Scary Tours Strikes Again
SYT's "Scary Tours" is back this time we have taken over a conference centre. For the second consecutive year Taunton Youth Theatre Company have reached deep into their spooky creative brains and worked hard to create the
Play in a Week – Food Glorious Food Burnham
Play in a Week: Food Glorious Food! Monday 19th August - Thursday 22nd August 2024 Age 6 -14? Are you a fan of acting, dancing, and performing? Ever wondered what it's like to make a play,
Play in a Week – Revolting Rhymes Chard
Play in a Week: Revolting Rhymes! Tuesday 6th August - Friday 9th August 2024 Age 6 -14? Are you a fan of acting, dancing, and performing? Ever wondered what it's like to make a play, on
LX:2 Project – Musical Theatre Madness Workshop
LX:2 Project - Musical Theatre Madness Workshop Friday 31st May 2024 The Princess Theatre & Arts Centre Burnham-on Sea Book Now Exciting News! Somerset Youth Theatre is bringing you another LX:2 workshop! Our next open access
LX:2 Project – Circus Skills Workshop
LX:2 Project - Circus Skills Workshop Saturday 13th April 2024 The Princess Theatre & Arts Centre Burnham-on Sea Book Now Exciting News! Somerset Youth Theatre’s new series of workshops LX:2 has begun! Our next open access
Play in a Week- The Chocolate Factory: What Charlie did Next
Play in a Week: The Chocolate Factory: What Charlie did next! Monday 8th April - Thursday 11th April 2024 Age 6 -14? Are you a fan of acting, dancing, and performing? Have you heard of Charlie
Welcome Jemima – Graduate Intern
Welcome Jemima - SYT's New Graduate Intern: SYT iMPACT Project We are super excited to welcome Jemima to the team as Graduate Intern on SYT's iMPACT project. We met some fab graduates and were so impressed with
We are Hiring – Graduate Intern
We are Hiring - Graduate Intern Become part of the SYT Team. Graduate Intern. Based in Taunton. Part Time. 20 - 25k Pro Rata. We are looking for an inspirational and aspirational graduate who is
We are Hiring – Artist Facilitator
We Are Hiring - Artist facilitator Become part of the SYT team. We are currently searching for an Artist Facilitator to lead our new Youth Theatre group in Bridgwater. This is a freelance position for 1 -1.5
Scary Cellar Tours: Highbridge.
Scary Cellar Tours: Highbridge. Finally, we are able to give a MASSIVE shout out to all of the young people involved in making Scary Cellar Tours: Highbridge. Keep reading for more on the project and our very
Panto-in-a-Week
Take part in Panto-In-A-Week this Winter! You’ll be joining us for an action-packed four days of acting, dancing, costume, lights and performance! Book Now! The Princess Theatre - Burnham-on-Sea 10.00 - 2.30pmMonday 18th, Tuesday 19th, Wednesday 20th and
Web News November 23
Our Spooktacularrrrr Update! We just LOVE Halloweeeeeen. Here’s a few highlights of what SYT young people have been up to this half term. Imaginations ignite! A huge thank you to all of the Artists, supporters, funders, parents
Web News October 23
SYT’s LX:1 project is off to a great start in Highbridge, with young people aged 15-25 learning skills in lighting and sound design. This group are a bit epic and we are blown away by the ideas that
Watchet: Stage Combat & Silly Stories
Watchet: Stage Combat & Silly Stories Introduction Want to learn how to act, make your own plays, eat biscuits and pretend you're in a fight? Then come join us and make a play-in-a-week at East Quay this Summer!
Burnham-on-Sea: Stage Combat & Silly Stories
Burnham-on-Sea: Stage Combat & Silly Stories Introduction Want to learn how to act, make your own plays, eat biscuits and pretend you're in a fight? Then come join us and make a play-in-a-week at The Princess Theatre &
Bus Stop, Bust-Up Movie Premiere Week
Hi everybody, Apologies for the silence from SYT, but we have been super busy with lots of brilliant activity and new opportunities running. There’s lots coming up as we move into SYT Theatre festival month in June, coming to
Web News January 2023
We made a film! It’s about what Somerset Youth Theatre cic get up to during our ‘Play in a Week’ times. It’s all Christmassy and lush - take a peek! We are super proud of what this brilliant bunch
Join the SYT Taunton Company!
Well, this is all VERY exciting! SYT Taunton Company are hiring! One of our favourite things to do at SYT is empower young people to be young Artists of the future - giving them agency and putting them in
A Christmas Tale: Play in a Week
A Christmas Tale: Play in a Week SYT cic and Tor Theatre are incredibly excited to announce the return of our Play in a Week, show build this Christmas holiday at the YMCA, Highbridge! Join the team at Somerset
Happy Healthy Holidays…
Happy Healthy Holidays... Ok, ok, so it's only November, buuuuut... We are proud to be delivering activities for Happy Healthy Holidays Somerset over the winter holidays this year. Watch this space to find out about a super, sparkly opportunity
A HUGE thank you to Arts Council England
A HUGE thank you to Arts Council England We are absolutely delighted to share the amazing news that we have been successful in our grant application for the development of Somerset Youth Theatre cic through Arts Council England, National
Bus Stop, Bust-Up! The trailer is here…
Bus Stop, Bust-Up! The trailer is here… In the Spring of 2022, SYT cic came together to create our very first virtual festival. Working alongside the brilliant Artist leads, with Richard & Abby in Shepton, David, Jemima & Amie
Great to be back! :)
Great to be back! :) It’s SO good to be back in the room creating after a looooong Summer break. Apparently you’re pretty brilliant at games, plate spinning and improvisations about cats! A huge welcome to Somerset Youth Theatre
Play in a Week: Stage Combat & Silly Stories in Taunton
Play in a Week: Stage Combat & Silly Stories in Taunton What a blast we had this Summer with the amazing David & Angela of Tor Theatre, creating our Play in a Week: Stage Combat & Silly Stories in
YOUTH THEATRE EXCHANGE WEEKEND 2nd – 3rd July Highbridge
YOUTH THEATRE EXCHANGE WEEKEND 2nd – 3rd July Highbridge Well, obviously we love Somerset. So when we were offered the chance to do a Youth Theatre Exchange PlayAway weekend with Stacked Wonky and Highbridge Youth Arts, we jumped at
TYCA Jubilee Jamboree
Tyca Festival Jubilee Jamboree 2022 TYCA Jubilee Jamboree #somersetyouththeatre were pleased as punch to be privileged enough to co-produce this project as part of #tyca Jubilee Jamboree. So many wonderful partners and 300+ young people reached
Easter School at the Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
Easter School at the Octagon Theatre, Yeovil 11th–14th April 2022 Over 40 young people got together over the Easter holidays to try their hand at Stage Fighting and creating Silly Stories. Somerset Youth Theatre partnered with Octagon Theatre in
Revolting! Why are we not Revolting?
Revolting! Why are we not Revolting? 12th March 2022 Highbridge Youth Theatre visit ActionTrack in Taunton Our young people from the Highbridge Youth Theatre were invited to a fun filled and packed day at ActionTrack in Taunton. Hopping on
Somerset social entrepreneur Selina Keedwell wins place
Selina Keedwell wins place on prestigious learning programme Somerset based social entrepreneur Selina Keedwell wins place on prestigious learning programme and up to £15,000 to improve local community. Selina Keedwell, the Artistic Director of Somerset Youth Theatre CIC, is
