Category: Updates

BYT’s Holiday Activity and Food Project is back for another exciting mix of drama and Preforming Arts, running four days over the holiday period.

This winter, alongside our usual mix of fantastic fun filled activities, that include theatre devising,  improvisation, storytelling, music, dancing, and drawing/crafts and more – we will be having a theatre trip to see Hansel and Gretel at the Globe Theatre.

As usual Young people will be provided with a healthy lunch which will help them explore their health and well-being in a safe and fun supportive environment.

Project Dates:  

Monday 23^rd December 2024 –

We will have an exciting theatre trip to see Hansel and Gretel and the Globe Theatre. 

Monday 31st December 2023 –

We will be running our drama and performing Arts activities centred around winter stories at the St Vincent Centre

Thursday 2^nd and Wednesday 3^rd January 2025 –

We will be kicking of the New Year at the St Vincent Centre, where we will be continuing our drama and performing Arts

To register follow the link below. 

N.B. The Theatre Trip to Globe on 23rd to see Hansel & Gretel. Will be free to registered HAF participants. For non – HAF parents we will have to charge £10.00.

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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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.

FANTASTIC !

After a summer pack full of BYT activity we are back with our regular workshops from Friday 20th September:

BYT Youngers (7-11) every Friday  4.15pm – 5.45pm

BYT 13+ every Friday 6pm – 8pm

BYT Acting Together Mondays 4.15pm – 5.45pm – Starts September 9th @Wheatfield Hall

Performance of The Chrysalides

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

or click the link below for a registration form

Places will be free for families on benefits, asylum seekers and refugees.

This project is funded by Holiday Activity Funding.

Exciting drama workshops, rehearsals, events, theatre visits and much more right in the heart of Brixton

BYT Youngers

For more details about BYT and how to join click on out our About Us Page

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.  

This summer, Brixton Youth Theatre will be running two weeks of amazing summer fun, with our Holiday and Food drama/performing arts project, for children and young people based in Brixton.

Dates and times:

Week 2 for 11 – 16 year olds – Monday 31st July to Friday 4th August 

The project.

We will have our usual popular mix of fantastic fun filled drama and performing arts activities, including; acting, improvisation, devising theatre, film, Tai Chi, script work, music, dancing, and drawing/crafts.

Young people will also be provided with a fantastic nutritious and healthy lunch that will enable them to explore their health and well-being in a safe and fun supportive environment.

This project is funded by Holiday Activity Funding. To check eligibility: click HERE 

BYT – 13+ Fridays 6pm – 8pm

BYT – YOUNGERS 7-11 Fridays 4.15pm -5.45pm

JOIN HERE