‘Want a Mint? …Extra Strong’ was the title of Barrow Youth Theatre’s production at Forum 28 in February 1992. The Mail’s reviewer said the group had put together a fine team performance and highlighted Phillip Gregg and Dom Greaves for showing ‘an excellent flair for comedy’. SCENE: Alex Hutt, Phillip Gregg, Christian Hill, Dominic Greaves and Leighton Metcalfe, who appeared in Want a Mint? …Extra Strong in 1992 Later that year the group ran a series of Easter workshops, with sessions for 13- to 19-year-olds and adults. They included sessions on rhythmic work and lyrics, masks, improvisation and ways to approach creating a character from scratch.
Fifteen Furness teenagers learned the art of acting at a workshop run by Barrow Youth Theatre in April 1993. The would-be actors were put through their paces at Forum 28 in Barrow by director Rachel Ashton and co-ordinator Julie Hammerton. They started off with games designed to give the children confidence and get them used to performing in front of people – as well as teaching them to work together. Then in its third year, the beginners’ workshop was open to anyone who wanted to go along and give acting a try. And if they enjoyed it, they could go on to join the youth theatre.