UCC Youth Theatre

Welcome to UCC Youth Theatre


  • UCC Youth Theatre host Cork Midsummer Meet UP 2023

    26 Jun 2023
    UCC Youth Theatre host Cork Midsummer Meet UP 2023

    On Sat 24th June 2024 members of Lightbulb Youth Theatre (Mallow), Activate Youth Theatre (Cork City), and UCC YT (Cork City) met in the Granary Theatre workshops, theatre and fun. In total twenty young people and five leaders attended over the course of the day. 

     

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  • UCC Youth Theatre presents 'The Lazy Flame' a play reading

    01 May 2023
    UCC Youth Theatre presents 'The Lazy Flame' a play reading

    The Lazy Flame is new play, written by members of UCC Youth Theatre. Set in a fantasy world, it explores magic, rebellion and letting go.

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  • UCC Youth Theatre Registration Open for 2022 - 23

    09 Aug 2022
    UCC Youth Theatre Registration Open for 2022 - 23

    UCC Department of Theatre is delighted to announce that UCC Youth Theatre is opening Sign Up for 2022-23 for a limited number of spaces. Workshops will start back on the Tues 20th Sept  from 7-8:30pm in person in the Theatre Lab. Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to come along and try it out. 

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  • UCC Youth Theatre hosts Cork Midsummer Meet UP

    18 Jun 2022
    UCC Youth Theatre hosts Cork Midsummer Meet UP

    Great fun was had in the Granary Theatre with workshops followed by shows as part of Cork Midsummer Festival! 

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  • UCC Youth Theatre hosts Open Workshop

    21 May 2023
    UCC Youth Theatre hosts Open Workshop

    UCC Youth Theatre (UCCYT) will host a free workshop for young people aged 13+ with an interest in gaining Theatre skills, developing creatively, and meeting new people.

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  • Sign up open for January 2021

    18 Dec 2020
    Sign up open for January 2021

    UCC Department of Theatre is delighted to announce that UCC Youth Theatre is opening Sign Up for Jan 2021 for a limited number of spaces. Workshops will start back on the Tues 19th January from 7-8:30pm Online. Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to come along and try it out. 

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  • Department of Theatre hosts Youth Theatre @ 40 - A Youth Theatre Practice Symposium

    17 Nov 2020
    Department of Theatre hosts Youth Theatre @ 40 - A Youth Theatre Practice Symposium
    Department of Theatre is delighted to host Youth Theeatre @ 40 - A Youth Theatre Practice Symposium. 
     
    In partnership with University College Cork, Youth Theatre Ireland will host a 2-day event to mark the organisation’s 40th birthday during which we will explore the evolution of the national development organisation for youth theatre and the youth theatre sector’s creative work with young people over the past four decades and beyond. Participants will have the opportunity to choose from a range of online workshops and thematic sessions and will be invited to join the virtual audience for ARTiculate and Playshare 2020 to celebrate 40 years of writing for youth theatre. 
     
    Don't miss one of the Youth Theatre calendar highlights of 2020!
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  • UCC Youth Theatre Registration Open

    30 Sep 2020
    UCC Youth Theatre Registration Open

    UCC Department of Theatre is delighted to announce the starting dates of this year’s UCC Youth Theatre. Workshops will start back on the Tues 13th Oct from 7-8:30pm Online. Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to come along and try it out. 

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  • Midsummer Meet UP 2020 Hosted by UCC YT

    17 Jun 2020
    Midsummer Meet UP 2020 Hosted by UCC YT

    UCC Youth Theatre is delighted to host Midsummer Meet UP 2020 with the Cork Midsummer Festival. Memebers from 5 local Youth Theatre will meet to share skills, make friends and leanring about theatre. Workshops facilitated by Maxine Acton-Carey, Julie O'Leary, Barry Whelan and Fionn Woodhouse. 

     

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  • UCC Youth Theatre Online Theatre Workshop for Cruinniú na nÓg

    18 May 2020
    UCC Youth Theatre Online Theatre Workshop for Cruinniú na nÓg

    UCC Youth Theatre (UCCYT) will host free online workshops for young people aged 14 - 18 with an interest in gaining Theatre skills, developing creatively, and meeting new people. These workshops are part of Cruinniú na nÓg supported by Creative Ireland. 

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  • UCC Youth Theatre Registration Open

    16 Aug 2019
    UCC Youth Theatre Registration Open

    UCC Department of Theatre is delighted to announce the starting dates of this year’s UCC Youth Theatre. Workshops will start back on the Thurs 26th Sept from 7-9pm in the Theatre Lab on the Western Road. Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to come along and try it out. 

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About UCC Youth Theatre

Youth Theatre is a youth work practice that contributes to the artistic, personal and social development of young people through their participation in theatre – UCC Youth Theatre aims to be an inclusive safe place of self-discovery for young people from differing socioeconomic backgrounds to learn, create and grow together. The core activities of the youth theatre include weekly theatre practice based workshops, rehearsals and performance.

UCC Youth Theatre is managed by Fionn Woodhouse and is facilitated by Julie O’Leary with support and assistance from Department of Theatre staff and Final Year Students. 

UCC Youth Theatreis committed to a young-person centered approach in our work. We undertake to provide a safe environment and positive experience with the welfare of the young person being of paramount importance. We will adhere to ‘Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children (2017)’ and relevant UCC policies.

 

UCC Youth Theatre Child Safegaurding Statement: 

UCC Youth Theatre provides weekly workshops in theatre practice, performance opportunities with associated rehearsals, and related activities such theatre festival attendance.  

UCC Youth Theatre Child Safeguarding Statement

  • Cork Midsummer Meet Up 2018

    22 Jun 2018
    Cork Midsummer Meet Up 2018

    Members from four different youth theatre met up in UCC on Fri 22nd June to take part in workshops, learn critical thinking skills and see theatre productions.

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  • UCC Youth Theatre 2018

    09 Aug 2018
    UCC Youth Theatre 2018

    UCC Department of Theatre is delighted to announce the starting dates of this year’s UCC Youth Theatre. Workshops will start back on the Thurs 20th Sept from 7-9pm in the Theatre Lab on the Western Road. Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to come along and try it out. 

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  • UCC Youth Theatre take part in Shorts Play Festival

    22 Apr 2018
    UCC Youth Theatre take part in Shorts Play Festival

    Members of three Cork city based Youth Theatres - Activate Youth Theatre, Mallow based Lightbulb Youth Theatre and UCC Youth Theatre took part in a day of workshops, rehsearsal and performance on Sat 21st April in Graffiti Theatre Company.

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  • Perforum presents Grace Dyas

    13 Feb 2018
    Perforum presents Grace Dyas

    7th March 2018 - Theatre Development Centre, Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin St, Cork.
    'We don't know what's buried here - the theatre of campaigning'
    Grace Dyas - activist, writer, theatre producer & director with THEATREclub

    Perforum Spring 2018 'Innovative Practice in the Performative Arts
    Wednesdays 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
    Perforum events are open to the public and admission is free.

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  • Perforum Presents Michelle Carew and Dave Kelly

    03 Oct 2017
    Perforum Presents Michelle Carew and Dave Kelly

    Perforum is an events series hosted by Drama and Theatre Studies featuring the work of directors, practitioners, and researchers in the fields of Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies.

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    All Together Now - The Ensemble in Youth Theatre

    Michelle Carew, Director, Youth Theatre Ireland, and Dave Kelly, National Training Coordinator, Youth Theatre Ireland. 

    Introduction by Niall Cleary, Artistic Director with Graffiti Theatre Company. 

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  • UCC Youth Theatre Registration Open for 2023 - 24

    18 Jul 2023
    UCC Youth Theatre Registration Open for 2023 - 24

    UCC Department of Theatre is delighted to announce that UCC Youth Theatre is opening Sign Up for 2023-24 for a limited number of spaces. Workshops will start back on the Tues 12th Sept  from 7-8:30pm in person in the Theatre Lab. Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to come along and try it out.

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