Youth theatre charity appoints ambassadors as it unveils membership scheme

Intermission Youth, a charity that aims to transform the lives of young people through drama, theatre and Shakespeare, has welcomed Olivier award-winning actor and director KATHRYN HUNTER, BAFTA award-winning actor MALACHI KIRBY, and film, television and stage actor INDRA OVÉ as ambassadors.

The appointments coincide with the charity’s launch of its first membership scheme to raise funds to support Intermission Youth in providing an accessible alternative to traditional drama schools and a space for personal development.

Hunter said that she was “honoured and delighted” to be joining the organisation, which the Tragedy of Macbeth star said gives young people “tools to make positive choices to become the best version of themselves through theatre and Shakespeare, through shared values and the inestimable value of teamwork”.

Kirby, who featured in films such as STEVE MCQUEEN‘s Small Axe, as well as Wicked Little Letters and Boiling Point, said Intermission not only produced “wonderfully entertaining evenings of theatre” but was also “transforming lives, giving young people a safe space to be themselves and transcend their foundations”.

Introduced to the charity’s work by trustee MARK RYLANCE, Ové, who appeared in Interview with a Vampire, The Fifth Element and Resident Evil, added that she was “totally taken aback” by their productions of Shakespeare’s plays as well as the “vital way” the organisation empowers young people through developing their creativity, confidence and perspectives and an “absolute dedication to diversity and inclusion”.

Rylance added: “These wonderful ambassadors are precious to us. Their support inspires our young artists as they search for confidence and authentic, deep-rooted self-expression.”

He continued: “Our new membership scheme extends Intermission Youth’s creative community wider out amongst our audience who are always the most creative people in any theatre, as they imagine what we suggest and play.”