The Young Rep Acting School

The Young Rep Acting School The Young Rep gives young people across Staffordshire the opportunity to learn and work with profess

The sun may be shining outside, but the skies are turning a dark shade of Burton this summer! 🌚Step into a world where t...
24/04/2026

The sun may be shining outside, but the skies are turning a dark shade of Burton this summer! 🌚

Step into a world where the strange is beautiful, the eerie is enchanting, and the extraordinary is just the beginning...

Scarlet Theatre’s 2026 Summer Acting Workshops will feature scripts from across the weird and whimsical wonderland of Tim Burton and his catalogue of curious and fantastical film creations.
Including, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Mars Attacks! Sleepy Hollow, Mrs Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children, Alice In Wonderland and more!

Our acting workshops, inspired by the whimsical and gothic spirit of Tim Burton, invite aspiring young actors aged 10 - 18, of to explore their imaginations and take on characters that live on the edge of reality.

Dive into Burton’s offbeat humour and emotionally rich storytelling as we challenge you to stretch your creativity and sharpen your stagecraft in the most unexpected ways!

Dare to be different this summer.

*There are a limited number of places available at our Summer Workshops… We keep our numbers capped to ensure the BEST experience for our young performers.

A CARNIVAL OF CURIOSITIES
27 - 30 July
Aged 10 - 18
The Rep Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

Contact: [email protected] for an application pack and further details
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Happy Birthday, Boss! 🪶🥳In celebration of the Bard’s birthday, we’re throwing it back 6 years to one of our filming sess...
23/04/2026

Happy Birthday, Boss! 🪶🥳

In celebration of the Bard’s birthday, we’re throwing it back 6 years to one of our filming sessions during THAT summer of 2020 when WE KEPT ACTING!

So much respect for ShakesyP🤘
We definitely wouldn’t be where we are now without his influence!

We spent a lovely time on stage in The Railway Children with our friends at Stoke Rep Theatre Players last week!There is...
22/04/2026

We spent a lovely time on stage in The Railway Children with our friends at Stoke Rep Theatre Players last week!

There is so, SO much hard work that goes on behind the scenes that is easy to forget about when experiencing a theatre production and The Railway Children was no exception… And if ever there was a process where the ‘Iceberg Theory’ was relevant, it would be this one!

Not only did we have to combine the students’ usual skills term of learning and development with blocking and rehearsals for this collaborative production, but we also had to create and develop a cohesive fusion between the adults and our team of young actors.

We’re so grateful for all the wonderful praise and feedback that our young actors have received for their performances last week (and for the staging/direction of the production!) But it’s the students’ backstage etiquette, camaraderie, on-stage discipline and humility that we are most proud of. All of the things that lie beneath the surface of the water…🧊🌊
This was a team achievement and nothing less!

Thank you to those members of The Rep Theatre who showed particular kindness and generosity to our students across the week - with your words and treats! We appreciate you so much!

Thank you to Nicci for your assistance on the production and stepping-in to replace a cast member on stage, to Natalie for enduring the exhausting performance licence application process and to the unsung heroes - our marvellous chaperones - who ensure the safety and wellbeing of the students backstage. I’m not sure they anticipated their new-found fame as TikTok stars, but as long as it doesn’t go to their heads, I think we’ll be ok 😉

We hope you enjoyed the ‘tip of our iceberg’ - that’s all we ask from you! We’ll keep doing all we can to bring our version of what ‘best’ looks like 🤘

Now… Did somebody say, MidSummER MadNeSs? 😜🥳



Photography by Ben Scott & LK Harvey

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19/04/2026

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Could not love this photo of our Dyl-meister, more! What an awesome shot! Look at the facial expression on the young cra...
16/04/2026

Could not love this photo of our Dyl-meister, more!

What an awesome shot! Look at the facial expression on the young crackshot!
So much growth, development and discipline seen from this young man over the last two terms… 💪

We’ll be sharing some more snaps from our time on the railway over the next few days, so keep your peepers peeled!

And… Thank you for all the wonderful comments about our students’ performances… We’re very proud of them ALL, as always!

But don’t forget to come and watch them in action again in the future! We do lots of super-special bits n bobs, so eyes down, look in! 😉🤙



Captured by Young Rep alum Benjamin Scott

Tonight was the night when it all came together for our mega-watt students⚡️The Iron Dragons SMASHED their run of The Ra...
09/04/2026

Tonight was the night when it all came together for our mega-watt students⚡️

The Iron Dragons SMASHED their run of The Railway Children tonight after The Crimson Comets kicked off their rehearsals on stage earlier this week and we couldn’t be prouder of our rock-star students 💪

Being an actor is so much more than talent…
It’s stage etiquette, hardcore discipline, taking responsibility for your performance, being a supportive and reliable team-player, commitment and punctuality, receiving direction and feedback with humility and understanding. It’s collaboration, dedication, preparation and exploration… And tonight, our students showed everyone exactly what our team of young actors at The Young Rep are made of!🤘

We are so proud of you all! 🚂🐉💫

Nothing to see here. Just a bunch of Railway Children posing in front of a realistic-looking railway backdrop holding se...
03/04/2026

Nothing to see here. Just a bunch of Railway Children posing in front of a realistic-looking railway backdrop holding seasonal props 🤙😎

Wishing you all a super Easter weekend filled with patience (for those traffic jams), indigestion relief (for over-indulging on chocolate eggs and sausage rolls) and tired thumbs (from capturing all the fun memories on your camera roll)

Keeping our hot cross buns crossed for the weather!

Enjoy!
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“Better a witty fool than a foolish wit”~ Feste, Twelfth Night
01/04/2026

“Better a witty fool than a foolish wit”
~ Feste, Twelfth Night

It’s not personal, it’s business.Ronnie and Reggie were back in Stoke for the 5th year running having recently eggscaped...
28/03/2026

It’s not personal, it’s business.

Ronnie and Reggie were back in Stoke for the 5th year running having recently eggscaped from Buncatraz.

Another year and another crime scene covered in paw-prints. But thanks to accomplice Baaabara Windsor, they’ve dodged The Fuzz(y chicks) and are buns on the run, once again!

Until next year, you pesky pair of hot cross bunnies.

Happy Spring Break, to our super-talented team 😎🐰🐰

17/03/2026

Have you ever been LUCKY🍀 enough to catch our talented young actors in action?

The best team of young actors you will ever see… to be sure!

HaPPy St. PatRicK’s DaY ☘️

PS We kept the sound in cos it makes us chuckle 🤭

12/01/2026

A high-speed start to Spring Term ‘26 with heaps of coal on the burner and Shinkansen-style, high-voltage energy in the room!

Freight is great, but we have a (First) class full of locomotives at The Young Rep!

*We won’t be running out of steam anytime soon with our railway puns, so buckle up for the ride!
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Stoke-on-Trent
ST42TR

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