For 16 - 18 Year Olds | At National Theatre
Project takes place from Tuesday 9 September 2025
Using exercises, games and creative tasks, find out how to generate ideas and create structure, character and dialogue. Professional playwrights will lead and support you to gain a deeper understanding of the playwriting process. As part of the course you’ll watch performances at the National Theatre and explore other theatre spaces.
The course will take place over three terms:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
This course takes place in-person at the National Theatre.
Have you got what it takes to be a successful theatre actor, producer or performer?
This advanced, practical Extended Diploma in Performing Arts (Creative Theatre Practice) is designed and taught by theatre professionals with extensive experience of theatre making and performance.
You will have the opportunity to develop your practice as an individual and as a member of a performance ensemble. You will be involved right from the start in an in-depth study of the performing arts, in which the practical side is strongly linked to the theory. The units that you study on the programme all lead to performance – some of these will be large scale public performances.
There is an option to complete the course after one year, achieving a subsidiary diploma, or complete two years which will lead to the extended diploma, equivalent to three A Levels. This will give you the option to apply to a range of universities or performance schools to study at degree level.
Fee for this course: £4,670
This course is normally free for the 16-to-18 age group.
Apply to our ‘Introduction to Theatre Design’ Summer School and step into the world of performance design!
Gain hands-on experience in design for theatre & film, exploring everything from set and costume to lighting and sound. You will also go on a backstage tour of @nationaltheatre, and watch the critically acclaimed show, ‘Nye’.
No previous experience required, just passion and curiosity!
Haptic Tales – a brand-new community story massage programme for people labelled with profound and multiple learning disabilities.
Introducing Haptic Tales – a brand-new community story massage programme from multi-award-winning theatre company Concrete Youth, in proud partnership with Back to Ours. Created for people labelled with profound and multiple learning disabilities, this pilot project delivers meaningful, sensory experiences in community halls across Hull. By bringing sessions into familiar, local spaces, Haptic Tales removes geographical and travel barriers to participation, whilst bringing creative, accessible experiences right to your doorstep.
Story massage blends sensory storytelling with positive touch, creating a calming, engaging, and fully inclusive activity that supports communication, connection, and wellbeing. With soft mats and hoists provided, participants can enjoy floor time comfortably and accessibly, ensuring everyone can take part in a way that suits them best. Whether it’s the gentle rhythm of a story or the soft press of a wave, each session brings stories to life through positive touch – making Haptic Tales a joyful and enriching experience for participants, families, and carers alike.
The Haptic Tales programme, in proud partnership with Back to Ours, is currently available in Hull. Find out where and when below!
Wednesday 13 August – Eastmount Community Centre, Longhill
Thursday 21 August – North Point Shopping Centre, Bransholme
Inviting young black dancers aged 12 – 19 years, of African or Caribbean heritage, who have an interest in dance. All levels welcome.
Artistry Youth Dance are running an exclusive 5-day dance workshop and panel discussions with leading vocational schools, colleges, and conservatoires. Participants will engage in dance workshops and panel discussions with artists from stage and screen, gaining valuable insights into the dance industry, what to expect from full-time training and information on various training and career pathways.
Dates: Monday 27 to Friday 31 October 2025
Time: 9.30am - 5.00pm
Location: Trinity Laban, Creekside, London, SE8 3DS
Early Bird Price: £65* for all 5 days (£75* after 31 August 2025)
*plus £2.50 booking fee
The event will include:
Styles include:
The aim is for young black dancers to have a better knowledge of available training routes in dance and performing arts. We’re passionate about empowering young people through creative dance development. As a Company, we're leading the way in creating opportunities for young black dancers. We are committed to developing the next generation of black dance artists and nurturing a more culturally diverse dance community in the UK.
A limited number of bursary places are available! For details or to apply please email the address below.
This week-long course allows you to experience all aspects of how we make original theatre at NYT. Ever wanted to see your original ideas come to life?
On this weeklong course, you will get to experience being a writer, performer, director and most importantly a company member!
At the end of the week there will be a sharing of the work YOU created, that your friends and family can attend in our RIBA award-winning Workshop Theatre.
At The National Youth Theatre we never want cost to be a barrier, that's why we offer limited free spaces on each course.
Monday 11 - Friday 15 August, 10am- 5pm
NEW FOR SEPTEMBER 2025: GCSE Dance & Drama for Home Educated Students
We’re excited to announce a new BIGLITTLE programme for September 2025:
AQA GCSE Dance & Drama for home-educated students.
Course Details:
Suitable for those not in mainstream education as of September 2025.
Interested in a career in theatre? Want to be a Perfomer? Technician? Workshop leader? Teacher? Administrator? or just love being in and around all thing theatre?
Come and learn how to form your path into a creative career!
Join us at the Wyvern Theatre on 28th July 12pm-1pm to chat with theatre organisations and indivudials working in the industry, from technicians and performers to adminsistration roles, learn how creatives formed their path into a career in theatre AND how to form your own!
Come chat to people from LAMDA, Get into Theatre, Wyvern Theatre, Prime Theatre, BBC Drama, Rose Bruford, Thomford Academy, Also, There's Ghosts and more!
Signal Festival is a radical showcase of talent and opportunity for Swindon's young people 11 - 25. Signal cultivates art, supports artists and enriches audiences. Running from 25th July - 2nd August
Wiltshire Creative’s Young Technicians programme is open for the 25/26 academic year!
This opportunity allows young people aged 14-18 to take part in a variety of workshops and events throughout the year with our professional technicians. You will gain experience in technical and production roles and an understanding of theatre and live events.
The opportunity will involve:
You will be asked to attend different events throughout the 25/26 academic year, after school, during weekends or school holidays for you to achieve this. An Introduction Session will take place on 13 September.
We are looking for young people who want to explore and develop their understanding of technical theatre in more depth and gain experience working alongside a professional technical team. This is a great opportunity and the next step for those with a keen interest in pursuing a career in the technical industry.
*Please note, if you have taken part in the 24/25 Young Technicians programme, you are unable to re-enrol for 25/26 at this stage.
The full cost of this opportunity for the 25/26 academic year is £125, which will be split across two payments: £62.50 in Autumn and £62.50 in Spring. Financial assistance is available.
An uproariously inaccurate portrayal of a party amidst the smallpox epidemic in 1810 England
The show is a mix of scripted and improvised dramedy that explores what happens when a group of young people in the regency era decide to get together for a night of debaucherous fun. However, their night of fun quickly spirals into a night of gossip and shortly after a night of full-on chaos, courtesy of a government-enforced quarantine in response to a smallpox epidemic. Let’s see if these young people can get a grip!
Dates: 11 - 24 August
Time: 12:35 - 13:20
Age Suitability: 14+
