Over the past few weeks  of lockdown, BYT has needed to use the power of the internet to run our workshops online. BYT members have created, poems, videos, speeches, etc and we want to give huge congratulations to our two BYT Prize winners for their  imaginative and touching contributions.

We have been so impressed by the positive way members have responded to the challenge of meeting on line. At their request we will continue to meet throughout the lock down,  with no Easter break. Now that online school has broken up we have launched a three minute film competition with members filming and editing on their phones!!!

For a brand new decade of excitement and adventure.

After the excellent performance of our Christmas Show ‘Rag and Riches’ and the exciting screening of our short films from the BYT Film in a Week project, we are now looking forward to kicking off our regular weekly workshops, starting on Friday 10 January 2020 6pm – 8pm. 

As always new members are welcome and the start of a new term is the perfect time to come along and join the fun.

About 

Come along this Friday to watch the Brixton Youth Theatre play, Rags and Riches! We will also be screening the 3 short films made by Brixton Youth Theatre young people in film in a week.

Tickets

Free, no tickets needed

When

Friday 13th December 2019

Mince pies & mulled wine from 7pm

Performance at 7.30pm

Where

Brixton Community Base

Talma Rd, Brixton, London SW2 1AS

We’ve had a great summer of holiday projects and now we are looking forward to kicking off our regular weekly sessions again, starting on Friday 13 September 6pm – 8pm. New members are always welcome and the start of a new term is the perfect time to come along and join the fun.

Aged 13-19?

Discover our exciting week-long series of workshops in acting, devising, scripting, and technical film making activities.

Lead by experienced industry facilitators, this project will give you the opportunity to create a short 3 -5 min film by the end of the week. No experience necessary, but limited spaces available!

Times: 10:00am-4:00pm
Dates: 22 Jul – 26 Jul    
Location: Brixton Community Base, Talma Road, SW2 1AS
£10/day Please bring a packed lunch.

Click here to register

Film in a Week Summer Course

Are you aged 7-12? 

Come along to Brixton Community Base for a series of fun-filled drama workshops, led by professional actors and directors!

The games, improvisation and rehearsals will lead to a performance at the end of the week.  Make new friends, build your confidence, learn acting skills, rehearse a new play and above all have fun.

Times: 10:00am-4:00pm
Dates: 29 Jul – 2 Aug     
Location: Brixton Community Base, Talma Road, SW2 1AS
£12/day
Please bring a packed lunch.

Click here to register

31st May 7pm Brixton Library – Lambeth Readers and Writers Festival

Brixton Youth Theatre have been busy creating ‘Spoken Word’ performance poetry pieces on the theme of ‘Common Ground’, which they will perform alongside Lambeth Elders as part of Lambeth Readers and Writers Festival. Check out the details below if you would like to come and see them in action!

Brixton Community Base with Sixteenfeet Productions invite you to an evening mapping Brixton’s recent past and present through memories, experience and place.

Devised by Lambeth Elders and Brixton Youth Theatre

Please contact info@sixteenfeet.co.uk or 07958 448690 to reserve a ticket. You can find out more from the website, http://www.sixteenfeet.co.uk/

We had a great visit from Casting Director Verity Naughton, who dropped by check out our members. She also gave us a bit of an insight into the work she does and how the casting process works.

Our exciting new term starts back on the Friday 11 January – 6pm – 8pm.

Come down and check out the fantastic plans we have for 2019. New Members always welcome.

I have always enjoyed drama and acting, I studied drama in secondary school and during my spare time I wanted to do more workshops so I joined Brixton Youth Theatre at the age of 14, they allowed me to enhance and develop the skills I needed to progress while in a fun environment. From here I went onto study Performing Arts at Lambeth College and then getting accepted into Middlesex University to study Theatre Arts. I spent 3 years in university focusing solely on acting and directing. Acting was always a passion for me, but having the option to direct productions was a new avenue to just look into. The experience I gained at in those 3 years with priceless, I learnt a lot about myself and the industry, the opportunities that were presented to me, I took full advantage of them. I finally graduated in 2017 with a BA in Theatre Studies. All thanks to Brixton Youth Theatre who helped to start my adventure – Now I’m at Identity Acting School and I am also apart of the Young Vic’s Genesis Programme.  Looking back, Brixton Youth Theatre was the gateway to allowing me to step out of my comfort zone and work with trained professionals, without the support of the tutors of BYT behind me, I would have never been able to learn a lot of key skills and had opportunities that has brought me so far.