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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 Embark on Belong To’s Rainbow Award

The Rainbow Award is designed to bring youth organisation staff and young people on a journey towards recognising, building and achieving a safe and supportive youth service for LGBTQ+ young people.

Bursaries to attend Outrage by Deirdre Kinahan

Youth Theatre Ireland was delighted to offer Kildare and Backstage youth theatres a bursary to attend Outrage by Deirdre Kinahan, presented by Fishamble, The New Play Company, a new show which toured nationally in October and November.

Member To Facilitator Applications are Open!

Member to Facilitator is back in February 2025!

Announcing a ground-breaking Youth Theatre Practice Symposium with a focus on sustainable youth theatre