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Supporting and promoting youth theatre

Youth Theatre Ireland is the national research and development organisation for youth theatre across the nation.

Resources

Youth Theatre Ireland provides a wide range of resources and information to support youth theatres and youth drama practice.

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Playshare: Find a Play

Playshare, a curated compendium of over 100 plays written specifically for young people, is available to the public and includes one-acts, issue-based dramas, comedies, classical adaptations, several pantomimes and musicals that have all been produced at least once.

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Youth Theatre Facilitator's Directory

Search for a youth theatre or youth drama facilitator for you class or youth group.

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Resources For Young People

Explore here if you are a young person who wants to know more about how to get involved with youth theatre! Find out about youth theatre opportunities in your area, in addition to accessing some useful advice and tips on auditioning.

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Workshop and Facilitation Ideas

Our members can avail of workshops created for young people by theatre practitioners such as Annie Ryan, Geraldine O'Neill, and Veronica Coburn and Youth Theatre Ireland staff members such as Alan King and Dave Kelly.

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Young Critics Resource Suite

A step by step approach to delivering a theatre criticism programme to young people.

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Artistic Planning Resources

A wide range of resources to support artistic planning for youth theatres and youth drama practice.

What’s happening

Youth Theatre Ireland Begins Drama Facilitation Course 2025-2026

Youth Theatre Ireland is delighted to announce the commencement of the Drama Facilitation Training Course 2025/2026, which began on September 13th, 2024, at Maynooth University. This accredited course runs part-time from September 2025 to May 2026 and has a cohort of 32 participants from all across Ireland.This year's participants, listed below, come from a wide variety of regions and backgrounds, each bringing a shared interest in enhancing their skills in drama facilitation and youth theatre Abigail Carolan<br />Ania Kudriavtseva <br />Aisling Gaffney<br />Andrew Keegan<br />Aoife Barrett<br />Aoife Garvan<br />Caitríona Heslin<br />Chloe Commins<br />Christian Carbin<br />Ciara Julia Ryan<br />Ciara Kelleher <br />Craig Bodger<br />Darrell Elliott<br />Eimear Hussey<br />Ellie Taggart <br />Faith Olasogba<br />Grace Mckenna <br />Gráinne Holmes Blumenthal<br />Ania Kudriavtseva<br />Hannah Carberry<br />Katie Lacey-Curtis<br />Kayleigh Horan<br />Marianne Bradley<br />Mary Lane<br />Matthew Ledden <br />Molly Foley<br />Nessa Matthews<br />Pauline Sartori<br />Rachel Thornton<br />Shonagh Burke <br />Teri FitzGerald <br />Vicky Daunt<br />Yakup Bas The course encompasses two QQI Level 6 modules: Leadership and Engaging with Drama. Participants will acquire practical facilitation skills and creative methodologies for planning and leading projects with young people. Designed to accommodate both newcomers and experienced facilitators, the course meets one weekend per month, providing flexible, in-depth training to support personal and professional growth. Thanks to additional funding initiatives we are able to offer a number of bursaries to cover tuition costs. These bursaries support participants from Affiliated Youth Theatre and those currently in development.<strong><br /><br />The Paddy O'Dwyer Memorial Bursary.</strong><br /><br />The award, which will run for the next five years, supports a youth theatre leader in an affiliated or developing youth theatre group to participate in our training. The inaugural recipient is Katie Lacey Curtis from Making Waves Youth Theatre in Greystones, Co. Wicklow.<strong><br /><br />Dublin City Council Community Development Fund.</strong><br /><br />To support the development of three new youth theatres, DCC are supporting a number of bursaries for participants based in Dublin South Central. Bursaries have been award to:<br /><br />Matthew Ledden, Bluebell Youth Project <br />Nessa Matthews , Liberties, D.8<strong><br /><br />Youth Theatre Connects Bursaries</strong><br /><br />The RTÉ Toy Show Appeal and Community Foundation Ireland grant supports increased opportunities for artistic engagement to young people facing barriers of rural isolation, disability, and socio-economic challenges. Thanks to a substantial grant of €40,000 we can support a range of initiatives for ten affiliated youth theatres. These include a number of bursaries to participate in this training. Bursaries have been award to:<br /><br />Yakup Bas<br />Kayleigh Horan <br />Faith Olasogba <br />Pauline Sartori <br />Aisling Gaffney <br /><br /> Applications for future courses are encouraged from those interested in expanding their skills and expertise in youth theatre facilitation.For more information, please visit: https://www.youththeatre.ie/pr...

All the best to Ollie Breslin!

Ollie says goodbye after 40 years with Waterford Youth Arts

Calling All Young Creatives!

Youth Theatre Ireland Awarded €40,000 from RTÉ Toy Show Appeal

Youth Theatre Ireland Awarded €40,000 from RTÉ Toy Show Appeal to supports it's new Youth Theatre Connects Programme.<br />