New Youth Theatre - Grantham Centre

New Youth Theatre

About Us

Yvette Kathleen Kimber - Artistic Director & Tutor

Background
  • Gained BA Hon (Drama) at Bishop Grosseteste University Lincoln.
  • Extensive experience over 15 years Directing and Choreographing Youth Theatre Productions.
  • Performed extensively with professional and amateur theatre companies throughout the East Midlands.
  • Extensive facilitation experience in school projects, after-school workshops and out-of-term holiday camps.
  • A passion for leading and facilitating theatre for children and adults with additional needs.
  • Experienced LAMDA facilitator.
  • Artistic Director for Next Stage Productions Grantham.
Yvette Kathleen Kimber

Megan Woodfield - Choreographer & Tutor

Background
  • Gained a level 4 diploma for dance on Chantry School’s vocational programme
  • Qualified dance teacher with the IDTA
  • Student at NYT from 2014 – 2018
  • Experience teaching dance and choreographing for New Youth Theatre Grantham since 2018 and Newark centre since April 2022 as well as teaching and choreographing for; secondary schools, Lincolnshire dance schools and Chantry Dance’s Origins (pre-professional youth company)
  • One of the youngest Choreographers to have a dance they created and put on the main stage at Move-It dance convention (2022)
  • Dance artist with Chantry Dance touring shows around the country in 2019, 2021 and 2022
Megan Woodfield

Leah Dobbin - Musical Director

Background
  • A student at NYT Grantham from the age of 4, now progressed to become a tutor at NYT Grantham & Lincoln centres.
  • Gained a BTEC in Musical Theatre with distinction.
  • Specialising in singing - with a passion for teaching children singing skills.
  • Stage experience in a West End production in 2019.
  • Currently studying to complete LAMDA Gold Medal in Musical Theatre and Acting disciplines.
Leah Dobbin