Welcome to the New Theatre Royal. Portsmouth's friendliest arts venue in the heart of the city, bringing you cutting edge dance, theatre, drama, music, children's shows and comedy.

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Drama Club
Mondays 6.30pm – 8pm (Starts 20 September)

Join the NTR Drama Club to learn new skills in drama through innovative and fun workshops. This group has grown out of the Youth Theatre and is aimed at young people who enjoy creating their own plays but don’t always want to be involved in public performances. The workshops will help improve confififi dence and team-work skills through techniques in improvisation, devising and physical theatre. You can join both the Drama Club and the Youth Theatre.

Fee: £50 per 10 week term

Ages 12 – 17


Youth Theatre
Wednesdays 6pm – 7.30pm (Starts 22 September)

If you want to get involved in productions then the NTR Youth Theatre is for you! Learn acting and performance skills and work on new and challenging plays involving different techniques including acting, physical theatre and musical theatre. There will be a public performance in the theatre at least once a year. Everyone will be asked to perform a short monologue to secure their place.

Fee: £50 per 10 week term

Ages 12 - 17


Street Dance
Mondays 5pm – 6.30pm (Starts 4 October)

Join Carly-ann, choreographer to the awardwinning Most Wanted Dance Crew and fresh back from her own dance training in LA. Learn the latest moves and funkiest routines leading up to a final performance.

Fee: £50 per 10 week term

Ages 7 - 11


The New Theatre Royal Little Actors Club
Saturdays from 10.15am - 11.15am

A new activity group for children. Games, songs, stories and rhymes for children.

Fee: £50 per 10 week term

Ages 10+


The New Theatre Royal Poetry Club
Saturdays from 10.30am - 12noon

Fun workshops to develop skill and confifidence in the writing and performance of poetry. Opportunities for performances at the New Theatre Royal and for publication.

Fee: £50 per 10 week term

Ages 8 - 12


The New Theatre Royal Junior Youth Theatre
Saturdays from 11.30am - 1pm

An outbreak group for younger children. Story-telling, theatre games and creating characters, then show off your new skills in a performance for family and friends on the NTR stage.

Fee: £50 per 10 week term

Ages 5 & 6



To book your place contact the box office on 023 9264 9000
For further details contact Liz Weston on 023 9264 6477 or lw@newtheatreroyal.com


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  New Theatre Royal,
  20-24 Guildhall Walk,
  Portsmouth,
  Hampshire PO1 2DD


Welcome to the new theatres royal, portsmouth, hants - drama, musicals, comedy, opera, pantomime, dance, circus, ballet.
The New Theatre Royal Trustees (Portsmouth) Limited is a registered charity no. 271976 and is a company limited by guarantee and registered in London no. 1266053.
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