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Young people

Whether you’re into writing or producing, lighting or sound, performing on stage or making it happen backstage – there’s something here for you.

We work with young people aged 13–25 to explore every aspect of theatre-making. Join in where you are, online or at the National Theatre on London’s South Bank.

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Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches

Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches

America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, six New Yorkers with interconnect lives grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell.
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Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika
Denise Gough and Andrew Garfield in Angels In America: Perestroika

Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika

As the play continues, Part Two picks up the threads of our six New Yorkers whose relationships are in tatters and fates are rapidly intertwining.
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Othello
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Othello

To celebrate 60 years on stage, we invite you to take your seats for a special free screening of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy, Othello, made possible by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Stream from 25 March
Watch free on YouTube
Watch free on YouTube
Coriolanus
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Coriolanus

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Nye
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Nye - Take Your Seats

Michael Sheen is Nye Bevan in an epic Welsh fantasia about one man's dream of the NHS.
Stream free from 7 November 2024
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Underdog: The Other Other Brontë
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Underdog: The Other Other Brontë

An irreverent retelling of the life and legend of the Brontë sisters, and the story of the sibling power dynamics that shaped their uneven rise to fame.
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Vanya

Vanya

Vanya starring Andrew Scott will be streaming on National Theatre at Home from 19th September 2024.
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Writing for Theatre

Ever thought about writing a play but don’t know how to get started? Our free playwriting course for 16–20-year-olds can help. Apply now for our next course starting in September 2024.

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Writing for Theatre
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Stage Management course

Learn all about the world of stage management with this free and hybrid course for those aged 16+. Apply now for our next course starting in November 2024.

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Stage Management course

Young People’s Programme

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Young Producers

The National Theatre’s free How to be a Producer programme runs every February half-term at our building on the South Bank and is open to those aged 18–25.

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Young Producers
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Space to Create

Do you have bold ideas that you want to bring to life onstage? Space to Create is a free programme for young theatre makers aged 18-25 to work collaboratively with some of the UK’s most exciting theatre artists.

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Space to Create
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Young Technicians

The National Theatre’s Young Technicians programme provides free technical theatre training for young people aged 14–18.

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Young Technicians
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Connections

Connections is the National Theatre’s annual, nationwide youth theatre festival. The programme is 30 years old and has a history of championing the talent of young people from across the UK.

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Connections
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Lifting the Lid workshops

Coming up soon we’ll be exploring what collaboration means across three productions on our stages.

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Lifting the Lid workshops

Careers

Whatever stage you’re at in your career, find opportunities at the National Theatre.

 

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Emerging stage designers

The Linbury Prize is for graduating stage designers. It’s open for applications every two years and designed to help support entry into the industry.

The Linbury Prize

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Work Placements

Take your first steps into the theatre industry – we have short-term placements available for over-18s.

Work placements for over 18s

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Apprenticeships

The National Theatre runs an apprenticeship programme across all areas of the organisation.

Apprenticeships

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Archive Volunteers

Volunteer placements are available year-round for UK residents in our Archive.

Volunteering with the Archive

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