NT Connections
National Theatre Connections
Young Company 15-18Yrs
South Side Theatre Academy are on the lookout for 15-18 year olds to join our National Theatre Connections production, performing at both our home studio theatre and at the Lyric Hammersmith in Spring 2026.
This is an incredible opportunity to work on a brand new play and perform at a huge London venue!
Be a part of our award-winning Weekly Theatre Academy as rehearsals kick off this September in our Thursday Young Company class.
To join the cast, book a free trial class in our Thursday Young Company.
Find out more information below about how we run our productions.
AUDITIONS & REHEARSALS
Rehearsals take place within our Weekly Theatre Academy classes, for an hour and a half a week. Across the first few weeks of term, our creative team will work with the casts to explore the story, characters and themes in our workshop auditions, where everyone will be given the chance to showcase what they can do. Students will given the opportunity to perform a selection of scenes following these workshops for their audition. Following this, casting will be announced. NT Connections plays are hugely ensemble based so there will be loads for everyone to do.
We then get to work with rehearsals!
JOIN OUR CASTS
For National Theatre Connections, we have 1 cast performing, with rehearsals on:
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Thursdays from 7:30-9pm
PRODUCTION DATES
Thursday 5th-Sunday 8th March 2026 at our studio │ also at the Lyric Hammersmith in April/May 2026
Any questions about our casting process or joining us please email info@southsidetheatre.com
About National Theatre Connections
Connections is the National Theatre’s annual, nationwide youth theatre festival, celebrating the creativity and talent of young people across the UK.
Each year, Connections commissions a selection of brand-new plays for young people to perform, pairing some of the UK’s most exciting writers with the theatre-makers of tomorrow. We work with over 250 youth companies and more than 6,000 young people annually from every corner of the UK. Every group will then transfer their production to a Partner Theatre Festival between March – May 2026, where they will perform on a professional stage. Finally, a select number of groups (one for each play) are invited to perform at the Connections Summer Festival (June 2026): a final celebration, which spotlights each play and champions the incredible work created throughout the year.
