YEOVIL’s extraordinary record of producing brilliant young performers and choreographers – including Christopher Wheeldon – continues with James Bamford, who brings his Project Dance company to Westlands on 27th and 28th August with his new work, Things I’ve Never Said.

James’s fourth annual touring production, set to an original live score by Charles Harrison, is a moving exploration of the secrets we carry and the words we leave unspoken.

Alongside the production, the company is launching a public campaign inviting people to share their own “things they’ve never said,” creating a space for honesty, reflection and connection. Anyone can visit tins.projectdance.org.uk to get involved.

James Bamford, who founded Project Dance eight years ago when he was just 14, says: “It’s never easy to describe how it feels to be developing and presenting a new show – it is without doubt the most magical, inspiring, yet live-engulfing process.

“Now in our fourth consecutive year of presenting an annual original production, Things I’ve Never Said stands apart for its ambition – a new, compelling and nuanced narrative, underscored by a live band on stage. We hope it will prove to be a unique and emotive experience for audiences.”

Blending a story by James Bamford and Grace Noelle, with exciting choreography and music, Things I’ve Never Said is an immersive theatrical experience that shines a light on the shared human experience – reminding us that everybody has a story.

Things I Never Said has its premiere at the Crescent Theatre, Birmingham on 25th August, and comes to Yeovil Westlands on 27th and 28th August, before going on to the Redgrave Theatre, Bristol, on 29th and the Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks, on 30th.

James has recently also worked with Covent Garden Dance Co at the Walled Garden at Hatch near Tisbury, where he curated and compered the Dicky Buckle Children’s Matinee, bringing together a programme of artists and performances designed specifically for young audiences.

Photographs by Len Copland.