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Our events

From large national events to small gatherings and working groups, there’s always something happening at YTAS and across the youth arts sector.

Youth Theatre Arts Scotland
Sat 5 Apr 2025: 9:30AM
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Find a youth theatre

Browse our network of member organisations from across Scotland and begin your journey into youth theatre

Find a practitioner

Explore our directory of accomplished youth theatre professionals and find the talent you need

Opportunities

Browse a wide selection of jobs, programmes, funding and more

Latest Projects

We run a range of projects to help introduce youth into the world of theatre, whether it’s through performance or as a practitioner. Discover our current projects below.

Latest news

Stay up to date with the latest news from YTAS and the youth theatre industry in Scotland

People and organisations now have just over a month to make the changes needed to prepare for the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme becoming a legal requirement from 1 April 2025.  We’ll explain how these changes will affect Scotland’s youth theatre sector, and our recommended actions to take.
Youth Theatre Arts Scotland is relieved to receive an uplift in our Multi-Year Funding after record investment from Creative Scotland and the Scottish Government.

Join YTAS

Our members are located throughout Scotland and together they are responsible for the majority of youth theatre activity delivered across the country

Upcoming performances

Find out about the brilliant work by young artists or for young audiences taking place all across Scotland, including work by YTAS members and others that might be of interest.

NF Connections 2025 You2.0
Apr 10th 2025
— Apr 10th 2025
National Theatre Connections: Fresh Air | YOU 2.0
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
A double bill of new plays as part of the National Theatre Connections festival
NF Connections 2025 BrainPlay
Apr 11th 2025
— Apr 11th 2025
National Theatre Connections: Mia and the Fish | Brain Play | No Regrets
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
A triple bill of new plays as part of the National Theatre Connections festival

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Resources

View our resources for youth theatre groups, theatres, practitioners and  professionals

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As part of our EDI toolkit, we’re happy to share the work we’ve done here at YTAS to embed EDI principles into our work and make the world of youth theatre a fairer, more inclusive space.

Our Partners

We work with a range of partner organisations from across Scotland to help develop the youth theatre sector.

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