Blaze Double Bill:The Wardrobe & You 2.0

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Blaze Double Bill: The Wardrobe & YOU 2.0 Two plays. Two worlds. One company of young performers. This November, Ignite Theatre’s Blaze company takes to the stage for a double bill of contemporary theatre exploring identity, belonging, friendship and what it means to grow up in a world that is constantly changing. Sam Holcroft’s The Wardrobe takes us on a journey through British history, all from within the confines of a single wardrobe. Across different generations, young people step behind the same doors to hide, escape, play and confront the world outside. As history changes around them, the wardrobe remains, quietly holding their stories. Alys Metcalf’s YOU 2.0 brings us firmly into the present, exploring friendship, identity and the pressure to become a different version of ourselves. Funny, honest and sharply observed, the play asks what happens when the desire to change begins to challenge who we really are. Together, these two plays place young people at the centre of the story. Different characters. Different moments in time. Different pressures. But the same search for identity, connection and a place to belong. Performed by Ignite Theatre’s Blaze company, aged 12–16, this double bill marks the culmination of a term of creating, rehearsing and refining work for a public audience. Two plays. One company. One evening.