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Talawa Young People's Theatre 2012 (TYPT:12), an annual summer school run by Talawa Theatre Company. Thirteen 18 to 25 year olds, who applied in May, will work for four intensive weeks with theatre professionals and director Anthony Ekundayo Lennon, to devise a piece of theatre that will be performed at The Embassy Theatre at The Central School of Speech and Drama between 23 and 25 August. Now in its seventeenth year, 2011's TYPT show, #I Am England, explored what it meant to be Black and British, looking at the last 25 years of Black British history. It drew inspiration from last year's riots, which took place during rehearsals and influenced the final show. Previous TYPT shows have been presented at Sadler's Wells, the National Maritime Museum, Drill Hall and the Bernie Grant Arts Centre. This year's participants come from a variety of backgrounds and are at differing stages in their acting careers. TYPT:12 includes graduates from the Rose Bruford College, Guildford School of Acting, Identity School of Drama, Manchester Metropolitan University and Brunel University as well as participants with no formal training