Kernow Youth Theatre - Cornwall

A countywide youth theatre company which aims to be a mainstay at the Edinburgh Festival and beyond within two years. The company artistic director is Falmouth's John Frankland, former head of drama at Fowey School.

The company, which already has support from the National Theatre in London, aims to bring together talented actors, aged 13 to 20, from Penzance to Liskeard under one umbrella organisation. The company will take part in the National Theatre's Connections project, which sees youth and school drama groups performing a new theatrical work.

We will perform a new play called A Vampire Story on a tour of Cornish supermarket car parks from March until July 2008 , before transferring to Plymouth's Drum Theatre.