Yew Tree Youth Theatre

20/06/2026

If you are aged between 13 – 19 years old, you could attend our Summer School - there are only 3 places left!

Dates 10th – 14th of August Times – 10am – 4pm Monday
Performance at WX Wakefield 22nd August - afternoon/evening times tbc
Venue – Navigation Walk, Wakefield

The activities are free due to funding from Creative Minds.
Open to both YTYT members and non YTYT members but places are limited so book yours asap by messaging us or emailing [email protected]

20/06/2026

We congratulated Harriet Hornshaw at our performance of A Vampire Story earlier in the month, but as she has done so incredibly well I wanted to celebrate her achievements more widely!

To be able to take her PCertLam Hattie had to do Grade 8 Acting and Grade 8 Reading for Performance - these are tough exams - Hattie also took a level 3 Shakespeare exam just for good measure…

Then work started on her PCertLam - the highest LAMDA qualification you can take

A 20 minute recital
A brutal set of questions to answer
A 6,000 word written portfolio

“I feel my PCertLam was one of the most rewarding exams I’ve ever taken at Yewtree. It takes elements from all my previous work and transforms it into something completely new and excited. It was my favourite exam by far.”

So impressive - she worked so hard and showed so much determination - only the 3rd person to take the exam and the youngest to achieve it too!

Congratulations Hattie!

19/06/2026

Sharing lovely Emerald Company’s work tonight was an absolute treat - they really are the most delightful team!

The Mystery of the Missing Cake entertained all the excellent people who turned up to support them - to whom we are hugely appreciative!

18/06/2026

I have my hands full with the delightful Yellow company so this is not my best photographic work, but here they are in all their marvellous creative glory as they shared A Midsummer Mystery with their biggest fans this evening…

16/06/2026

Our friends at have the most excellent event coming up in the summer. A brand new piece of theatre inspired by the Helios installation at WX.

Excitingly they have invited YTYT to share the stage on Saturday the 22nd of August when we will present two brand new pieces of theatre alongside Empath Theatre's "Under the Sun" created in our summer project at Black Company and our Summer School.

Save the date - or even better book tickets here: https://wxbooking.co.uk/events/77/details

15/06/2026

There are still places at our YTYT plays in a day for children aged 7 - 11 years

19th August with the theme ‘Places I’ll go’ Navigation Walk, Wakefield WF1 5RH
24th August ‘Mystery and Mayhem’ at West Yorkshire Dance Centre, Station Road, Ossett WF5 0JE.
25th August ‘If I ruled the world’ again at West Yorkshire Dance Centre, Station Road, Ossett WF5 0JE.
All the days run from 10-3pm with a sharing for Parents at 2.30pm
All you need to bring is yourself, food and water and make sure you have clothes to move around in.

The activities are free due to funding from Creative Minds.
Open to both YTYT members and non YTYT members but places are limited so book yours asap by messaging us or emailing [email protected]

15/06/2026

This lovely lot premiered 3 new plays tonight!
I was very proud of each and every one of them!
And very grateful to everyone who came to support them…

14/06/2026

Did you know that Yew Tree Youth Theatre has a company for adults?
At the moment we are preparing for our sharing of Women in the Middle - a brand new play that will be premiered on the 7th of July
After the performance we will be thinking about what's next.
If you are interested in perhaps being part of our next steps please message or email [email protected]

13/06/2026