Exeter’s up-and-coming youth theatre company The Young Pretenders (TYP) has created a brand new youth arts festival for young creatives from all across Devon.

This new event, TYPify, is the first of its kind. It involves over 100 young people working across all artistic disciplines, and is being held over three nights inside the historic walls of Poltimore House, from the 7th – 9th July.

TYPify offers a public platform to 7 youth theatre companies, 5 young artists, 5 young poets, and 6 young musicians and groups. These young artists hail from all over Devon and the South West, and TYP are welcoming participants from MED Theatre, Exeter College, the Plymouth Barbican, Doorstep Arts and the South West Camerata, as well as many more. TYP’s own original show ‘The Pseudo Project’ will be headlining the festival; after a sold-out run at Plymouth’s Radiant Gallery in May, The Peg Review described ‘The Pseudo Project’ as ‘deliciously unnerving’ and ‘beautifully cynical’.

TYP’s Artistic Director Lucy Hirst says, “TYP’s main aim is to give young voices big platforms, and that is exactly what we are doing with TYPify. Utilising Poltimore House, one of Devon’s most beautiful and under-rated heritage sites, we are giving the artists of tomorrow a chance to work on a professional platform, by encouraging them to consider their marketing and trading skills as well as their creative talent. Exeter needs more opportunities for young people, and we are committed to making TYPify a mainstay of the city’s summer calendar.”

In the course of just one evening, your TYPify ticket gets you an art exhibition, two poetry readings, three music sets, three theatrical performances, and some delicious summer snacks. Come and join TYP for a cultural bonanza of a weekend, led by Devon's emerging young artists.

Festival details:
TYPify, Poltimore House, Exeter, EX4 0AU. 7th/8th/9th July, 6pm onwards.
£12 adult, £10 concessions.
For tickets please go to: www.ticketbuddy.co.uk/events/TYPify
Website: www.theyoungpretenders.co.uk
Promotional trailer: https://vimeo.com/ 216649235

TYPify ’17 poster. Image © Finn Weaver