Youth Theatre Arts Scotland wanted to undertake research to review the information that we held about the youth theatre sector in Scotland, which was used to inform our understanding of stakeholders and explore ways to best engage with members and potential members working in the youth theatre sector in Scotland.

The following report comprises the findings from the first component part of this process – the sector mapping exercise.

The objectives of the mapping exercise were:

• To gather a comprehensive picture of youth theatre provision across Scotland.
• To identify gaps in provision.
• To provide a narrative report identifying key findings and detailed analysis of the provision.

The report that follows discusses the findings from the mapping exercise, providing a snapshot of youth theatre provision in Scotland in autumn 2015.