About us

You experience the real stresses and strains of theatre life. You go to bed at the end of a 13 hour day and realise that you have really learnt something. You can't write that in an essay. You have to live it.

- Stage Technician interviewed in the Times Educational Supplement (August 2004) about their experiences at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with Youth Arts Leicestershire.

It's not like perfoming in school. You feel like you're doing something real.

- Performer interviewed about their experience with Youth Arts at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Times Educational Supplement, August 2004.

The Youth Arts Leicestershire cast capture the individual characters of 'Company' excellently.

- Lynda Smart, Leicester Mercury, September 2004.

Their performance showed expertise beyond their years.

- Lynda Smart talking about a Youth Arts performance of 'Peter Pan' at the Phoenix Arts in Leicester, Leicester Mercury, September 2004.

This is not just exemplary youth theatre, but exemplary theatre full stop.

- 'Three Weeks', Edinburgh, August 2004.

“I would like to put on record my sincere thanks for all the help and encouragement that my son has received during his very first experience of performing. I am sure this development in life will be of great benefit to him as he grows up and has helped his personal confidence a huge amount. The performance by him and the who group was brilliant”

- Parent of Junior Youth Theatre participant November 2005.

"I hope the City of Leicester and all those involved with funding the arts in the area continue to champion the work of this theatre company and I get the chance to see many more productions in the future which sing to the strengths of the voices of these young people."

- Musical Theatre Matters - Edinburgh Festival Fringe - August 2007