Arts Development

Nucleus

Nucleus is our vital and exciting contemporary theatre development platform, enabling leading theatre artists to share our resources, helping them develop and explore new ideas, creating works-in-progress leading towards innovative new productions.

Over the past two years the Nucleus programme has developed many projects in collaboration with emerging and established companies including Sweetscar, Dudendance, Lazzi, Teatru De Comedie (Bucharest), Ariel Theatr (Poland), Vox Motus and Gilmour Dance. 

CUMBERNAULD YOUTH THEATRE

Cumbernauld Theatre runs a vibrant, exciting and inclusive Youth Theatre for young people from the age of five to twenty-one.

Our workshops aim to develop participants’ creative skills and also transferrable skills which will be valuable in the future. We focus on developing confidence, communication and social skills though games, storytelling, role play and improvisation.

As participants advance, our aim is to provide a greater understanding of the many roles involved in putting on a theatre production, to aid Standard Grade and Higher drama students and anyone wishing to pursue a career in theatre. We also explore different styles of theatre, mask work, puppetry and movement.

While our younger groups learn the basics of performance and sometimes present short shows for family and friends at the end of the term, the older groups have the opportunity to be in full productions at Cumbernauld Theatre and also within other venues as parts of festivals such as the National Theatre of Scotland’s exchange programme.

We run 11 drama classes from Saturday to Wednesday throughout the school year. We currently have over 250 participants and we are looking forward to growing even bigger!

**NEW MUSICAL THEATRE CLASSES** Fancy yourself as the next west end star? These classes will give you an introduction to singing, dance and acting through song. You will experience a wide variety of styles over the course of the term. From the classics, like Calamity Jane, to the more modern, like Wicked, there will be something for everyone to try!

Day       Class                     Year of School            Time                              Dates 

Sat        Kids 1                     P1-P3                       9:45am - 10:45am         27th Aug - 26th Nov 2011

Sat        Kids 2                     P1-P3                       11am - 12pm                 "

Sat        Junior 1                   P4 - P5                     12:15pm - 1:45pm         "

Sat        Junior 2                   P5 - P6                     2pm - 3:30pm               "

Sat        Junior 3                   P6 - P7                     3:30pm - 5pm               "

Mon       Intermediate 1         S1                            6pm - 7:30pm              22nd Aug - 21st Nov 2011

Mon       Intermediate 2         S1/S2                       7:30pm - 9pm               "

Tue        Senior 1                  S3+                          6pm - 7:30pm              23rd Aug - 15th Nov 2011

Tue        Senior 2                  S3+                          7:30pm - 9pm              "

Wed       Musical Theatre 1     P4 - P7                     6pm - 7.30pm              24th Aug - 2nd Nov 2011

Wed       Musical Theatre 2     S1+                          7:45pm - 9:15pm         "

COST PER TERM: £42 - £50

For further information click here to email us.

Demand for places in the youth theatre is always high and sometimes there may be a waiting list!