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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
Fri 24 Oct 2025: 10:00AM
Regional Hub: Fife
Youth Theatre Arts Scotland
Fri 7 Nov 2025: 2:30PM
Knowledge Exchange: Pathways into the Industry | Stirling

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.

Latest news

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

She will bring over 20 years’ experience in delivering ambitious, inclusive, and sustainable theatre, arts, and cultural programmes to this role at Scotland’s national development body for youth theatre.
Meet our new Membership Support Coordinator, Carla, who’s here to support freelance and organisational members with their practice and development.

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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Oct 2nd 2025
— Oct 3rd 2025
Strange Town: HER
Traverse Theatre
HIM and HER. They go way back. Pals since babies and totally inseparable. Until they weren’t.
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Oct 22nd 2025
— Oct 25th 2025
Lyra Young Company: Take Up Space
Lyra
Expect live music, dancing, hoarse throats, ringing ears, and memories you’ll never forget.

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Resources

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

YTAS Emergence Fri 24 March 2023 Traverse Theatre © photographer Andy Catlin www.andycatlin.com 7948
Working with children, young people, or vulnerable adults? Then you need to read this. Compliance with the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme is a legal requirement.
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As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in our lives, how could we use its capabilities to assist funding application writing? The National Lottery Community Fund wrote this helpful statement, including tips to help and issues to consider.

Our Partners

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

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