2016 ->

Happy Birthday First Bite! I hope you are still here in another 25 years so I can send my children!

1995 – 2006

My overwhelming memory of being a member of First Bite Youth Theatre is of a safe space where imagination and fun were celebrated. It was…

2014 ->

I can’t remember much about being 10, if I’m honest. It all seems to be a colourful blur of friends, family and the horrendous workload…

2012 – 2019

It’s hard to describe First Bite Senior Youth Theatre, but the closest most people ever get is ‘family’. It never really feels like a professional…

2015 ->

First Bite has been one of my favourite, if not the favourite, clubs I have ever and will ever be in. It has sparked my…

2005 – 2010

My time with First Bite was a truly formative experience. What makes the groups so special is the sense of collectivity Rebecca cultivates. No one…

2003 – 2011

I first joined First Bite as a shy 9-year-old in 2003. Drama provided a fun, relaxed and friendly atmosphere every ‪Thursday evening‬ at Southside. My…

1999 – 2003

The first thing that jumps to mind is the realisation of fluffing scenes on stage, panics about how little progress I’d made on learning lines…

2001 – 2011

I have so many fond memories of First Bite Youth Theatre. It was such a large part of my childhood and adolescent years and I…

2011 – 2012

My first memory of First Bite is nothing but terror. I’d been convinced to come along to the Summer Drama Project by a friend who…