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Discover Music Theatre

Transforming arts provision in schools and communities through BYMT Discover Music Theatre experiences. 

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About Our DMT Workshops

At BYMT we believe that every young person should have access to the performing arts and our way to reach those who don’t get opportunities to sing, make music, dance and act is through our DMT workshops in schools and community groups.

If you’re a teacher or group leader interested in an immersive experience for your students or group members, our professional team are passionate about engaging participants and inspiring the first steps towards a future in the arts. 

Discover Music Theatre workshops include:

  • Teaching from theatre professionals in singing, music, dance, acting, improvisation and scriptwriting
  • Collaborative and inspiring writing sessions with the writers and composers of new musicals 
  • Careers advice about the theatre industry and, by extension, film and TV, via Q&As
  • Full auditions for BYMT productions, with successful participants invited to perform in a new musical production in a professional theatre
  • Financially supported places for students who would benefit from a musical theatre summer camp

Our aim is to deliver an experience that is best suited to the young people involved; we suggest a number of different approaches and enjoy talking to leaders and teachers to create workshops that will inspire and deliver.

We welcome young people who have an interest in the arts or the potential to be engaged in a playful workshop; we are particularly excited to meet and work with young people who have little or no experience of theatre but are keen to find creative ways to tell stories.

A Tailored Experience

We tailor our Discover Music Theatre days to you, offering different approaches depending on what the participants would benefit most from:

Option 1 – Generate original material

Write your own song and develop a narrative under the professional guidance of our creative team. Explore movement styles, establish character relationships and practice improvisation before finishing the day with a showcase of all the new material you’ve generated.

Option 2 – Develop a new musical

Work with a creative team who are already in the process of developing a new musical and workshop their material. This is an industry standard rehearsal room experience where students explore set pieces of choreography, music and scenes from the script with the director.

Option 3 – Kickstart your school production

Get your school production off to the best start possible with the expert help of our team! Explore acting, singing and movement as part of a professional workshop based on the material you’ve chosen and end the day with a clear understanding of how to run an effective rehearsal room.

Option 4 – Explore behind the scenes

For students more interested in production than performance, we offer a backstage pathway working with designers, lighting and sound professionals and stage managers to bring a design concept to life.

Discussing the details

Number of participants, ages, timings and costs are all agreed on a case by case basis.

To ask questions or discuss a DMT workshop in your school or community group, please get in touch with Josh Gordon, our Outreach & Welfare Manager.