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How to train for free: from youth groups to masterclasses

1. National Youth Theatre Rep Company

Every year, the National Youth Theatre recruits 15 of its members, aged 18-25, to form a repertory training company. The scheme is now in its fifth year. Actors learn through classes and rehearsals. Then they mount a West End season of contrasting plays – usually three – that run through the autumn. The recent 2016 season comprised Romeo and Juliet, Pigeon English and DNA…

To read the rest of this article, first published in The Stage, and learn about eight different ways of accessing nil-cost training follow this link: https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/2017/train-free-youth-groups-masterclasse/

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Susan Elkin Susan Elkin is an education journalist, author and former secondary teacher of English. She was Education and Training Editor at The Stage from 2005 - 2016
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