Hippodrome Youth Theatre
Hippodrome Youth Theatre classes offer young people in Darlington the opportunity to come together to create excellent performance work. Our sessions are fun, welcoming and engaging, and provide a chance for everyone to take part in safe, friendly environment. Young people get to make friends, become part of a team and contribute their individual creative ideas to make exciting, inspiring theatre.
Young people work towards annual performance opportunities at either the Hippodrome or Hullabaloo theatres. Sessions also include opportunities to take part in workshops with theatre companies and guest practitioners. The young people get to regularly attend theatre shows at the Hippodrome and Hullabaloo, to see quality professional work. Young people also take part in external projects where available, such as Youth Theatre Festivals, training programmes and performance opportunities, both regionally and nationally, to connect with likeminded young people from across the country and share performance work.
The plays and performances the Youth Theatre present are inspired by a range of themes that the young people feel passionate about, that resonate with them and that give them a voice. This has included developing performance work on the climate emergency, friendship, loneliness and isolation, gender identity and LGBTQIA+ themes. This contributes to making the Hippodrome’s youth theatre and dance offer pioneering and ground-breaking.
Children are more than welcome to attend a no obligation trial session!
Classes are offered over three terms each year in blocks of 10 weeks as follows:
7-10 year olds (school years 3-5)
Mondays 5.00pm - 6.30pm
£75 per term (£60 concession)
Term starts Monday 28 April 2025.
Contact the box office now on 01325 405405 to book your place!
10-13 year olds (school years 6-8)
Thursdays 4.30pm - 6pm
£75 per term (£60 concession)
Term starts Thursday 1 May 2025.
Contact the box office now on 01325 405405 to book your place!
13+ years (school years 9+)
Thursdays 6pm - 7.30pm
£75 per term (£60 concession)
Term starts Thursday 1 May 2025.
Contact the box office now on 01325 405405 to book your place!
Musical Theatre (15+)
Thursdays 7.30pm - 9pm
£75 per term (£60 concession)
Term starts Thursday 1 May 2025.
Contact the box office now on 01325 405405 to book your place!
For more information...
For more information about the classes, please contact Chris Wellings on [email protected] or call 01325 405510.