Youth Theatre
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PYT Summer Workshop 2026: Responses to Theatre
28-30 July 2026
PROGRESS YOUTH THEATRE IS OFFERING AN EXCITING NEW WORKSHOP THIS SUMMER LED BY OUR HIGHLY EQUIPPED AND PROFESSIONAL YOUTH THEATRE FACILITATOR.
Young theatre makers, we have an exciting opportunity for those in school years 9-13 (ages 13-18); the chance to work together to create, rehearse, and stage a performance in three days! Through games, acting exercises, and a dynamic rehearsal process, we will develop theatre skills and build confidence in performing.
Together, we will attend Progress Theatre’s performance of Hamlet in the Abbey Ruins before meeting to discuss and devise our responses to the play. This creative process will see us delve into using music as a stimulus, developing short scenes and monologues, and crafting a devised piece that will bring themes from the play into the context of today. This is a truly exciting chance to flex your creative muscles, and we are thrilled to be offering this inspiring opportunity to 13-18 year olds this year.
Price for the three day course:
- Full Price - £120
- or PYT Member Price - £100
Students need to enrole for the workshop. Please submit one form for each participant.
If minimum numbers are not reached we may have to cancel the course. Please sign up asap.
Read the full details for these workshops >
Our vibrant Youth Theatre offers weekly workshops for young theatre-makers or aspiring actors aged 7-18 years involving theatre games, improvisations, script work and developing technical production skills. Based in our gorgeous working theatre, we offer a supportive environment for young people to improve their skills, gain confidence and make friends. We grow a passion for theatre in our young people, stimulate their imagination, and help develop their enthusiasm and confidence to ask questions about the world around them. Sessions run weekly for 10 weeks each term.
At PYT we aim to:
- Generate a safe and welcoming environment for each member.
- Give every member the opportunity to gain an experience in various aspects of theatre.
- Signpost towards mentee opportunities and work experience in both production and performance, in our theatre and the wider community.
- Ensure that each member has access to an enriching range of new writing, contemporary work, classical and world texts outside of the standard curriculum.
- Encourage the study of texts, dramaturgy and designs from marginalized identities; disabled people, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC (black, indigenous and people of colour) & other minority ethnic groups. And to provide open, easy access to any member from these backgrounds.
- Provide access to shows and performances by local directors.
- Give access to professional drama practitioners and their methodologies in workshops and master classes.
"For me, what makes Progress different from other drama groups I've been a part of, is that it is not simply here to help improve young people’s acting ability and confidence, but just as much to provide an atmosphere where each of us can develop as unique people."
~ Anna Livesey, past member
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