Blessington Youth Theatre is a volunteer-led theatre group that has been running for 25 years. The group is inclusive and welcomes members aged 8 to 16, staging productions such as musicals, drama reads, and film making. The leaders of the group take pleasure in seeing how much it gives back to the children and the community.

Youth theatre is about learning new theatrical skills and developing old ones, pushing oneself outside of their comfort zone to produce pieces of art.

Blessington Youth Theatre aims to develop confidence in performance while providing children with opportunities to develop musical abilities, creativity, teamwork skills, self-expression, memory and focus, and a sense of community.

The group provides a safe environment for young people to explore what is important to them and express their needs creatively.

Based in Greystones, Co Wicklow, Making Waves Youth Theatre is a non-profit community theatre group supported by Greystones Studios and the Whale Theatre. Founded in 2018 by Ciarán Coogan and Aideen Walton, MWYT aims to provide young people from the environs with a fun and supportive creative space in which they develop personal skills and learn about the process of making great theatre through weekly workshops, regular productions, engagement with Youth Theatre Ireland programmes, and exposure to other theatrical work. Since 2018, the group has developed and produced its own dynamic style and work.

Founded in 2016, Bray-based Mr. Sands Youth Theatre operates an open-door policy and welcomes second-level students from First Year upwards. Mr. Sands is a safe, non-judgmental, fun space where friendships are forged, and lasting memories are made.  Respect and teamwork are at the core of what they do. The result is a growing ensemble of young people who are motivated by a hunger to develop their performance skills and a passion for devising and producing bold and challenging work of relevance to them for their local community and beyond. Mr. Sands’ core activities include weekly workshops, theatre productions, filmmaking, theatre outings, and social events.