This Week at NYT | Rehearsals, REP and new short courses!

Posted 29 Jul 2023 by Joe Duggan

This week at NYT...

Spring Season at Southwark Playhouse

Rehearsals are well underway for our upcoming season at Southwark Playhouse. You can get a sneak peak of rehearsal snaps for The Fall by James Fritz, directed by Matt Harrison here. A limited number of £12 tickets for previews are available, you can snap them up before they all go here.

Tickets for Dennis Kelly’s DNA directed by Sean Hollands are now nearly completely sold out. Meet the company, read our DNA resource pack and find out more about school’s workshops here.

BFI Working Class Heroes Event

NYT CEO and Artistic Director Paul Roseby will be speaking at the BFI’s Working Class Heroes event on Saturday 14 April. More information here. If you’re an NYT member there’s a limited number of free event passes on the members’ board.

NYT REP Company 2018

We’re pleased to introduce you to our 2018 NYT REP Company. Established in response to rising tuition fees in 2012, the NYT REP offers a free alternative route into the industry for young acting talent. It’s an eight month initiative culminating in three big productions, stay tuned for news on their shows this autumn.

Half-Term and Summer Short Courses

Make your summer an NYT Summer. Our full set of Masterclass Courses and Start Up Summers are now online, including new a Digital Course and a new Theatre-Makers course for writers and directors. Have a look at how you can spend a week with us this half-term or summer here.

Coram

This week’s there will be a workshop with NYT Members and young people from the charity Coram, based on last year’s production of ‘Wherever I lay my Head’ by Jamila Gavin

Alumni News

Rebecca Smith from the 2017 NYT REP Company have been cast in BBC Two’s Mother’s Day

Playing Up graduate Urielle Klein-Mekongo’s one woman show Yvette directed by NYT alumnus and associate artist Gbolahan Obisesan is going on tour. Find dates and book here

You can listen to Quarter Life Crisis written and performed by Yolanda Mercy on BBC 1Xtra here.

Tom Allen’s been getting great reviews for his show at Soho Theatre.

Cathy Come Home starring Cathy Owen is on tour, dates and venues here.