Youth Theatre Ireland

In this new series - Spotlight - we go behind the scenes of youth theatre and meet the people who make it happen. Episode 1 - Droichead Youth Theatre and their production of "Unspoken" If you would like to get in touch, you can find us at www.youththeatre.ie

In this Big Chat, Shaz Oye is in conversation with Rose Ugoalah, Trudy Nolan and Faith Olasogba, as they discuss access & inclusion, and representation in Irish culture, theatre and the arts. Shaz is the Director of Equality and Access at the Lir Academy, Dublin. Rose Ugoalah is a storyteller, writer, and academic based in Dublin, Ireland. She currently writes for continuing drama with RTÉ, Ir...

Join the staff of youth Theatre Ireland for their yearly wrap up! Thanks to you for listening and sharing the podcast! x

After an extended break, Intermission Podcast is back with this extended episode. The Young Critics Panel at ⁠ Dublin Theatre Festival. ⁠ This is an edited version of the Young Critics Panel discussion held at Project Arts Centre, Dublin on Sunday October 12th 2025. Dr. Karen Fricker chairs the panel discussion around three productions: Nowhere by Khalid Abdalla at Project Arts Centre, Caligula by...

In this very special podcast, we revisit an edited interview Alan King, Deputy Director of Youth Theatre Ireland, conducted with Paddy O’Dwyer in 2021.    Paddy passed away in August 2024 and is very sadly missed by family, friends and those closest to him. He is also sadly missed by his massive extended families in the worlds of youth theatre, professional and amateur theatre. This extends not on...

In this edition of the Podcast, Deputy Director Alan King leads a conversation over zoom on the Youth Theatre Members Survey 2025.    As part of our Membership Renewals every year we ask our embers to complete a comprehensive survey around how their youth theatre operates. This survey is vital for us to respond to the needs of our members and plan accordingly.    In this podcast we are joined by E...

Catch all the news you need to know about Youth Theatre Ireland and then settle in for our Young Critics Panel as they discuss the shows they saw.

Luke Casserly Youth Theatre Practice Symposium- Developing Sustainable Practices in Youth Theatre https://youtu.be/rbT8arJEYoY?si=9SwMffWXVV9iC0Xs Alex Konieczka Youth Theatre Practice Symposium- Developing Sustainable Practices in Youth Theatre https://youtu.be/gvvrhsg-p4M?si=NKrHYVJeHDWeuKDY

Join us for a (not so brief) whistle stop tour of everything we got up to in 2024!

We're back with some information about our upcoming Symposium (Info and Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/developing-sustainable-practice-in-youth-theatre-a-yt-practice-symposium-tickets-1009122912797?aff=oddtdtcreator ) Then we have Dave Kelly as we celebrate ten years of his book Laying the Foundations. Enjoy!

Record at the National Festival of Youth Theatres in Kilkenny, we are joined by Suzanne and Kay from Léargas as they talk us through the vast amount of opportunities that are out there for Youth Theatres.

Live From the Bronks Theatre in Brussels, Barry and Eoghan take you through this months news followed by The Big Chat with our friends from The BUZZ Network. ( https://www.buzznetwork.eu/ )

All the news you need to know as well as a chat with Alex from Understory about sustainability in Youth Theatre. (www.understory.ie)

Introducing a new segment - The Big Chat! We talk to Rebecca Feely about the Creative Residency Programme.

On this pre-recorded podcast the Youth Theatre Ireland team, including former Administrator Joanne, talk about how they got involved in youth theatre.

In the latest episode of the Intermission Podcast, Rebecca Feely gives us an overview on the Young Critics application process. We will be opening the applications soon, and we want to take the uncertainty out of applying. Please share with your members. The Youth Theatre Ireland team also takes a deep dive on the Membership Survey 2024. Did you know that 60% of our member youth theatre groups had...

Our final intermission for the year!

Playshare, NFYT and an exciting opportunity to join the YTI team - all in this month's edition of the Intermission Podcast!

Youth Theatre Ireland's Director/ CEO Eoghan Doyle hosts this month's edition. Eoghan has news and insights on opportunities including Membership Renewal 2024, The Youth Theatre Practice Symposium, Member's Audition Clinics, The Facilitator's Directory and the Young Critics Panel. The Young Critics Panel at Dublin Theatre Festival. This is an edited version of the Young Critics Pan...

Welcome to the first episode of the Intermission Podcast where we bring you all the youth theatre news you need to know!

Welcome to this podcast hosted by members of Young Critics. Young Critics is a programme set up by Youth Theatre Ireland in which 20 youth theatre members from around the country aged 16 to 20 learn awareness and appreciation of the aesthetic of theatre, and how to describe, analyse and judge it. The Young Critics members recently watched 2 productions done by Outside the March Theatre company, wh...

Youth Theatre Ireland returned to Dublin Theatre Festival for the 17th iteration of Young Critics.   This is an edited version of the Young Critics Panel discussion that took place on Sunday, Oct 11th at 4pm.   Our panel of Young Critics discusses:  To Be A Machine  (Version 1.0) by Dead Centre & Dublin Theatre Festival  The Great Hunger by Abbey Theatre & IMMA&nbs...

 Youth Theatre Ireland's Young Critic Aoife Murphy shares her critique of Dead Centre's Young Critic Aoife Murphy. This is a review of the Oct 3rd performance as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival.

In this short review, Killian Reid reviews Rough Magic Theatre Company's production of Much Ado About Nothing . It played at the Backstage Theatre in Longford in November 2019. Killian is an active member of Backstage Youth Theatre, in Co. Longford, Ireland. He is a participant of Youth Theatre Ireland's Young Critics Programme for 2020.