What is Hungry Wolf?

A NEW GENERATION OF YOUTH THEATRE FOR SUSSEX’S MOST PROMISING ACTING TALENT AGED 14-24 YEARS.

At our core Hungry Wolf VYT maintains a respectful and supportive environment where young people feel heard, valued, and intellectually challenged to contribute to the creation of thought-provoking and relevant youth theatre.

***** “Youth Theatre at its best” – British Theatre Guide

***** “A Massive highlight of the Brighton Fringe” – What’s on Stage

***** “A game-changer in how Youth Theatre in the UK can be done” – The New Current

***** “The cream of young Sussex actors – quite simply, the very best” – The Sussex Newspaper

‘A terrific night out’ Willy Russell (Playwright ‘Blood Brothers’)

Hungry Wolf made its debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2013 with ‘GROWING PAINS’ which received 5-star reviews in WHAT’S ON STAGE and the BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE.  The company quickly attracted interest from the national press following a successful school’s tour and an appearance on ITV.

The company was conceived by the creative team behind the well-established The Theatre Workshop in response to the huge demand from their teenage and young-adult students to provide a platform for passionate youth theatre that doesn’t pander to stereotypical ‘youth theatre’ standards.  By working exclusively with new writers and tackling only the hardest-hitting and realistic subjects experienced by young people today, Hungry Wolf is unique.  Central to the company’s ethos is the creation of challenging, thought-provoking and often political youth theatre that is relevant, modern and not patronising to either the young people performing or the audience. We work hard to secure the most exciting young actors and writers in the 14-21yrs age bracket across the South East.

Hungry Wolf is subsequently proud to produce youth theatre with teeth!

We capture the attention of ‘Generation Y’, attracting a younger demographic to theatre audiences, whilst providing the stage alternative to some of young people’s favourite TV shows.  Naturalism and grittiness feature heavily in our productions along with strong comedic themes, after all, even through the most dark and twisted of tales there is light and there is always hope.

Hungry Wolf gives talented young actors the opportunity to work with up and coming writers and directors on imaginative, cutting edge theatre resulting in professional performance opportunities at the UK’s leading Arts Festivals.  We perform at The Edinburgh Festival, Brighton Fringe Festival and in 2016 performed for the first time at the Camden Fringe Festival in London.  In 2013 we undertook a school’s tour and are always seeking new and interesting outlets to present our work.

As a not-for-profit company, Hungry Wolf strives to keep audition and rehearsal fees as low as possible whilst ensuring that we provide excellent casting and rehearsal facilities for our young actors.

Hungry Wolf VYT empowers young performers to express themselves authentically and take ownership of their roles; providing them with the freedom to interpret characters and scenes in ways that feel genuine to their own experiences. We encourage experimentation, creativity, and risk-taking in their performances.