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County Carlow Youth Theatre

• County Carlow Youth Theatre Registration ( pdf 44kb )

  
  County Carlow Youth Theatre is an exciting, vibrant and dynamic group which offers creative drama workshops to people aged from 11 to 22 years. County Carlow Youth Theatre is a Carlow Local Authorities Arts Office initiative.

Every week members of County Carlow Youth Theatre meet and take part in fun, practical workshops that explore the different mediums of theatre covering many different areas of theatre production such as:

1. Acting and improvisation
2. Movement and physical theatre
3. Rehearsals
4. Directing
5. Writing
6. Team-work and confidence

Established in 2001 County Carlow Youth Theatre continues to flourish as the years roll by. This year will see over fifty young people from around the County take part in the Youth Theatre programme. This is your chance to get involved in this ever growing youth drama movement. County Carlow Youth Theatre creates theatre that is exciting, fun and accessible to all.

County Carlow Youth Theatre is a countywide initiative, available to all young people across the County of Carlow. There are three different groups around the County all participating in drama through County Carlow Youth Theatre.

Benefits

Drama for young people is widely recognised as a practical way of engaging young people in a creative environment. Taking part in youth drama is seen as a great confidence booster and a positive form of social outlet and self expression. Drama is renowned for improving social and personal skills as well as providing a safe environment in which young people can express themselves without the fear of repercussions or difficulties of peer pressure. This potential and undoubted benefit of drama for young people is recognised in Carlow through County Carlow Youth Theatre.

Member Quotes

1. "You get the opportunity to do different things and meet different people"
2. "It is great fun and a great experience"
3. "We go on trips away, which are amazing"
4. "You learn loads of different skills - stage skills and you learn how to interact with people better"
5. "You get to meet new people, interested in the same things as you"
6. "It is a brilliant experience to make up your own play"

County Carlow Youth Theatre is always open for new members. If you are interested or know someone who might be interested in joining any of County Carlow Youth Theatre groups please contact:

Carlow Arts Office,
Carlow County Council,
Carlow.
Phone: 059-9136204 or E-mail: ascully@carlowcoco.ie

Tullow Youth Theatre

Now going into its 4th year took to the stage again this May. Seventeen young people from around the area worked hard for months presenting their new devised play….

Wonderful Wednesdays

Jimmy Lightheart has it all. Money, fame, happiness? Probably the greatest chat show host who ever lived. On one Wonderful Wednesday Jimmy has the opportunity to get an insight into the lives of some of his viewers. He has always wondered what kind of people watch his Wonderful Wednesday daytime chat show. Now he can find out.

But will he like what he sees?

Since September the group have worked tirelessly to create their own riveting characters and dynamic plots and story. This process has been led through a series of practical and creative workshops which have given the young actors the environment in which they can be creative.

The showcase event was for two nights in Tullow Parish Centre and the group performed to a packed out audience on both nights.

Tullow Youth Theatre was established in 2008 by Carlow Local Authorities Arts Office. It continues to be funded and supported through Carlow County Councils Arts Office.

If you are interested in joining Tullow Youth Theatre please contact the Arts Office on 0599136204

County Carlow Youth Theatre

County Carlow Youth Theatre presented ‘The Game’ on Wednesday 25th May in the George Bernard Shaw Theatre.  Talented senior members of County Carlow Youth Theatre performed a self devised piece.  Everyone in the world is on an average approximately six steps away from any other person on Earth.  Delving into random groups of seemingly unconnected people’s lives to see how they were all connected and the relationships that they built.  Life is a game!

County Carlow Youth Theatre is a Carlow Local Authorities Arts Office initiative and is a dynamic organisation that aims to provide youth drama as a service to any young person aged 11 – 22 years, county wide.  For further information please contact Carlow Local Authorities Arts Office 059 9136204 or e-mail ascully@carlowcoco.ie