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        -Musical Theatre Summer Camps (previously Summer Skills Courses) are BOOKING NOW here!
        -A Winter's Tale at Rose Theatre Kingston and Paperboy at Lyric Theatre Belfast, part of YMT's summer season, are ON SALE NOW!
        -If you missed our successful shows this Easter at The Other Palace, London, you can listen to YMT's Full Cast Recording of Tess of the d'Urbervilles on Spotify and other platforms. 

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            With the summer fast-approaching, it isn’t long until YMT’s Musical Theatre Summer Camps return for another fantastic...
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              “I would describe my experience at YMT to be one of the best times I had that year”   YMT Alumni and current original...
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            YMT participant Patrick, 19, from Abingdon has performed with the company for 8 years, since he was 11 years old, and...
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            Cillian Donaghy, our brilliant Musical Director, whose credits include productions of The Mikado, Annie, Oliver!,...
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                Loserville in Concert Auction

                Bid for your place in the ensemble NOW!

                Youth Music Theatre UK are offering the opportunity for YOU to perform on a West End stage in the ensemble alongside the original cast of LOSERVILLE, and to join the exclusive VIP after-party!
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                You can really make a difference from just £5 per month.
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                Our Supporters

                Thank you to all of our supporters

                YMT are supported by Arts Council England, the NASUWT and individuals, companies and trusts and foundations.
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                Take part

                  Musician Auditions

                  2018 National Auditions

                  Our Musician Auditions will take place in January & February 2018 in 28 centres around the UK. Booking will be open soon!

                  Performer Auditions

                  2018 National Auditions

                  Our next round of Performer Auditions will take place in January & February 2018 in 28 centres around the UK. Booking are already open!
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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

                    • 27 Jul 2018 to 29 Jul 2018

                      Paperboy 2018

                      It’s 1975 and 12-year-old Tony dutifully goes about his paper round. Belfast in the seventies is like the newspapers he delivers: everything is black and white, albeit Orange and Green. There are...
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                    • 30 Jul 2018 to 04 Aug 2018

                      Wiltshire Summer Camp (2018) - Treacherous Tales & Famous Pirates

                      This year's Summer Camp title for Wiltshire is:
                      Treacherous Tales & Famous Pirates
                      From Long John Silver, Captain Hook and Jack Sparrow to Blackbeard and Sir Francis Drake, the real life stories...
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                    • 30 Jul 2018 to 04 Aug 2018

                      Yorkshire Summer Camp (2018) - Around the World in Eighty Days

                      This year's Yorkshire Summer Camp show title is:
                      Around the World in Eighty Days
                      "To go around the world...in such a short time and with the means of transport currently available, was not only...
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                    • 30 Jul 2018 to 04 Aug 2018

                      Hertfordshire Summer Camp (2018) - MI 5PY

                      This year's Hertforshire Summer Camp show title is:
                      MI 5PY:
                      MI5. Secret Service. A career like no other.
                      The world of James Bond is one filled with excitement, mystery and a licence to…well, that...
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                    • 06 Aug 2018 to 11 Aug 2018

                      Scotland Summer Camp (2018) - The Vampire Hunters of Glasgow

                      This year's Scotland Summer Camp show title is:
                      The Vampire Hunters of Glasgow 
                      Thursday 23rd September, 1954. Glasgow.
                      Following the disappearance of two children in the area, word spreads through a...
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                    • 10 Aug 2018 to 12 Aug 2018

                      Help! Get Me Out Of This Musical! 2018

                      A fast-paced and devilishly drole pop-rock musical with a twist, about a boy whose life, to his growing horror, is turning into a musical!
                      Written by John Nicholson with music and lyrics by award...
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                    • 11 Aug 2018 to 12 Aug 2018

                      Cautionary Tales 2018

                      "Jim: Who ran away, and was eaten by a Lion."
                      "Rebecca: Who Slammed Doors For Fun And Perished Miserably."
                      "George: Who played with a Dangerous Toy, and suffered a Catastrophe of considerable...
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                    • 13 Aug 2018 to 18 Aug 2018

                      Surrey Summer Camp (2018) - The Never Ending Story

                      This year's Surrey Summer Camp show title is:
                      The Never Ending Story:
                      A classic fantasy story, in a rich imaginative world, including friendly, flying dragons. Youthful imagination overrides cynicism...
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