Brixton Youth Theatre is excited to be taking part in NT Connections Youth Theatre Festival 2026. We are thrilled to be teaming up with Theatre Peckham our Connections Partner Theatre Company for a performance of the play.
Britney’s Lock:
When Ruby acquires a lock of Britney Spears’ hair as a relic to help her stay calm during her GCSE mocks, her friends dismiss it, but one by one they feel its power and want a piece of it, until it is destroyed. This funny play about how we cope in stressful situations, explores the power of belief and friendship.
BYT had a wonderful celebration as part of the Mayor’s Community Weekend, featuring delicious Caribbean and South Asian food, along with an inspiring Open Mic showcasing performances from both adults and young people.
It was a fantastic coming together of communities from the various BCB projects, highlighting our shared cultures and creativity.
BYT’s Holiday Activity and Food Project is back for another exciting mix of drama and preforming arts, over the Christmas holidays. This year we will be running four days of amazing fun, with our Holiday Activities and Food drama/performing arts project, for children and young people based in and around Brixton.
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We will provide a popular mix of fantastic fun-filled drama/ performing arts activities, including; acting, improvisation, devising theatre, storytelling, music, dancing, Tai Chi and drawing/crafts.
We are also planning a visit to the theatre
Through the project, we aim to get children and young people to:
Eat more healthily and be more active over the holidayperiod
Develop resilience, and well-being by engaging in enriching activities
Be safe and not be socially isolated, make new friends, and develop positive relationships
Gain a greater knowledge of health and nutrition
Project Times and Dates:
11am – 3pm
Monday 22nd, Tuesday 23rd and Monday 29th Tuesday 30th
(On Tuesday 30th there will be a trip to the Theatre so times will be different ).
St Vincents Brixton – Talma Road, Brixton London SW2 1AS
For more information contact:
Caroline 07958 448690 or email: brixtoncommunitybase@gmail.comor click on the link below to book a place.
BYT were invited to perform at the Remembering Benjamin Zephaniah event at Brixton Library as part of National Poetry Day.
The event was organised by Lambeth Libraries and The Friends of Brixton Library (FoBL) and was held to commemorate the life and work of local poet Benjamin Zephaniah.
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‘Many thanks to BYT for their participation in the commemoration of one of the greatest poets of our time. ‘A great evening and the children and their chosen pieces were one of the highlights of the event.’
Great News! Our BYT Youngers, 7-11 project had been awarded National Lottery Community Funding for another year.
This will help us to continue the project, providing free drama and performing arts activities for children and young people in Brixton and the surrounding area. Providing positive local support to families and the community.
This Summer, our amazing week of drama and performing art activities returns, for children based in Brixton aged 7 to 11.
The project will provide fantastic fun and creative drama activities, which will enable participants to explore their health and well-being in a safe, fun and supportive environment.
The activities will include; drama, theatre devising, Tai Chi, improvisation, script work, music, dancing/movement and drawing/crafts. Young people will also be provided with a fantastic nutritious and healthy lunch.
Our Spring of Food and Fun Drama Project runs from:
Monday 29th July – Friday 9th August from 11am -3pm
St Vincent’s Centre, Brixton, Talma Road, SW2 1AS
Through the project we aim to get children and young people to:
Eat more healthily and be more active over the school holidays
Develop resilience, character and wellbeing by engaging in enriching activities
Be safe and not to be socially isolated
Give them greater knowledge of health and nutrition
Form more information contact:
Caroline 07958 448690 or email: brixtoncommunitybase@gmail.com
All our BYT groups are now on a winter break and will be back in action in the New Year, starting on Friday 12 January 2024 when we will rehearsal for our new play.
In the meantime check out winter HAF project below for 7-11 year olds
If you would like to join BYT go to the About us page to enquire and download a registration form.
BYT members enjoyed trip to see the final week of the NT connections festival – for some of our newer members it was the first time they had ever been to the theatre. They found seeing other young performers, the same age as themselves, greatly inspiring.
