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        We are delighted to announce that Youth Music Theatre UK has again been successful in its bid to be one of the National Portfolio Organisations (NPO) of Arts Council England  until March 2022, confirming our position as one of Britain's leading national youth arts organisations. Meanwhile...

        YMT 2017 Summer Skills London, Edinburgh, Hertfordshire and Wiltshire are now SOLD OUT!  Places only available now at Yorkshire and Surrey but book now to avoid disappointment!

        Tickets on sale for our unmissable season of new musical theatre, production highlights include A Teenage Opera, Gulliver's Travels and Tess of the d'Urbervilles.

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            Summer Skills Courses are growing ever nearer, and we're looking forward to meeting a new talented group of young...
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            Our brilliant alumna Hannah Nuttall could be a perfect example of a young person with a dream who made it come true...
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            YMT Musician, Company 2016, Molly Clark
            Thank you to Molly for sharing this really inspiring story with us, and best of luck at Uni! I wanted to share...
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            YMT National Auditions 2017
            Choreographer and Independent Dance Artist Rachel Birch-Lawson has a wealth of professional experience, here are Rachel...
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              2017 Summer Season

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              Keep your eyes peeled for info about our 2017 Summer Season of New Music Theatre!
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                  Auditions

                  2018 National Auditions

                  Our next round of Auditions will take place in January & February 2018 in 24 centres around the UK. Booking will open in September 2017.
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                  Summer Skills 2017

                  Final places now on sale!

                  Our popular summer musical theatre camp is now sold out in London and Hertfordshire. 
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                  Backstage Courses

                  Assistant Stage Managers

                  Applications for our 2018 season will open in September. 
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                  Musical Theatre Club

                  After-School Club

                  Our high-quality musical theatre training sessions for young people every Tuesday in the Venture Center, Notting Hill, London. 
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                  Upcoming YMT Events

                    • 28 Jul 2017 to 30 Jul 2017

                      Gulliver's Travels (2017)

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                      This summer voyage to unknown lands and lose yourself in a world of mythical creatures as Jonathan Swift’s classic satire is brought to life on stage.
                      A spectacular...
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                    • 31 Jul 2017 to 05 Aug 2017

                      Hertfordshire Summer Skills (2017) - Lullaby of Broadway

                      Hertfordshire Summer Skills has SOLD OUT
                       
                      The Movie Musical is back! Following the run-away success of La La Land in 2016, YMT's Lullaby of Broadway will go back to the beginning to find out what...
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                    • 31 Jul 2017 to 05 Aug 2017

                      Yorkshire Summer Skills - A Midsummer Night's Musical (2017)

                      Hermia loves Lysander and Lysander feels the same. Helena loves Demetrius, but Demetrius prefers Hermia. Hermia’s Dad is on Demetrius’ side, and the Duke happens to agree. Fairies are at war! Puck’s...
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                    • 04 Aug 2017 to 05 Aug 2017

                      DC2: Reflections in Swan Lake (2017)

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                      Knitting together a rich tapestry of music and sound, Dance Connections2: Reflections in Swan Lake delves into traditional mythology and folklore to unearth the...
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                    • 07 Aug 2017 to 12 Aug 2017

                      Edinburgh Summer Skills - T'was a Dickens of a Murder! (2017)

                      Edinburgh Summer Skills has SOLD OUT.
                      A Victorian Who-Done-it!  A Sherlockian adventure on the trail of some violent Victorians.
                      From the famous Eliza Grimwood case, that inspired Nancy’s famous...
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                    • 07 Aug 2017 to 12 Aug 2017

                      London Summer Skills - Christmas in the City (2017)

                      London Summer Skills is now SOLD OUT
                      No we haven’t gone completely mad! We are doing a Christmas show in the middle of August! We’ve asked composer Bella Barlow of Barlow & Smith to create an...
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                    • 11 Aug 2017 to 13 Aug 2017

                      A Teenage Opera (2017)

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                      A Teenage Opera, the magical mystery of musical theatre, will transport you back to 1967’s Summer of Love, prepare to be dazzled.
                      Youth Music Theatre UK is proud to...
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                    • 12 Aug 2017 to 13 Aug 2017

                      First Ladies (2017)

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                      The First Ladies of history are a force to be reckoned with. On this day we are invited to bear witness to the inauguration of a new member of their prestigious tribe...
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