We are expanding our popular Park Youth Theatre with the launch of a new group for 15-18 year olds!
The free acting group offers young people in Calderdale the chance to learn performance skills, build confidence, and explore creativity in a supportive environment.
Sessions take place on Wednesdays in term time, 6.30pm – 8.30pm, at the Unique Community Hub in Halifax. Free hot food and refreshments are provided, with access support available.
Whether you’ve acted before or just want to try something new, Park Youth Theatre is a place to play, experiment, and develop your creativity. Participants will:
- Learn acting skills with Northern Broadsides’ professional theatre-makers
- Explore voice, movement, character, and storytelling
- Try performing for stage and screen, and develop their own scripts and monologues
- Improve communication and presentation skills
- Meet new people with shared interests
- Gain insights into backstage theatre roles such as lighting and production
When are the sessions?
Where
Unique Community Hub, Lower Floor, Raven Street Centre, Halifax, HX1 4NB
When
Starting 12 November 2025, Wednesdays in term-time
Food: 6.30pm – 7pm
Session: 7pm – 8.30pm
For who
Young people aged 15-18 in Calderdale. Priority will be given to participants in Park Ward, Warley, and North Halifax.
Price
FREE
“This is a brilliant opportunity to get involved with the work of a professional theatre company based in Halifax. Come along, try something new, learn skills, and meet new friends in a supportive space.”
The Youth Theatre is led by an experienced team of local artists. Kash Arshad, Youth Theatre Director, is a Halifax-based theatre director and Associate Director at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, with credits at major theatres across the North and a 2021 Olivier Award nomination. He is joined by Kassie Jones, Youth Theatre Assistant, a local performer, puppeteer and theatre-maker, and Ali Khan, Youth Theatre Support Worker, a Halifax-based photographer, videographer and director who previously performed in Channel 4’s Ackley Bridge.
The younger Park Youth Theatre group (ages 8-14) has previously performed at events including The Big Green Fun Day, Iron People at Eureka! (which closed Calderdale’s Year of Culture), and People’s Park Festival. Now, with the addition of the older group, even more young people will have the opportunity to grow their skills and creativity with the support of a leading northern theatre company.
Priority will be given to participants in Park, Warley and North Halifax.
Park Youth Theatre is supported by Calderdale Council’s Culture Fund.
Sessions are due to start on 12 November 2025.
