About Our Youth Groups
The Barn Theatre is home to an incredible community and provides endless opportunities on stage and off stage. The Barn Youth is the perfect introduction to this theatrical hub, with many of our members forming life-long connections with the theatre as a result.
We have a total of five youth groups. Four junior groups; Owlets, Pigwidgen, Hedwig and Errol and one senior group Hermes – their details can be seen below.
The Youth Theatre provides an opportunity for young people to have some theatre training and gain experience in performance, backstage work, and theatre practices and etiquette.
Members are expected to attend weekly drama workshops/training sessions. The sessions will include improvisation, play readings, characterisation, and group work. In addition, the Youth Theatre may be preparing a Barn main-stage presentation or for a show to be entered into the Welwyn Garden City Youth Drama Festival.
We are lucky to have a wonderful team of leaders running our group sessions and their hard work and dedication can not be overstated. We thank them all wholeheartedly, past and present, for the contribution and difference they have made to literally hundreds of young people.
Alumni
We have a huge number of ex-youth theatre members who have gone on to work professionally in the entertainment industry. So many of these ex-members, and some current ones too, that now work as back-stage technicians and as actors and writers alike, have benefitted enormously from the foundations set in their early years, learning and enjoying the Barn Youth Theatre activities.
Barn Youth Groups
Kate Humbles
£50/term
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Ages 9-11 | School Years 5 & 6
Mondays 4.00pm - 5.30pm
Olivia Evans
£75/term
Ages 11-13 | School Years 7 & 8
Tuesdays 6.15pm - 7.45pm
Olivia Evans
£75/term
Ages 13-15 | School Years 9 & 10
Mondays 5.45pm - 7.45pm
Emma Turner
£95/term
Ages 15/16 -21 | School Years 11 and above
Mondays 8.00pm - 10.00pm
Kate Humbles
£95/term
Barn Youth membership confers full membership of the Barn Theatre.
The Barn Youth lessons are predominantly drama lessons as opposed to musical theatre.
Meet the Tutoring Team
The Barn Youth is the perfect introduction to the world of theatre. As a former Barn Youth member I truly believe that children will grow in confidence and imagination whilst learning all about the skills required to be onstage. It is a safe space to have fun and allow the youth members to explore their creativity whilst meeting new friends.
Barn Youth provides a safe and playful space for it's members to learn new skills, gain confidence, improve techniques as a performer, and to make friends. It's a particular joy teaching the younger groups, seeing how much they grow in confidence and how much fun they have learning new skills and challenging themselves.
Barn Youth is a wonderful community of young people who all enjoy the many aspects of theatrical performance and production. Members learn invaluable social skills whilst exploring creative ideas, having fun and working together as team on exciting projects. All whilst making friends in a supportive, nurturing environment.
The Barn Theatre is home to an incredible community and provides endless opportunities on stage and off stage. The Barn Youth is the perfect introduction to this theatrical hub, with many of our members forming life long connections with the theatre as a result.
Jacqueline Clayton runs the day-to-day administration for the Youth Groups. Jacqueline liaises with parents, manages waiting lists, places students, moves students, take payments and the list goes on and on.
Term Dates
Autumn 2026
7th September – 20th October
Half term
( w/c 26th October )
2nd November – 8th December
Spring 2027
11th January – 9th February
Half term
( w/c 15th February )
22nd February – 23rd March
Summer 2027
19th April – 25th May
Half term
( w/c 31st May )
7th June – 13th July
Additional YDF rehearsal dates – for Hedwig, Errol and Hermes Groups only
Afternoon slot on the following dates:
Sunday 31st January 2027
Sunday 7th February 2027
Sunday 21st February 2027
Sunday 28th February 2027
How to Join
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You can be a ‘youth’ member of the Barn Theatre without attending a Barn Youth Group.
Youth Membership entitles you to audition for any Barn Theatre show throughout the year and provides the opportunity to get involved backstage too should you wish to, but of course, you do not have to pay for, or attend, the weekly group sessions.
If you have any queries or questions please contact
Jacqueline Clayton
Youth Director
