The Plough Youth Theatre provides exciting opportunities for Drama and Theatre Arts for 2-18 year olds in rural North Devon.
Our provision includes the main theatre workshops for all ages, creative dance workshops, which offer Rambert Grades as an
optional extra, and a creative scriptwriting group, as well as holiday workshops and the PYT Summer Show! Please find
all links and contact below.
We believe that the performing arts encourage confidence, communication, team work, and individuality. Our workshops have a
keen focus on self expression and creativity, celebrating participation, and building strong performance and theatre skills.
Each group will work on age appropriate performances to family and friends, the public, and the older groups may participate
in the National Theatre Connections programme, which can offer opportunities to perform in Plymouth and London.
- Our creative story begins with Theatre Tots, where we bring music, dance, drama and storytelling to our youngest participants,
aged 2-4 years old, in a fun and play based Saturday session!
- Then we move up into our Infant youth theatre for 5-7 year olds where we build on imagination, creativity and performance skils,
producing sharing performances for family and friends.
- Next stop, the Junior youth theatre workshops for 8-11 year olds, where children work on a range of performance and theatre skills,
culminating in public performances and a summer production.
- For 11-14 years, we have a NEW senior youth theatre group, which will be working on contemporary perfromance art, incorporating
musical theatre, drama, storytelling, physical theatre and more to create exciting public performances.
- Finally, young people move into our Senior Youth Theatre company at 14 or 15 years old, working on experimental theatre, new writing,
and building a diverse range of performance skills across drama and theatre arts.
Creative Dance and Movement
These popular classes give young people the opportunity to express themselves, tell stories and learn performance skills through a
variety of dance styles and genres. Relaxed and fun, with exciting performance opportunities. We have Creative Movers for 4-7 year olds,
and Creative Dance for 8-16 year olds.
There's an opportunity for everyone at The Plough Youth Theatre!
We have seven workshop groups that run on Saturdays during term time here at The Plough Arts Centre, Torrington:
- Seniors - 11-14 Years (10.15am-12.15pm) £75 / £60 Supporters (per term) - with Katherine
- Senior Theatre Company - 14-18 Years (10.15am-12.15pm) £75 / £60 Supporters (per term) - with Michele
- Infants - 5-7 Years (10.45am-12.15pm) £40 / £30 Supporters (per term) - with Sara
- Theatre Tots - 2-4 Years (12.30pm-1.15pm) £40 / £30 Supporters (per term) - with Katherine
- Juniors - 8-11 Years (1.00pm-3.00pm) £75 / £60 Supporters (per term) - with Michele
- Creative Movers - 4-7 Years (1.30pm-2.30pm) £40 / £30 Supporters (per term) - with Katherine
- Creative Dance - FULLY BOOKED (contact to be added to our waiting list) 8-16 Years (3.00pm-5.00pm) £75 / £60 Supporters (per term) - with Katherine
Term dates are:
9th September-9th December (Excl 28th October)
6th January-30th March (Excl 17th February)
20th April-20th July (Excl 1st June)
Additionally, we have Creative Script Writing- (8-18 Years) on a Thursday afternoon
Fun and engaging weekly workshops where young writers can learn more about scriptwriting; developing characters and stories, and
have a go at crafting their own script, with opportunities for their scripts to be performed.
Thursdays 4.30-5.30pm £40 for the term
14th September-7th December (Excl 26th October)
18th January-28th March (Excl 15th February)
25th April-18th July (Excl 30th May)
Get in touch to join us today - or to book a FREE Taster Session for any of our groups.
Email: Katherine@theploughartscentre.org.uk | Call: 01805 624624 or WhatsApp: 07715605506