Scunthorpe Youth Theatre was set up in October 1995 and is currently running at nearly 100 members in the Scunthorpe area alone.
Our core funders and supporters are:
Additional funding from Yorkshire Forward and Yorkshire Arts has helped us set up outreach projects in Brigg and the Isle of Axholme.
We are currently running six drama sessions a week at John Leggott College drama studio during term time. Members usually attend one workshop per week throughout term times and are also eligible to audition for our major productions. We have performed at the Plowright Theatre, Baths Hall, Normanby Hall Country Park, North Lindsey Drama Studio, John Leggott College and on tour in the region.
Membership fees are £25.00 per term with a concessionary rate of £20.00 for those on reduced incomes. Membership is open to all comers - no entry auditions.
Past Productions have included:
- The Lion the Witch & the Wardrobe.
- Queen Mab.
- A Christmas Carol.
- Zlata’s Diary.
- Nine Plays in a Day.
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
- Oliver.
- Alice in Wonderland.
- A Murder Mystery.
- Daisy Pulls it Off.
- Street Theatre Project.
- Taking Breath.
- Doghouse.
- Virtually the 20th Century.
Training:
We give senior members of the youth theatre the opportunity to produce and direct one-act plays in our Young Directors Initiative - this has been extremely successful in broadening the experience of the members and allowing them to find out at first hand the problems that a director faces..
Residentials and Drama Workshops/Courses:
We have provided several different training courses for our membership, ranging from a week-long residential drama course at Cober Hill, to one-off mask workshops and writers workshops.
Introductory Taster Days
A series of one-day workshops are held at the Plowright Theatre during the summer holidays for those interested in joining the Youth Theatre.
Administrator and Session Worker: Rachel Herring
59 Doncaster Road
Scunthorpe
North Lincolnshire
DN15 7RG
Tel: 01724 849677
Email: scunthorpe.Y.T@pop3.poptel.org.uk.