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    Untold Story photo gallery

    Young people from Offa Youth Club work on an Untold Story video project at Erddig

    © National Trust / David Levensen

    The Untold Story at Erddig, North Wales, June 2003
    Young people from Offa Youth Club working on a video project.

    Participant from Mobex youth unit performing with a puppet in 'The Spirit of Ennerdale'

    © National Trust / David Levensen

    The Untold Story at Ennerdale, the Lake District, Cumbria, August 2003
    Participant from Mobex youth unit performing with a puppet in 'The Spirit of Ennerdale'.

    Performers from Ridge Danyers College, Cheshire, dancing in the finale of 'Ripple'

    © National Trust / Phil Ramsell

    The Untold Story at Quarry Bank Mill, Cheshire, March 2004
    Performers from Ridge Danyers College, Cheshire, dancing in the finale of 'Ripple'. The talented actors, dancers and singers from Ridge Danyers devised 'Ripple' themselves. The performance was inspired by the power of water and was a moving play, which took audience members on a tour of the Mill.

    Young performer dressed in dragon costume in 'Trouble in the Trees'

    © National Trust / Darren Gerrish

    The Untold Story at Leigh Woods, Bristol, June 2004
    Young performer dressed in dragon costume in 'Trouble in the Trees'. Young people from the Bristol area worked with a theatre director and a visual artist to create this magical performance that revealed the magic of the woods.

    Participants from the Raunak women's group performing their own poetry

    © National Trust / Gary Hope

    The Untold Story at Kedleston Hall, Derby, October 2004
    Participants from the Raunak women's group performing poetry they had written as part of the Untold Story project. The women worked with poet Debjani Chaterjee to explore the objects brought to England by Lord Curzon, Viceroy if India, and make their own creative response. Some of the poems addressed challenging issues about the colonisation of India by the British.

    Performer in final scene of 'Baggage' at the Old Coastguard Station

    © National Trust / Phil Ramsell

    The Untold Story at the Old Coastguard Station, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, January 2005
    Performer in final scene of 'Baggage'. This specially commissioned play was written by playwright Mandy Precious, and was based on interviews with local people. It was a moving story of the role the Old Coastguard Station had played in village life over the years.

    Participants from Tavistock College rehearsing their performance of 'The Right Fork'

    © National Trust / Chris Saville

    The Untold Story at Buckland Abbey, Devon, July 2005
    Participants from Tavistock College rehearsing their performance of 'The Right Fork'. Buckland Abbey is mostly known for its associations with Sir Francis Drake, but the young people used their talents to create a hilarious performance that told some of the lesser-known stories of gardeners and kitchen maids.

    Performers in a scene from 'Hatfield's Park'

    © National Trust / David Watson

    The Untold Story at Morden Hall Park, South London, July 2005
    Performers in a scene from 'Hatfield's Park'. The show took the audience on a walk through the park, where they came across scenes from its past, as remembered by local people. The social history of Morden Hall Park was brought to life through scenes of film star parties and children's picnics.

    Performers rehearsing a scene from 'Always Among Us'

    © National Trust / Katie Fisher

    The Untold Story at The Workhouse, Southwell, Newark, July 2005
    Performers rehearsing a scene from 'Always Among Us'. 'Always Among Us' was a powerful performance that used film, drama, dance and poetry to explore themes of poverty, isolation and homelessness.

    Performers in a scene from 'The Long Game'

    © National Trust / Andy Darbyshire

    The Untold Story at Sheffield Park Garden, East Sussex, July 2005
    Performers in a scene from 'The Long Game'. The young people who performed in 'The Long Game' brought to life the illustrious cricketing history of Sheffield Park Garden, as well as some of the intriguing aspects of its social history.

    Performers in a scene from 'Memoir'

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    The Untold Story at Peckover House, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, November 2005
    Performers in a scene from 'Memoir'. Young people from Isle College in Wisbech researched and devised a brand new play that told the inspiring story of the Peckover family.

    Indian dancer in a scene from Umbole Kahaniyam

    © National Trust / Phil Ramsell

    The Untold Story at East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley, West Yorkshire, January 2006
    Indian dancer in a scene from Umbole Kahaniyam. Using the textile history of East Riddlesden as its theme, Umbole Kahaniyam was a colourful and moving performance that explored connections between British and Asian culture.

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