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Our membership scheme has always been central to our role as the development body for Scotland’s youth theatre sector, but it hasn’t undergone a major update in more than a decade. This means the structure reflects the needs of a sector from ten years ago – not the one we have today. For 2026, YTAS are refreshing our membership scheme to make it a better fit for today’s sector. 
Tuesday 10 February was a busy day out and about for some of our team, representing the youth theatre sector at both YouthLink Scotland’s Digital Youth Work Conference and at SCVO’s Gathering. Here are our team’s reflections from both events and the sessions they attended.
She will bring over 20 years’ experience in delivering ambitious, inclusive, and sustainable theatre, arts, and cultural programmes to this role at Scotland’s national development body for youth theatre.
Meet our new Membership Support Coordinator, Carla, who’s here to support freelance and organisational members with their practice and development.
We’ve been briefly distracted from our usual jobs while we made our way through the Fringe programme to select our top theatrical tips.
Youth Theatre Arts Scotland today announces that Kenny McGlashan will be stepping down as CEO to take over as CEO of the Federation of Scottish Theatre.