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Youth theatre
Youth Theatre PATHWAY
Students can join OTG youth theatre at any time, any age between 10 and 21.
The below timeline is indicative of what students can expect at OTG from the point at which they join!
Enjoy the session? Great! Fill out an application form and join...
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OTG Foundation
You're now a part of OTG!
OTG Foundation
Sessions run each Tuesday 6-9pm

monkey, 2020
Titus Andronicus, 2016
jason & the argonauts, 2014
alice in wonderland, 2010
You'll study:
Essential Acting Skills
Physical Control
Voice Projection
Storytelling
Characterisation
Your tutors are Mat and Amy!
And work on up to TWO productions per year:
Modern Classics
Outdoor Theatre
Comedy
World Stories
When you reach 14 years of age, you'll progress to the next group...




Amy was an otg student - now a professional actor!
mat was also an otg student!
now a music artist and producer!
animal farm, 2018
robin hood, 2025
OTG Development
OTG Development
Your tutors are Kathryn, Chloe and Pete!
OTG Development
Sessions run each Thursday, 6-9pm




chloe is a professional actor and has performed at liverpool everyman!
pete was an otg student! he worked as an actor for 15 years, including 10 otg tours!
You'll keep developing Foundation skills, and work on:
Devising and Improvising
Expanding Physicality
Textual Analysis
Stage Combat
Style of Performance &
Practitioners
And work on up to TWO productions a year:
New Writing
Shakespeare
Contemporary Classics
Devised Work &
Physical Theatre
Once you've reached 16 years old, you'll have the relevant training and experience to be a part of...
kathryn has been a professional actor for 15 years, and has starred in films!
doctor faustus, 2010
OTG Young Company
This is the oldest and most experienced of OTG's Youth Theatre groups

heroes of troy, 2022

our country's good, 2025

jason & the argonauts, 2024
You'll be taught by Dan and Connor!
Sessions run each Wednesday evening, from 6-9pm!
You'll put all your Foundation and Development training to use...
You'll study:
Advanced Stagecraft
Physical Theatre & Clowning
Voice Control & Breathwork
Practitioners and their Work
Script Work & Characterisation
Improvisation Skills
Audition Technique
Including a 'professional level' show at Hope Street Theatre in Liverpool!
And work on up to TWO productions a year:
Contemporary Texts
Shakespeare & his Contemporaries
New Works
Student-led Productions
You can stay with us until you're 21 years old
At which point, we have to say goodbye...






dan started otg back in 1994! He has directed over 200 youth theatre shows, all across the world!
connor was an otg student, and now runs the company with dan! He's also been a professional actor for 15 years!
Titus Andronicus, 2016

Unless...
julius caesar, 2023
our country's good, 2009
threepenny opera, 2025
mistero buffo, 2024
You're looking for your first professional opportunities in theatre, in which case...
Summer tour auditions!
Scratch festivals for new artists!
Freelance employment opportunities!
Monthly performance
work!
Production and backstage opportunities!




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