Weekly groups open to all young people aged 5-19
In these sessions, young people work with professional artists to develop their theatre-making and performance skills, and create their own original theatre shows for public performances or sharings. What they create is always fun, original, and stems from contemporary topics and issues, with young people's ideas at the heart.
Our projects are varied, exciting, loads of fun and suitable for all!
At MFYT, there is no experience necessary. We only have three rules (pinched from our friends at Company Three):
1. Be kind
2. Be brave
3. Be yourself
Our projects are varied, exciting, loads of fun and suitable for all!
At MFYT, there is no experience necessary. We only have three rules (pinched from our friends at Company Three):
1. Be kind
2. Be brave
3. Be yourself
We are always excited to welcome new members, and offer everybody a free taster session to try a group out before committing to a project. We try to make sure new members can get involved as soon as possible, but there may be occasions where you need to be added to a waiting list first - for example, if the current project is about to draw to a close, or if the relevant group is at capacity.
Current Mortal Fools Youth Theatre Members can sign up to the new term today
via our online members portal:
Interested in joining one of our groups?
Just browsing? Scroll down to find out more about our groups times and locations.
What to expect as a new member
We've created this guide to help you get a feel of what to expect from your first Mortal Fools Youth Theatre session.
"Mortal Fools Youth Theatre is a great safe vehicle from which kids can explore ideas and emotions; it builds confidence, but most of all, it's fun!”
- Parent of youth theatre participant
More information about our weekly groups...
We have multiple MFYT groups which run weekly throughout term-time. Groups are allocated based on age:
Stage 1 = Age 5 - 7 yrs (School Years 1 - 2)
Stage 2 = Age 7 - 11 yrs (School Years 3 - 6)
Stage 3 = Age 11 - 18 yrs (School Years 7 - 13)
Stage 1 = Age 5 - 7 yrs (School Years 1 - 2)
Stage 2 = Age 7 - 11 yrs (School Years 3 - 6)
Stage 3 = Age 11 - 18 yrs (School Years 7 - 13)
Groups are as follows:
Group |
Ashington Family Hub |
Stage 1 |
Monday 16:00 - 17:00 |
Stage 2 |
Monday 17:15- 18:45 |
Stage 3 |
Monday 17:00 - 18:45 |
Ensemble Young Company
Group |
Location |
Days and times |
Ensemble Young Company (Tyne Valley) |
Riding Mill Parish Hall |
Tuesday 18:00 - 20:00 |
Ensemble Young Company (Ashington) |
Ashington Family Hub |
Thursday 17:45-19:45 |
Ensemble Young Company (Combined sessions) |
Newbiggin Sports and Community Centre (transport support available) |
intermittent Sundays and during school holidays |
Mortal Fools Ensemble Young Company is an additional group for young people who would like to take part in a more intensive programme, with the opportunity to create and tour a full length play and develop their skills across the year.
Ensemble Young Company is open to young people aged 14 - 19 in Ashington and Tyne Valley.
Ensemble Young Company is open to young people aged 14 - 19 in Ashington and Tyne Valley.
OUR BRAND NEW STAGE 1 GROUP
We are launching a brand-new Youth Theatre group for children aged 5-7 years in Ashington this September!
Over the last two years, we’ve had LOADS of requests from our Mortal Fools Ashington community, to start a group for children under 7 and we’ve decided to make it happen! We’ve been chatting to parents, carers, teachers and children themselves, about the types of things they’d like this group to offer and how it might support members through creativity!
The first session is on 15th September and sessions will be on Mondays 16:00 - 17:00 at Ashington Family Hub during term time.
Parents and carers can currently express an interest in a child joining this group by registering with Mortal Fools Youth Theatre.
Over the last two years, we’ve had LOADS of requests from our Mortal Fools Ashington community, to start a group for children under 7 and we’ve decided to make it happen! We’ve been chatting to parents, carers, teachers and children themselves, about the types of things they’d like this group to offer and how it might support members through creativity!
The first session is on 15th September and sessions will be on Mondays 16:00 - 17:00 at Ashington Family Hub during term time.
Parents and carers can currently express an interest in a child joining this group by registering with Mortal Fools Youth Theatre.
CREATIVE ARTS GROUP - COMING SOON
We will be starting a casual new mixed arts group for ages 11 - 18 in January 2026. Sessions will be on Thursdays 17:30 to 19:00
To express your interest in this group fill in the New Members form at the bottom of this page!
To express your interest in this group fill in the New Members form at the bottom of this page!
NEW MEMBERS
If you are interested in joining click the button below to register your interest and a member of the team will get in touch to discuss the best group to suit your needs.
There may be occasions where you need to be added to a waiting list before joining, for example if the relevant group is at capacity or if we are mid-project, but we will always try to accommodate new members where possible. If you are added to a waiting list, we will keep in contact to let you know as soon as a space becomes available.
There may be occasions where you need to be added to a waiting list before joining, for example if the relevant group is at capacity or if we are mid-project, but we will always try to accommodate new members where possible. If you are added to a waiting list, we will keep in contact to let you know as soon as a space becomes available.
