Our Taking Part team welcomed over 200 new young people over October half-term with a series of Intro to Theatre workshops led by some great friends of the Young Vic.
Talks and workshops with Simon Stephens, Kayode Ewumi and Tyrell Williams, Thalissa Teixeira, Ashley Walters, Jemima Robinson, Toby Clarke, Shanika Warren-Markland, Arnold Oceng and Gbolahan Obisesan, gave a mix of 14-25 year olds a first look at careers in playwriting, acting, design, helped with audition techniques and held talks.
Packed house this evening for our #IntroToTheatre talk - great to have so many UK drama schools in attendance pic.twitter.com/gGh2BPwE1J
— YoungVic Taking Part (@YVTakingPart)
We also held a panel discussion with the heads of acting from RADA, LAMDA, Mountview, LIPA, East 15, Rose Bruford, Central, Drama Centre and the RCS on the process and future of applying to drama schools attended by 60 young people from Lambeth and Southwark.
Huge thanks to @StephensSimon, @tysantana14 and @KayEwumi for being part of the awesome #IntroToTheatre sessions yesterday pic.twitter.com/RCkorRVX8O
— YoungVic Taking Part (@YVTakingPart)
To find out more about the Young Vic's opportunities for young people head to youngvic.org and follow Taking Part on twitter.
