Proteus Youth Theatre Ages 14+

As our most advanced group, the Proteus Youth Theatre ages 14+ year old group will start to explore theatre and performance through a more professional lens – whilst still having lots of fun along the way!

In the opening weeks of term, we’ll work on building an ensemble and experimenting with different performance styles. We will then settle on a specific play we want create and work towards a public performance in the Spring term of 2026. This is a perfect opportunity for anyone who is looking to take acting and performance a little more seriously, wanting to learn more about the process of creating and rehearsing a piece of theatre, with chances to experiment with roles both on and off the stage.

As a more advanced group, the work generally focusses on classic or contemporary plays, as well as devising their own work. For the past two years the group has taken part in the National Theatre Connections programme. They also benefit from specialist masterclasses with visiting professional artists including workshops on street dance, puppetry and circus and have many opportunities to take part local community performances and projects if they choose to.

The company regularly works with artists who have worked with organisations like The Globe, The National Theatre, Kneehigh and with experience in film and television.

Spring Term 2025

Terms typically run for 10 weeks. Spring Term 2026 will run from Thursday 15th January to 26th March (no session Thurs 19th Feb due to half term)

We offer free taster sessions for young people to come and spend time with the group and see if our youth theatre is right for them, so please contact us to arrange.

Your Youth Theatre leader: Vic Rodriguez

Youth Theatre Bursary places

Thanks to the generous sponsorship and support of Lamb Brooks we are able to offer a number of Youth Theatre Bursaries to young people from Basingstoke who would like to take part.
At Proteus we believe every young person should have the opportunity to access the arts, whether they are experiencing performances as an audience member or through participation in our Youth Theatre, and with schools under pressure and creative subjects being cut, this support has never been more vital.

As a not-for-profit organisation we work hard to keep ticket prices and youth theatre membership (£7 per session) as affordable as possible, however we are delighted to be able to offer up to 3 sponsored bursary places per term to enable those young people most in need to take part, and who otherwise could not participate due to financial barriers.
If you are interested in finding out more about a bursary place in one of our Youth Theatre groups please email [email protected] for more information