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MFYT 
WEEKLY GROUPS

Our weekly groups are 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! 
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At MFYT, there is no experience necessary. 
We only have three rules (pinched from our friends at Company Three):
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​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:

CLICK here to sign up for our new term via our members portal
Interested in joining one of our groups? 
Click here to REGISTER YOUR INTEREST in joining Mortal Fools youth theatre
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. 
DOWNLOAD OUR "WHAT TO EXPECT AS A NEW MEMBER" GUIDE
"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 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
Ashington Family Hub
Stage 2
Monday 16:30 - 18:00
Stage 3
Monday 17:15- 18:45 

Ensemble Young Company

Group
Location
Days and times
Ensemble Young Company
​(Tyne Valley)
Prudhoe Parish Hall
Tuesday 18:00 - 20:00
Ensemble Young Company (Ashington)
Family Hubs
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. 
Click here to find out more about Ensemble Young Company

COMING SOON

Stage 1 group - We are launching a brand-new Youth Theatre group for children aged 5-7 years in Ashington this Autumn.   
Click here to find out more about our Stage One group
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Creative Arts Group - We will be starting a casual new mixed arts group for ages 11 - 18 in the next few months. 

To express your interest in either of these groups 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.​
Click here to register your interest in joining our youth theatre

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  • ABOUT US
    • Our Values
    • Our Team
    • Our Board
    • Our Impact
  • OUR WORK
    • YOUTH THEATRE >
      • MFYT Weekly Groups
      • Stage One Youth Theatre
      • Ensemble Young Company
    • WITH SCHOOLS
    • CONNECT TRAINING
    • EMPLOYABILITY >
      • Free employability resources
      • Connect: Future Ready
      • Young Connect
      • Connect: Creative Futures
    • SECTOR LEADERSHIP >
      • Youth Theatre Practitioner ​Support & Resources
      • Artist Development
      • Activism and Inclusion
      • Climate Action
  • SUPPORT US
  • PROJECTS
    • Current Projects >
      • Watch This Space
      • HAF 2025
      • Mortal Fools X Newcastle Carers
      • Mortal Fools X Youth Music
      • NCEA Connect: Future Ready
      • Brainstorm 2025
      • Hirst Together Works
    • PAST PROJECTS >
      • Light Up
      • Sounding Board
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Join Mortal Fools Youth Theatre
    • Ensemble Young Company Taster Sessions
    • BOOK CONNECT TRAINING
    • EXPERIENCE OUR WORK
    • Work With Us >
      • Mortal Fools - The Employer
      • Recruiting - Trustees
      • Recruiting - Projects Producer
    • CONTACT US >
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  • MEDIA
    • News
    • Blog