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                                Playing for Life - A Youth Theatre Practice Symposium - General Admission Now On Sale

                                24 September 2026
                                Youth Theatre Ireland Sympsoium General Sale

                                With just six weeks to go before Playing for Life - A Theatre Practice Symposium returns to TU Dublin on November 13th & 14th, General Admission Tickets are now available.

                                Playing for Life will explore how playful, creative practice supports learning, wellbeing, social connection and artistic growth; from early childhood, through youth theatre practice and adulthood, and into later life.

                                This two-day gathering exploring the role of play, creativity, fun and community across our lives.In youth theatre, play is more than an activity, it is a lifelong practice, a way of imagining, connecting and building community.

                                With all our Early Bird Tickets NOW GONE, you can still get your tickets here for €60.

                                Our programme will be announced very soon, and then tickets will become extremely limited.

                                Your €60 ticket includes:

                                • Full admission to the two-day symposium
                                • Strategic Plan 2026 Launch
                                • Talks, presentations and panel discussions
                                • Choice of two workshop strands
                                • Lunch on both days
                                • Tea and coffee
                                • Admission to the Friday evening social event
                                • Admission to Saturday Playshare performance
                                • Formal and informal networking opportunities

                                The symposium will bring together artists, educators, youth theatre practitioners, theatre-makers, and arts and community workers for a programme of shared learning, exchange and reflection.

                                It is delivered in partnership with the TU Dublin School of Media, School of Social Sciences, Law and Education, and the TU Dublin Conservatoire.

                                • Dates
                                  Nov 13-14
                                • Venue
                                  TU Dublin, East Quad, Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7, D07 XFF2
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