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Our events

From large national events to small gatherings and working groups, there’s always something happening at YTAS and across the youth arts sector.

Youth Theatre Arts Scotland
Sat 30 Mar 2024: 9:30AM
National Convention of Youth Drama 2024

Find a youth theatre

Browse our network of member organisations from across Scotland and begin your journey into youth theatre

Find a practitioner

Explore our directory of accomplished youth theatre professionals and find the talent you need

Opportunities

Browse a wide selection of jobs, programmes, funding and more

Latest Projects

We run a range of projects to help introduce youth into the world of theatre, whether it’s through performance or as a practitioner. Discover our current projects below.

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LGBT+ History Month
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National Theatre Connections Festival 2024

Latest news

Stay up to date with the latest news from YTAS and the youth theatre industry in Scotland

Introducing our new Membership Support Coordinator
Grab a brew with Anthony, our new Membership Support Coordinator, and find out all about our plans to make YTAS membership even better value.
Going for Silver
YTAS are committed to improving the experience for LGBTQIA+ artists, employees, and young people in the youth theatre sector in Scotland, so we’re embarking on the Silver Charter Programme with LGBT Youth Scotland.  

Join YTAS

Our members are located throughout Scotland and together they are responsible for the majority of youth theatre activity delivered across the country

Upcoming performances

Find out about the brilliant work by young artists or for young audiences taking place all across Scotland, including work by YTAS members and others that might be of interest.

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Apr 5th 2024
— Apr 6th 2024
Lost
Tron Theatre
Lost is a story exploring all the things – physical and emotional – that a person can lose.
National Theatre Connections 2024
Apr 12th 2024
NT Connections: The Sad Club & Back in the Day
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
National Theatre Connections 2024 draws together ten new plays for young people – aged between 13 and 19 – to perform, from some of the UK’s most talented and popular playwrights.

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Resources

View our resources for youth theatre groups, theatres, practitioners and  professionals

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No Exceptions
Alongside Company 3’s Coronavirus Time Capsule, these young people wanted to respond to what was going on in the wider world, rather than focusing on their immediate surroundings.
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Youth Theatre in Scotland: Sector Review 2020
In 2020, YTAS conducted the Youth Theatre in Scotland Sector Review, where we asked the sector to tell us more about the youth theatre activity they run. Alongside this work, we also asked the sector about the impact of COVID-19 on their activity, to give us more background context.

Our Partners

We work with a range of partner organisations from across Scotland to help develop the youth theatre sector.

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