Hello, my name is Bethan Stanley, and in April 2026 I will be running the London Marathon. I would really love to use my London Marathon place to raise money for Grantham Youth Theatre Society. I have been a part of Grantham Youth Theatre Society since 2018. Every summer we put a show on in just 2 weeks, performing at the end of the 2nd week. This makes our company unique, because we are also the only local company in Grantham run entirely by young people aged 16-30 years old. This includes: the committee who organise the show, and fundrase; the creative team who direct, choreograph, produce and musically direct the performances; the cast themselves and the band that accompany the show. The shows are always high quality and have even been NODA nominated before (NODA Awards are like the Oscars but for amateur dramatics). We rely solely on donations and raising money to be able to put these shows on and any surplus funds that we raise are carried forward to aid the production the following year. I think our company is a lovely group of people, who become very close during the show period. This is because we spend two weeks together bonding and working collaboratively to put on these amazing productions. The challenging time frame makes us work so hard for the well-earned end results that we always deliver.