. Her Credits include: Odd Squad (CBBC), Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Dick Whittington, Beauty & The Beast (all at Theatre
LYM's choreographer for DON'T LOOK NOW! is Meg Elsegood. Meg originates from Bradford and began her training as a child with the Wakefield Performance Academy. Meg graduated from D&B College of Performing Arts in 2019. Her Credits include: Odd Squad (CBBC), Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Dick Whittington, Beauty & The Beast (all at Theatre Royal Wakefield), The Only Way Out (Workshop), Children in Need (BBC Eastenders), Peter Pan (Wicked Productions) to name a few.
Alongside her performing career, Meg has directed and choreographed multiple projects of her own with her most recent credits including: Anything Goes (Yeadon Town Hall), Sister Act (Yeadon Town Hall), Les Miserables (Bradford Playhouse) and many more.
Meg’s passion for the arts grew by taking part in productions like Leeds Youth Musical as a child. She is really excited to be returning to LYM after Annie Jr and to create some theatrical magic! She will have us all step-ball-changing down the aisles in no time!
The Director
The Musical Director
The Choreographer
LYM is the brainchild of actor/writer/director Chris Chilton. Chris trained at LAMDA and has worked in the arts for 30 years. Theatre credits include Leeds Playhouse, Royal Exchange Manchester, Sheffield Theatres, the West End, Shakespeare's Rose, RSC, English Touring Theatre, Birmingham Rep, Theatre Royal Bath, and many more. Chris is al
LYM is the brainchild of actor/writer/director Chris Chilton. Chris trained at LAMDA and has worked in the arts for 30 years. Theatre credits include Leeds Playhouse, Royal Exchange Manchester, Sheffield Theatres, the West End, Shakespeare's Rose, RSC, English Touring Theatre, Birmingham Rep, Theatre Royal Bath, and many more. Chris is also a panto regular at the Theatre Royal Wakefield, where he has appeared in the last seven Christmas shows, most recently Cinderella!
TV credits include Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Hollyoaks, Casualty, Doctors, Heartbeat, The Damned United and many more.
Chris has directed award-winning musicals with young people all over the UK. Shows include Aladdin, Matilda, Mary Poppins, The Wizard of Oz, Little Shop of Horrors, Hairspray, School of Rock, The Lion King and many more. Chris also teaches at drama schools across West Yorkshire, and has also run workshops for the RSC, Shakespeare Schools Festival, Southwark Playhouse, Harrogate Theatre, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Theatre Royal Wakefield, LBT Huddersfield.
The Musical Director
The Musical Director
The Musical Director
LYM's Musical Director for DON'T LOOK NOW! is Marie Collins. Marie trained in Voice and Acting at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and has worked as Musical Director with many groups throughout Yorkshire., most recently with Futurist Theatre Company on Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and The Christmas Spectacular at Yeadon Town Hall. Other s
LYM's Musical Director for DON'T LOOK NOW! is Marie Collins. Marie trained in Voice and Acting at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and has worked as Musical Director with many groups throughout Yorkshire., most recently with Futurist Theatre Company on Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and The Christmas Spectacular at Yeadon Town Hall. Other shows include Cats, Oliver, Les Miserables, Jesus Christ Superstar, Betty Blue Eyes, La Cage Aux Folles, The Wiz, The Producers and many more.
She is founder and director of The VivaVox Choir in Kippax and head of singing at Damien Poole Theatre Arts in Harrogate & Guiseley. Marie also runs her own singing teaching studio in Leeds, specialising in Musical Theatre coaching & Estill Voice Training.
Marie also enjoys a busy performing career. Her professional acting credits include, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s one woman musical, Tell Me On A Sunday for Endillion Theatre Company, Arcadia (Endillion Theatre Company), Blitz Bride – The Musical (UK Tour), Just Like Anthea (UK Tour), Chess In Concert (Royal Albert Hall), Girls Night (No.1 National Tour). Locally, she can regularly be seen performing at Yeadon Town Hall in the Town Hall dinner shows and Stage Door Café.
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