Youth Theatre Irelands latest strategic plan was launched in March 2021 by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, Catherine Martin TD. The strategic plan outlines the aims and vision of the organisation for the next 3 years.
The resource ‘A Handbook for Youth Theatre Facilitators; Supporting Young People on the Autism Spectrum’ was created in 2020 through a partnership project between Youth Theatre Ireland and AsIAm (Ireland’s National Autism Charity), and with the collaboration of Anna Galligan from Kilkenny Youth Theatre.
In this article from Issue 12 of Youth Drama Ireland, Maurice Devlin, Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Sciences, NUI Maynooth, reflects on the benefits of participation in youth theatre/drama for the development of the social being and how drama as an art form is dense with possibilities for exploring and expressing themes and issues that go right to the heart of "human being".
Learning More Than You Know in Youth Drama
Shirley Brice Heath on how youth theatre stretches thinking, language and ways of being.
Professor Jonothan Neelands delivered a keynote address as part of NAYD's Starting The Debate seminar, May 2008. In this address he sought to identify the core qualities of youth theatre.
An address given by Ben Cameron, Director of Theatre Communications Group (USA) as part of the 'Inspiring Voices' series.
A framework for empowering young people in Ireland through accessible and effectively resourced youth theatre.