Theatres · North West England
Burnley Youth Theatre
Burnley Youth Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Burnley Central · 1.2 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Burnley Youth Theatre is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Address: Queen's Park Road, Burnley, BB10 3LB. Coordinates: 53.7978°, -2.2282°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Burnley Youth Theatre is a youth theatre at the heart of the community in Burnley, Lancashire. Established in 1973, it has created shows, tours and performances, including new and existing work. Working with young people from 0 to 18 (up to 25 with LDD), the theatre operates from its purpose-built theatre just next to Queens Park, Burnley, it was the first purpose-built youth theatre in the UK, and opened its doors in 2005. Activities include drama workshops, dance workshops, production auditions, volunteering for front of house or technical duties, and working towards a qualification such as the Arts Award. These sessions run weekly alongside, education projects, work in the community and a range of arts-based activities. The theatre also works with a range of young people in outreach activities and partake in community cohesion work in Burnley.
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Background
History
Burnley Youth Theatre evolved out of the Burnley Inter-Schools Drama Group (established in September 1972). Almost immediately the group's name was shortened to Burnley Youth Theatre and ran as such throughout 1973. Burnley Youth Theatre formally established its own constitution in April 1974. In its early years the Youth Theatre was run from various locations in Burnley, including the Deaf Institute on Hebrew Road. Most performances took place in the Towneley High School, now Unity Unity College, drama studio, with the last Burnley Youth theatre performance held there in June 1986. In 1978 the organisation moved onto its current site on Queens Park Road and worked from two wooden huts /…
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- Coordinates
- 53.7978, -2.2282
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Burnley
- Parish
- Burnley, unparished area
- Postcode
- BB10 3LB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Burnley
- Nearest railway station
- Burnley Central — 1.2 km
- Official site
- burnleyyouththeatre.org
Sources
- osm: w479720324 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Burnley Youth Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burnley Youth Theatre?
- Burnley Youth Theatre is in North West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.7978°, -2.2282°. The nearest railway station is Burnley Central, around 1.2 km away.
- Is Burnley Youth Theatre wheelchair accessible?
- Yes — Burnley Youth Theatre is tagged in OpenStreetMap as wheelchair-accessible.