The Young Actors Theatre is a community theatre school for children and young adults in Islington

Islington

Islington is a neighbourhood in Greater London, England and forms the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is a district of Inner London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy Upper Street...

, London

London

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, run on a non-profit sustainable-funding basis.

The school

The Young Actors Theatre provides drama classes, workshops and productions for young people with the aim of training them for professional careers in the performing arts. It aims to have fun through drama, develop social and life skills, foster an appreciation of the arts and develop talent through an accessible community environment.

Classes are divided into those aimed at children aged 6–11; children aged 11–16; and young adults aged 16 and over.

History

Anna Scher Theatre is not the same drama club as the Young Actors Theatre although the latter does now uses the premises that was formerly the home of The Anna Scher Theatre, paying limited homage to its original mentor, without wishing to play on the former's name or success.

Success Stories

There are many success stories from the Young Actors Theatre. Perhaps the most notable being the very talented Asa Butterfield

Asa Butterfield

Asa Maxwell Thornton F. Butterfield is an English actor, best known for starring in the Holocaust film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas , as Norman in the 2010 film Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, and playing the title role in Martin Scorsese's 2011 fantasy Hugo.-Life and career:Butterfield was born...

who has starred in numerous films and TV programmes including The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas and Merlin.

Young Actors Theatre

The theatre is currently run by Artistic Director Andrew Harries, formerly of the Theatre Royal, Bath, and Absolute Theatre.