Young Directors
Young Directors is a 10 week introduction to directing live performance course for young people aged 13-17.
What is Young Directors?
Young Directors is a 10 week introduction to directing live performance course for young people aged 13-17. Sessions take place on a Monday during term time from 9th September until 18th November.
The sessions consist of a series of interactive workshops, masterclasses with industry professionals, and opportunities to see shows at Northern Stage.
Young Directors will learn all about the essentials of directing live performance – from working with actors to using scripts and discovering the kind of theatre you’d like to create.
You do not need any previous experience in directing to apply, just a desire to discover more about different ways to make theatre.
Young Directors Spring 2025
Young Directors is kindly supported by the Noël Coward Foundation.
When is it?
Young Directors has now finished for this academic year and will resume in the Autumn (exact dates tbc). If you’re interested in taking part, you can sign up to our mailing list and we will get in touch once we have more information about the next cohort.
What you’ll do
- Take part in introductory workshops about the essentials of directing live performance
- Meet professional directors working in the North-East learning about their approaches to making work for the stage
- Attend live performances with an opportunity to discuss what you’ve seen.
- Meet and collaborate with other Young Directors
- Gain an insight into the process of creating a performance, in a professional setting
- Explore your own artistic voice, try new things and gain and practice transferable skills.
How to apply
Young Directors has now finished for this academic year and will resume in the Autumn (exact dates tbc). If you’re interested in taking part, you can sign up to our mailing list and we will get in touch once we have more information about the next cohort.
Fee information
The cost of the course varies depending on your circumstances. We have created a payment scale (see below) to help you identify which fee is appropriate for you. Fees cover the cost of the 10 sessions as well as tickets to selected performances at Northern Stage as part of the programme.
Fees are required to be paid in advance of starting the course and more information about how to do this will follow if you are successfully selected to take part.
I have the means to pay for the full value of the course.
Standard fee: £140
Fees include the cost of show tickets
I do not have the means to pay for the full value of the course.
Discounted fee: £90
Fees include the cost of show tickets
I do not have the means to pay the standard or discounted fees.
All sessions: FREE
We have a limited number of free bursary places to those experiencing a financial hardship. We recognise that reasons for financial hardship are different for everyone.
If you are successful in receiving a bursary place, we can also support with the cost of travelling to and from sessions and this will be agreed with the individual before the first session.