Youth Theatre Arts Scotland (YTAS) is the national development organisation and umbrella body for Scotland’s youth theatre sector. We provide direct services to young people, youth groups and their leaders through a combination of youth theatre projects, training and professional development, and information and advocacy.
An interview with Morna McGeoch from Birds of Paradise as part of Season Two of Youth Theatre Arts Scotland's Spotlight on the Sector series. This interview was recorded on 24 July 2020. The full text transcription of this interview is available as a PDF document which you can view and download here: https://www.ytas.org.uk/2020/09/spotlight-on-the-sector-podcast-season-two-morna-mcgeoch Music Credits: Blue Dot Sessions 'Hardboil' / Ketsa 'Need Change' / Blue Dot Sessions 'Our Only Lark' (all music sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org and used under Creative Commons licenses).
An interview with Julie Brown from Toonspeak as part of Season Two of Youth Theatre Arts Scotland's Spotlight on the Sector series. This interview was recorded on 15 July 2020. The full text transcription of this interview is available as a PDF document which you can view and download here: https://www.ytas.org.uk/2020/09/spotlight-on-the-sector-podcast-season-two-julie-brown/ Find out more information on Youth Theatre Arts Scotland at www.ytas.org.uk Music Credits: Ketsa 'Beauty is all' / Chad Crouch 'Fuzzy Caterpillar' / Blue Dot Sessions 'True Blue Sky' / Les Hayden 'Fish to Swim' / Blue Dot Sessions 'Ghost Byzantine' / Chad Crouch 'B Roll' (all music sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org and used under Creative Commons licenses).
An interview with Icelandic performance maker and director Gudrun Soley Sigurdardottir about her work with Polmont Youth Theatre as part of Season Two of Youth Theatre Arts Scotland's Spotlight on the Sector series. This episode also includes an excerpt from their radio show 'In Tune'. The interview was recorded on 13 July 2020. The full text transcription of this interview is available as a PDF document which you can view and download here: https://www.ytas.org.uk/2020/09/spotlight-on-the-sector-podcast-season-two-gudrun-soley-sigurdardottir/ Find out more information on Youth Theatre Arts Scotland at www.ytas.org.uk Music Credits: Blue Dot Sessions 'Ghost Byzantine' + 'Highride' + Camp Fermin' (all music sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org and used under Creative Commons licenses).
An interview with Corin Beattie from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland as part of Season Two of Youth Theatre Arts Scotland's Spotlight on the Sector series. This interview was recorded on 6 July 2020. The full text transcription of this interview is available as a PDF document which you can view and download here: https://www.ytas.org.uk/2020/08/spotlight-on-the-sector-podcast-season-two-corin-beattie/ Find out more information on Youth Theatre Arts Scotland at www.ytas.org.uk Music Credits: Blue Dot Sessions 'Camp Fermin' / Chad Crouch 'Fuzzy Caterpillar' / Blue Dot Sessions 'True Blue Sky' / Ketsa 'Giving it All' (all music sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org and used under Creative Commons licenses).
An interview with Andi Stevens from Mull Youth Theatre as part of Season Two of Youth Theatre Arts Scotland's Spotlight on the Sector series. This interview was recorded on 30 June 2020. The full text transcription of this interview is available as a PDF document which you can view and download here: https://www.ytas.org.uk/2020/08/spotlight-on-the-sector-podcast-season-two-andi-stevens/ Find out more information on Youth Theatre Arts Scotland at www.ytas.org.uk Music Credits: Blue Dot Sessions 'Hardboil' / Chad Crouch 'Fuzzy Caterpillar' / Blue Dot Sessions 'Ferus Cut' (all music sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org and used under Creative Commons licenses).
An interview with Jonathan Lloyd from Solar Bear and Deaf Youth Theatre as part of Season Two of Youth Theatre Arts Scotland's Spotlight on the Sector series. This interview was recorded on 21 July 2020. You can watch 'Zoombies’, the short film that was made as part of DYT's summer project here: https://solarbear.org.uk/dyt/zoombies/ The full text transcription of this interview is available as a PDF document which you can view and download here: https://www.ytas.org.uk/2020/08/spotlight-on-the-sector-podcast-season-two-jonathan-lloyd/ Find out more information on Youth Theatre Arts Scotland at www.ytas.org.uk Music Credits: Blue Dot Sessions 'True Blue Sky' / Les Hayden 'Fish to Swim' / Ketsa 'Giving it All' / Chad Crouch 'B Roll' / Parallel Park 'Flotsam'(all music sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org and used under Creative Commons licenses).
An interview with Drew Taylor as part of Youth Theatre Arts Scotland's Spotlight on the Sector series. This interview was recorded on 1 July 2020. The poems that Drew refers to are 'Shake the Dust' by Anis Mojgani and 'Things To Do Before You Leave Town' by Ross Sutherland. The full text transcription of this interview is available as a PDF document which you can view and download here: https://www.ytas.org.uk/2020/07/spotlight-on-the-sector-podcast-drew-taylor/ Find out more information on Youth Theatre Arts Scotland at www.ytas.org.uk Music Credits: Chad Crouch 'Algorithms' / Blue Dot Sessions ' Vienna' / Chad Crouch 'Life & Times' / Ketsa 'Need Change' / Blue Dot Sessions 'Our Only Lark' / Chad Crouch 'Fuzzy Caterpillar' / Blue Dot Sessions 'Ferus Cut' (all music sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org and used under Creative Commons licenses).
An interview with Jenni Mason from PACE as part of Youth Theatre Arts Scotland's Spotlight on the Sector series. This interview was recorded on 19 May 2020. Find out more information on Youth Theatre Arts Scotland at www.ytas.org.uk Music Credits: Blue Dot Sessions 'Hardboil' / Chad Crouch 'Fuzzy Caterpillar' / Blue Dot Sessions 'Ferus Cut' / Chad Crouch 'Life and Times' (all music sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org and used under Creative Commons licenses).
An interview with Lisa Keenan from the Tron Theatre as part of Youth Theatre Arts Scotland's Spotlight on the Sector series. This interview was recorded on 6 May 2020. Find out more information on Youth Theatre Arts Scotland at www.ytas.org.uk Music Credits: Chad Crouch 'B Roll' / Parallel Park 'Flotsam' / Blue Dot Sessions 'Our Only Lark' / Chad Crouch 'Life and Times' / Blue Dot Sessions 'Ferus Cut' (all music sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org and used under Creative Commons licenses).
An interview with Matthew Swan from Regal Young Company as part of Youth Theatre Arts Scotland's Spotlight on the Sector series. This interview was recorded on 6 May 2020. Find out more information on Youth Theatre Arts Scotland at www.ytas.org.uk Music Credits: Blue Dot Sessions 'Our Only Lark' / Chad Crouch 'Fuzzy Caterpillar' / Blue Dot Sessions 'Ferus Cut' / Chad Crouch 'B Roll' / Parallel Park 'Flotsam' (all music sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org and used under Creative Commons licenses).
An interview with Mahri Reilly from Scottish Youth Theatre as part of Youth Theatre Arts Scotland's Spotlight on the Sector series. This interview was recorded on 5 May 2020. The full text transcription of this interview is available as a PDF document which you can view and download here: https://tinyurl.com/YTAS-SOTS-MhariReilly Find out more information on Youth Theatre Arts Scotland at www.ytas.org.uk Music Credits: Blue Dot Sessions 'Silver Lanyard' / Ketsa 'Unsilenced' / Les Hayden 'Fish to Swim' / Ketsa 'Need Change' / Blue Dot Sessions 'True Blue Sky' + 'Our Only Lark' (all music sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org and used under Creative Commons licenses).
An interview with Deborah McArthur as part of Youth Theatre Arts Scotland's Spotlight on the Sector series. This interview was recorded on 1 May 2020. Find out more information on Youth Theatre Arts Scotland at www.ytas.org.uk Music Credits: Ketsa - Unsilenced / Ketsa - Need Change / Blue Dot Sessions - Silver Lanyard / Blue Dot Sessions - Our Only Lark / Blue Dot Sessions - True Blue Sky (all music sourced from https://www.freemusicarchive.org and used under Creative Commons licenses).