Youth Music Theatre UK

Actor Auditions

ABOUT US

British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT) is the leading musical theatre company for young people. We work across the UK and Ireland with West End professionals to offer unique opportunities and high-quality training to young people. Since 2003 we have trained over 8,000 young people, many of whom have successfully entered the creative industries such as Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Lauren Samuels, Charlotte Ritchie, Jack Bence, Lucy Griffiths, Luke McCall, Bradley Jaden and many more!

ABOUT AUDITIONS

Our National Auditions are back! This January and February, BYMT will be visiting 15 cities across the UK and Ireland in search of talented young performers and musicians to take part in our Easter and Summer Seasons 2022! Auditions are open to anyone aged 11-21 and no previous experience is necessary. 

Our in-person auditions are three hours long each and take the form of a group workshop with continuous assessment throughout, including singing, acting and dancing. (For MUSICIAN AUDITIONS click here!)

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We enjoy meeting young people with all levels of experience at our auditions. Mostly it’s about raw energy, inventiveness, willingness to ‘have a go’ and a positive attitude. We are a music theatre company so you will need to be able to sing in tune but all your other skills are interesting to us.

In 2022 in particular we are looking for young people :

• From Yorkshire and the north of England for a very high-profile new show about school life in West Yorkshire (more details early in the New Year)

• From Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland for our production of Breadboy at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast

• With training in, or who can learn quickly, Latin dance – salsa, mamba, merengue, rumba, cha cha cha

• With, or can learn, a west country accent

• With puppetry and/or physical theatre skills

• With a flair for performing arts, passion, enthusiasm, determination, integrity, willingness to learn and enhance their skills

WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM SUCCESSFUL?

If you are successful, you will be invited to join one of our exciting musical theatre productions over Easter or during the Summer. These are all residential courses and take place across the UK.You will be living and breathing theatre 24/7 for 2-3 weeks. BYMT is a new writing company so you will be developing new work that no one has seen before (except when we revive our own shows and even then we often rewrite them). Some of our shows are commissioned new work and some are devised; whichever way, stand by to test your creativity.You will work with West End professionals to build a full-scale musical show from the ground up and perform in the UK’s most prestigious venues and festivals! You will also get a Grade 8 Certificate from Trinity College London. There’s no experience like it! AUDITION NOW! 

PS: Did you know we had a bursary scheme? More info here!

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