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How to get Involved?
We run weekly term time youth theatre classes for young people aged 5-18 years. To book a place on a free trial session please email benjamin.adams@rubiconleisure.co.uk with your child's name, age and which session they would like to attend, and we will get back to you ASAP.
| SESSIONS | |||
| Weekly Youth Theatre Sessions (Tuesday) | 8-12 year olds | 4:30pm-5:30pm | £56.80 for 10 weeks |
| Weekly Youth Theatre Sessions (Tuesday) | 12-16 year olds | 5:45pm-7:00pm | £71.40 for 10 weeks |
| Rise and Shine (Wednesday) | 5-8 year olds | 5:15pm-6:15pm | £56.80 for 10 weeks |
| On Stage (Wednesday) | 8-18 year olds | 6:30pm-8:30pm | £109.20 for 10 weeks |
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‘Rise and Shine’ Sessions - Ages 5-7:
These sessions are pointed towards the development of imagination and creativity amongst the youngest of our PYT members. We look at storytelling, fairy tales and structure. This is to allow them to learn how to play roles in a performance and how to understand how stories work. They also play lots of theatre games to develop different qualities required to be performers, from voice, movement, concentration, problem solving and character development.
They run Wednesday Evening 5.15pm- 6.15pm
Costs per 10 week term £56.80 full price, £42.60 Active Redditch Card 25% discount, £28.40 Active Redditch Card 50%
OUT THERE SESSION - TUESDAY EVENINGS
'Out There 1' sessions - Ages 8-12:
These session focus on building acting and performing technique.
Looking at ensemble work, voice, movement, character/ confidence building, improvisations, mask work and the list goes on. They devise scenes and develop stories in groups that they perform back to reach other by the end of each session. And we work towards an end of term show back for friends and family 1-2 times a year.
They run on a Tuesday Evening 4.30pm-5.30pm
Costs per 10 week term £56.80 full price, £42.60 Active Redditch Card 25% discount, £28.40 Active Redditch Card 50%
'Out There 2' sessions (12-16):
These session focus on increasing their knowledge on acting and performing techniques and ability to develop interesting performance and concepts.
Looking at ensemble work, voice, movement, character/ confidence building, improvisations, and mask work like the younger session.
However, this group will begin to devise and develop their own work, taken from chosen stimulus and creating mini scale studio shows and scenes. As well as being able to work on any audition pieces they may have for outside projects or arts organisation auditions. And we work towards an end of term show back for friends and family 1-2 times a year.
They run on a Tuesday Evening 5.45-7.00pm
Costs per 10 week term £71.40 full price, £53.60 Active Redditch Card 25% discount, £35.70 Active Redditch Card 50%
On Stage
8-18 year olds
Wednesday evenings 6:30-8:30pm (5:30-8:30pm for principles rehearsals prearranged)
On Stage is the Youth Theatre’s main performance group. Auditions are held in December for a main stage show and rehearsals start in January running right through until July.
The Sept-Dec term is a smaller scale performance which is performed in the Palace Studio in December. This term is open to anyone and does not require an audition.
Costs per 10 week term £109.20 full price, £81.90 Active Redditch Card 25% discount, £54.60 Active Redditch Card 50%
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT PALACE YOUTH THEATRE'S 2024 PRODUCTION WILL BE SINGIN' IN THE RAIN.
AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD ON THE 12TH DECEMBER 2023, TO RECEIVE YOUR FREE AUDITION PACK, PLEASE EMAIL YOUTH THEATRE & ARTS OFFICER BEN ADAMS AT: benjamin.adams@rubiconleisure.co.uk.
SUMMER SCHOOL 2023
Our Summer schools are open to anyone aged 5-18 years old, whether they are a current member of PYT or not.
We are delighted to announce that this year's summer workshop is:
DATES IT WILL BE RUNNING:
Week 1 -7th -11th August 2023
Week 2 - 14th - 18th August 2023
Performance day - 19th August 2023
Workshop style auditions will take place during the first day of workshops and parts will be given out. Everyone who books onto the workshops will be given a role in the show and there are loads for chorus members to do so all of the cast will have loads to do over the rehearsal process and shows.
If you need any more info, please email us on benjamin.adams@rubiconleisure.co.uk and we will get back to you as soon as possible.