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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
Fri 27 Sep 2024: 4:00PM
Regional Hub: Borders

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

We asked the hive mind that is Team YTAS to interrupt their regular programming and choose their Pick of the Fringe 2024.
Participants in Scotland’s National Festival of Youth Theatre will descend on Ayr on Friday to mark the start of another wonderful weekend of workshops and performances. 

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.

PACE - There Is No Room In Our Bathroom For Lewis Capaldi
Sep 12th 2024
— Sep 15th 2024
PACE Theatre Company: There Is No Room in Our Bathroom for Lewis Capaldi
Paisley Arts Centre
A funny and heartwarming tale about families and the glue that holds them together.
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Oct 18th 2024
— Nov 9th 2024
Lyra: ‘That Feeling When’
Lyra Artspace (Edinburgh)
Lyra Young Company’s show ‘That Feeling When’ is coming to Edinburgh and Glasgow on their first ever tour.

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Resources

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

YTAS Emergence Fri 24 March 2023 Traverse Theatre © photographer Andy Catlin www.andycatlin.com 4897
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In this recorded discussion, we look at ways we can be creative and resourceful in the design process, and how directors and designers can work together in creative and ecological ways.
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Training Opportunity: Masterclasses in street and non-theatre-based performances.

Our Partners

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

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