Reasons to be Social - Part 1

Following the news of the incoming, here's some other reasons to be social this year:

Be part of a Big Play - Thousands of voices - one big play. Open to all 14 - 25 year olds around the UK. Submit your creative idea now - perform it, film it, record it, dance it, wrap it, and join a national creative conversation, leading to a new play by Chris Bush (Standing at the Sky’s Edge) in 2027. Supercharge your idea at scratch nights, free workshops around the UK and with industry pros. Watch the Promo | How to Submit

Go to a Theatre Festival

StoryFest takes place at National Youth Theatre throughout July featuring 10 new plays including a site-specific immersive soap opera set in a Nail Bar in North London. All tickets at Pay What You Decide www.nyt.org.uk/storyfest

Free Fringe at Edinburgh Festival - taking place in Edinburgh this August with hundreds of free / pay what you decide shows - https://freefringe.org.uk/

Watch Plays instead of YouTube

You can stream National Youth Theatre shows from just £2-a-month by joining their Hub, you’ll also get access to industry Q&As with the likes of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, and you get an audition to join them in 2027 thrown in for free www.nyt.org.uk/hub

Other theatre screening platforms include NT Home (https://www.ntathome.com/) and Globe Player (https://player.shakespearesglobe.com)

Get involved in your local youth theatre

Youth Theatre together have recently created a map of all the youth theatres in England: https://www.youththeatretogether.com/

And in Scotland the National Festival of Youth Theatre takes place in early July https://ytas.org.uk/festival/national-festival-of-youth-theatre-2026/

Got a reason to be social to add to the guide? Email info@nyt.org.uk