Our Young Company is the chance to try out everything you might find on our stages in a thrilling new programme of regular groups and masterclasses.
From stand up to song or drama to drag we have a bit of everything for anyone aged 7-18.
If you want to work in the creative industries, grow your skills or just meet some new people, then this is for you.
With opportunities and access to behind the scenes at the theatre, and with performances for friends and family at the end of the term.
No audition is required to join, and new members can try a free taster session before committing to the term.
This term, our 11-14s and 14-18s groups are all busy rehearsing Everybody’s Talking About Jamie: Teen Edition.
Key information
WPYC 7-11s usually meet on Saturdays during term time, between 9:45am – 11:30am.
WPYC 11-14s usually meet on Saturdays during term time, between 11:45am – 1:30pm.
WPYC 14-18s usually meet on Tuesdays during term time, between 6.30pm – 8.30pm.
The cost of the current term is below:
Fee: £100 per term (discounted to £90 per term for each additional sibling in any of the WPYC groups)
Bursary places are available. Please email [email protected] for more information.
To express interest in joining the Young Company, please email us using the button below, adding ‘WPYC’ (+the age group you are interested in) in the subject line.
I'm interested in WPYCWPYC 7-18s Welcome Pack
We’re looking for young people aged 18+ and local to the Watford and the Three Counties areas of Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, and Buckinghamshire, to join our 18+ Watford Palace Young Company (WPYC). It will offer collaborative opportunities to work alongside our professional theatre team, working on creaitve projects and performing on our stage, and beyond!
If you’re looking for a pathway into the creative industries, keen to develop your creative practice, learn new skills and find networking opportunities, then WPYC 18+ could be right up your street!
To express interest in joining WPYC 18+, please email us using the button below, adding ‘WPYC 18+’ in the subject line.
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Youth Advisory Board
Excited to know more about theatre and the arts? Want to develop skills in leadership, mentoring and decision-making? Ready to be a changemaker and gain valuable volunteering experience with a charity?
If you’re aged between 18-30, Watford Palace Theatre needs your voice to help guide and shape our future direction.
“Being a part of the Youth Advisory Board is an amazing opportunity for young people to express their creativity and get the chance to make real changes for such a special organisation!”
– Khadijah, Chair of the Youth Advisory Board
“Having joined the Youth Advisory Board, I have come to find the importance of bringing together diverse, skilled and passionate individuals looking to support their local theatre – because every act, every voice and every backstage moment matters.”
– Raffaella, Vice-Chair of the Youth Advisory Board
To find out how to apply to become a member, hit the download button below.
How do the taster sessions work? Should I bring anything?
It’s simply a regular WPYC session that your young person can attend to help them decide if they like the class, before you commit to paying the term’s fees.
How does the waiting list work?
If any of our groups are full, we’ll add your young person to a waiting list. We’ll contact you by email or phone, inviting your young person to a taster session as soon as a place becomes available at the beginning of the term.
My child acts much older/younger for their age, can they go into a different group?
We recommend your young person stays in a group with others their own age. However, our groups all overlap by one year to allow for a small amount of flexibility when wanting to stay in a group with friends.
My young person has a birthday during the term which will push them into the next WPYC age bracket, how does that work?
We operate our age brackets based on the academic year the young person is in. For example, if they’re in Year 9, they’ll be 13-14 during this academic year and therefore will stay in the 11-14s group and, if they’re in Year 10, they’re 14-15 during this academic year, so they’ll be in the 14-18s group. This applies to all age brackets. Once they’re old enough, most members move up groups at the start of the new academic year in September.
My young person has special needs, will WPYC be suitable for them?
Please refer to our Access and Inclusion statement.
How do I pay for the term?
If you’re an existing WPYC member, we’ll send you a booking link before the start of the term or you can contact the Box Office via the details below. If you’ve registered for WPYC, you’ll be sent the booking link once your young person has had their taster session.
What if I can’t afford WPYC?
Please refer to our Access and Inclusion statement.
