York Theatre Royal Youth Theatre exists to provide opportunities for young people aged 5 – 19 years from our community to participate in weekly drama sessions with the aim of improving confidence, developing performance skills, working as part of a team and enabling participants to live creative lives. Our programme works across the week at the theatre and across community settings and we’d love for you to come join us. 

You can select any of the following fee bands online when you making your booking: 

• £105 full fee 

• £68 for households with an income of £19,000 or less 

• £32 for families in receipt of benefits 

• £0.00 If finance is still a barrier there are free memberships available to those that need them. These are not available to book online, so email or phone for more information. 

Session Times and Locations

Week commencing 06 January to week commencing 17 March (excluding the week commencing 17 Feb for half term).  

Mondays 6.15pm – 7.45pm – York Theatre Royal 

Tuesdays 5.45pm – 7.15pm – York College 

Wednesdays 6pm – 7.30pm – York St John University  

For our Access Policy visit the Youth Theatre page.

This term the 11-14’s will be in production, so it is essential you are booked in before the term has begun. This means there will be two extra rehearsals to be confirmed once you are booked onto the term. The production dates are as follows:  

Monday YTR Group:
Extra Rehearsal 1: Sunday, 09 February, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Extra Rehearsal 2: Sunday, 16 March, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Technical Rehearsal: Monday, 24 March, 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Performance 1: Thursday, 27 March, 5:00 PM -7:00 PM (Performance at 6:15pm)
Performance 2: Friday, 28 March, 6:00 PM -8:00 PM (Performance at 7:15pm)

Tuesday YC Group:
Extra Rehearsal 1: Sunday, 09 February, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Extra Rehearsal 2: Sunday, 16 March, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Technical Rehearsal: Tuesday, 25 March, 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Performance 1: Thursday, 27 March, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Performance at 7:15pm)
Performance 2: Saturday, 29 March, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM  (Performance at 6:15pm)

Wednesday YSJ Group:
Extra Rehearsal 1: Sunday, 16 February, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Extra Rehearsal 2: Sunday, 16 March,  10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Technical Rehearsal: Wednesday, 26 March, 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Performance 1: Friday, 28 March, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Performance at 6:15pm)
Performance 2: Saturday, 29 March, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Performance at 7:15pm)