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Supporting and promoting youth theatre

Youth Theatre Ireland is the national research and development organisation for youth theatre across the nation.

Resources

Youth Theatre Ireland provides a wide range of resources and information to support youth theatres and youth drama practice.

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Playshare: Find a Play

Playshare, a curated compendium of over 100 plays written specifically for young people, is available to the public and includes one-acts, issue-based dramas, comedies, classical adaptations, several pantomimes and musicals that have all been produced at least once.

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Youth Theatre Facilitator's Directory

Search for a youth theatre or youth drama facilitator for you class or youth group.

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Resources For Young People

Explore here if you are a young person who wants to know more about how to get involved with youth theatre! Find out about youth theatre opportunities in your area, in addition to accessing some useful advice and tips on auditioning.

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Workshop and Facilitation Ideas

Our members can avail of workshops created for young people by theatre practitioners such as Annie Ryan, Geraldine O'Neill, and Veronica Coburn and Youth Theatre Ireland staff members such as Alan King and Dave Kelly.

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Young Critics Resource Suite

A step by step approach to delivering a theatre criticism programme to young people.

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Artistic Planning Resources

A wide range of resources to support artistic planning for youth theatres and youth drama practice.

What’s happening

Youth Theatre Ireland Begins Drama Facilitation Training Course 2024/2025

Bursaries to attend Outrage by Deirdre Kinahan

Youth Theatre Ireland are delighted to offer up to 4 bursaries to attend Outrage by Deirdre Kinahan, presented by Fishamble, touring across Ireland in October and November to affiliated youth theatre groups. These bursaries, part of our youth theatre support scheme, continue our ongoing collaboration with Fishamble: The New Play Company, bringing new theatres audiences to new theatre productions. Affiliated youth theatres can apply for a bursary for up to 15 tickets and up to €100 travel costs to attend one of the tour dates outlined below. Youth theatres can apply for the bursary here, with a closing date of Thursday 26th September at 5pm. <strong> Please note: </strong>The production is recommended for those aged 14+, further content details are available here. <strong> Synopsis</strong> Following the story of two sisters, OUTRAGE is a play that explores the true nature of women’s role in the Irish revolutionary wars and in particular the Civil War in 1922.Alice and Nell play key roles in organising civic resistance and the propaganda war. They are fervent, they are funny, they are human and they - like everyone else in Ireland - become deeply conflicted as the country spins toward a shattering Civil clash that split the nation, and continues to haunt Irish politics, society and culture to this day. OUTRAGE challenges the historical narrative we have all grown up with. OUTRAGE is written out of the true testimony of women we have never heard about. OUTRAGE is a theatrical hurricane of empathy, action and truth. <strong>Tour dates</strong> 31st October and 1st November - Theatre Royal Waterford 5th November - Town Hall Galway 7th and 8th November - Riverbank Arts Centre 12th and 13th November - Belltable, Limerick 15th November - Glór, Ennis 19th and 20th November- Backstage, Longford 22nd November- Hawk’s Well. Sligo 26th and 27th November -Pavilion, Dun Laoghaire 30th November -Droichead Arts Centre

Join SOUNDBOARD: Amplifying Youth Theatre Voices

Applications are now open for members from affiliated youth theatres for Soundboard: Amplifying Youth Theatre Voices<br /><br />Open to members 16+, Soundboard is the new iteration of our Youth Board <br />Progamme. If you're interested in learning more about Youth Theatre <br />Ireland, and having your voice heard, apply today: https://forms.office.com/e/b3AnqyYgYm<br /><br />Deadline for applications is the 20th of September 2024

Remembering Paddy O'Dwyer

On the 28th of August, I received a very sad call, that I had hoped would never come. Alan rang me to tell me that one of our founders Paddy O’Dwyer had passed away.