From large national events to small gatherings and working groups, there’s always something happening at YTAS and across the youth arts sector. We run a range of projects to help introduce youth into ...

In 2022, Youth Theatre Arts Scotland (YTAS) and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) carried out research into the long-term impacts of participation in youth theatre on ...

Youth Theatre Arts Scotland (YTAS) strives to create and hold events and spaces where everyone feels welcome, and the safety of others is valued. This commitment applies to all our online and ...

Scotland’s National Festival of Youth Theatre (NFYT) creates an explosion of young creative talent. It is a celebration of the power of youth theatre and is the ...

Every two years, NFYT creates an explosion of young creative talent, enabling young people to discover and celebrate a shared passion, offering them the opportunity to develop as artists, leaders, ...

Welcome to our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion toolkit. If you’ve found yourself here, it is likely that you’re thinking about how to embed these principles into your work to help make the world a ...

Join YTAS to discuss the local opportunities there are for your participants to develop the professional skills they’ll need for a career. Youth theatres foster a passion for creativity, often ...

Our membership scheme has always been central to our role as the development body for Scotland's youth theatre sector, but it hasn't undergone a major update in more than a decade. This means the ...

Join YTAS to discuss how to authentically keep youth voice at the centre of your organisation without being tokenistic. Keeping youth voice at the centre of your organisation involves regular ...

If you’re considering setting up a new youth theatre group, then you’ve come to the right place. We’ll start by helping you build a complete answer to the question, “Why am I doing this?”, and below ...

Launched in 2005, the Young Co. have performed and created a broad and experimental range of work. Their first ever production was Georg Büchner’s Woyzeck. Since then, they’ve staged a collection of ...

Join YTAS to discuss your top tips on getting young people into your youth theatre, signed up and (hopefully) staying with you year on year. In order to run a successful youth theatre, you need… young ...