Children and young people's theatre

Plans unveiled for Leicester children’s festival

22 June 2021

The two directors of a children's art organisation which produces an annual festival are planning the 2022 event which will offer live as well as digital performances.

London Children's Ballet Green Gables auditions

18 June 2021

Registration to audition for Anne of Green Gables at The Peacock Theatre is now open to dancers aged 9–16 years.

Dragon act at the Dukes

13 June 2021

Families can enjoy a thoughtful and heart-warming show When Another Dragon Roars, at The Dukes in Lancaster.

Summer of Play in Manchester

13 June 2021

Z-arts in Manchester has set up a Summer of Play.

Big Yellow Dance Studio opens in Battersea

11 June 2021

London Children’s Ballet will formally open to the public as part of Wandsworth Arts Fringe.

Live performances return to Elmhurst

11 June 2021

After a 15-month live performance hiatus, the summer programme opens with the graduate year students of Elmhurst Ballet Company in Proxemics and concludes with the whole school performing in Elevate.

One Night in Bolton on air

3 June 2021

A new radio play will make its debut on Bolton FM, performed by members of the Young Octagon Company.

The Nabe loses out on premises

23 May 2021

Liverpool’s new youth, community and performing arts centre The Nabe is on the hunt for new premises.

A Hullabaloo in the Park!

21 May 2021

A two-week outdoor family festival in Darlington’s South Park this July from Theatre Hullabaloo.

Open call for dance summer residency

21 May 2021

Sadler’s Wells has put out an open call for the National Youth Dance Company and Candoco Dance Company Summer Residency for disabled and non-disabled dancers aged 16–-24.

A Giant step for Tori

16 May 2021

Tameside-based Tori Burgess has devised short audio dramas suitable for children, families and seasoned giant-spotters.

ENBS upcoming performances and a future plans

14 May 2021

English National Ballet School has announced Young Choreographers, its 2021 summer performance and plans for the future.

Young NDCW associates inspired by Artes Mundi

13 May 2021

National Dance Company Wales’ Young Associates will première new digital film Now Begin at the U Dance Cymru 2021 Digital Dance Day and on AM Cymru.

Hole lot of Wonderland

10 May 2021

Alice in Wonderland—Down the Rabbit Hole returns on a UK tour featuring children’s TV presenter Kerry Boyne.

Frank in praise of youth

10 May 2021

Leading screenwriter and novelist Frank Cottrell Boyce has praised the ‘resilience and kindness’ of the UK’s young people.

Touch & Go for 20 Stories High

10 May 2021

In late 2019, 20 Stories High created a piece of theatre inspired by the concept of touch. But soon after, touch became prohibited...

Aerial theatre show presents young women as “empowered”

8 May 2021

A new aerial theatre show, Aidy the Awesome, is to take to the Internet in a digital tour commissioned by Leicester’s Curve and funded by Arts Council England.

Coventry youngsters produce play about climate change

8 May 2021

Twenty youth groups will stage Belgrade Theatre young company’s play about climate change, Like There’s No Tomorrow, commissioned by the National Theatre for NT Connections.

The 2021 Takeover play cast announced

1 May 2021

The Customs House has announced the cast for the 2021 Takeover play, Cherryade Supernova.

From play to game to help kids’ mental health

28 April 2021

Prudhoe-based creative learning company Mortal Fools has turned its children's production Melva into an interactive game.

M6 route through lockdown

27 April 2021

Rochdale-based M6 theatre company has been creating work for children and young people across the UK.

Climate Catastrophe collaboration

20 April 2021

A new film, Climate Change Catastrophe!, is from a collaboration between primary schoolchildren, Newcastle University scientists, NE singer-songwriter Katie Doherty and Cap-a-Pie theatre company.

Opera North new activities for young musicians

15 April 2021

Opera North’s £18m redevelopment project, the Howard Opera Centre, will offer over 300 places for young musicians and Opera North Youth Orchestra launched.

Peter Terson (1932–2021)

14 April 2021

Playwright Peter Terson has died at the age of 89.

National Youth Theatre to stage summer tour

13 April 2021

The National Youth Theatre has announced plans for its REP Company’s first national tour which will feature two new shows co-produced by Northampton’s Royal and Derngate.

My First Ballet: Swan Lake on ENB at Home

7 April 2021

An hour-long, specially adapted version of Swan Lake is now available English National Ballet’s digital platform.

New family activity on Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage

6 April 2021

Sadler’s Wells has commissioned an audio work designed for families from Charlotte Spencer Projects, All these things we can make, available as part of Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage.

The Storm Shepherd, weather or not

28 March 2021

The Storm Shepherd—a new interactive, audio experience for families—is the opening event in Unity’s Open Call Programme in Liverpool.

The Takeover returns

16 March 2021

South Shields’ Customs House’s Takeover Festival for young people returns in June.

Mark Baldwin and Brandon Lawrence on Elmhurst board

10 March 2021

Elmhurst Ballet School has appointed to its board choreographer and director Mark Baldwin and BRB Principal dancer Brandon Lawrence.

Three new trustees for Z-arts

7 March 2021

Z-arts in Manchester has three new trustees on its board: Freya Bennett-Nielson, Linda Green and Nazma Noor.

Winners get heard if not seen

7 March 2021

The winning entries of Theatr Iolo’s Young Playwright’s Competition are produced as audio plays whilst venues remain closed.

UK donates dance wear to Africa and Guatemala

5 March 2021

Elmhurst Ballet School and Dancing Boutique are sending more than 200 items of dancewear to The Leap of Dance Academy in Nigeria, Africa, and Transformación Ballet in Sololá, Guatemala.

Hope Mill Theatre expands horizons

1 March 2021

Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre is launching a community hub and small studio theatre.

Derby Theatre celebrates young people’s work

27 February 2021

Derby Theatre is to showcase work created by young people in areas of low cultural engagement through Reimagine, an online project supported by £1.1 million from Arts Council England.

NI dance company launches Open Space project

25 February 2021

Performing and creative arts centre Dance Associate in Newry, Northern Ireland has secured funding to launch a new project for young people.

Belgrade to première children’s show online

24 February 2021

Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre is to livestream Asif Khan’s new play for children Jabala and the Jinn.

Courtyard starts masterclasses for young people

4 February 2021

The Courtyard Hereford is to offer a series of masterclasses which are designed to help young people forge a career in the arts.

Alexia starts Birmingham theatre’s online workshops

22 January 2021

Birmingham’s Alexia McIntosh has kicked off a series of digital masterclasses at the Hippodrome in the city: 25 online workshops for young people aged between 7 and 25.

Derby Theatre to stage Wheatle’s Home Girl

16 January 2021

A new stage adaptation of Alex Wheatle’s Home Girl is to be staged at Derby Theatre with Derby’s Cultural Education Partnership, professional writers, care-experienced young people and other young theatre-makers.

Snow Queen out of the shadows

15 January 2021

Lancaster-based theatre company Three Left Feet presents a shadow puppet theatrical retelling of The Snow Queen to watch online.

Online courses at The Courtyard

7 January 2021

The Courtyard Hereford is to deliver a range of classes online, enabling participants to engage in creative sessions from the safety of their homes.

Marvin's Binoculars

Justin Audibert

Aidy the Awesome

Devised by The Gramophones Theatre Company