Greenwich & Lewisham Young People's Theatre produces dynamic work with, for and by young people. We run regular youth theatre groups and an exciting summer arts college for young poeple in South East London. We also produce and tour professional productions for young people, most recently SK8 Angel and Master Juba.

Greenwich & Lewisham Young People's Theatre (GLYPT) is based in South East London and creates a wide range of exciting work with, for and by young people. GLYPT runs regular youth theatre workshops in Greenwich and Lewisham for young people aged 8 - 21 and everyone is welcome. GLYPT also creates touring productions for young people, and runs various project in school and community settings.

GLYPT aims

To provide a wide range of opportunities for young people to learn through drama and theatre arts.

To provide enjoyable, innovative and challenging drama and theatre experiences, within which young people feel free and able to participate.

To enable young people to develop a critical awareness of themselves as social beings, and to question the world in which we live.

To enable young people to develop confidence, self-esteem, the ability to work co-operatively, and to be empowered to take control over their own learning and lives.

To enable young people to respect, share, understand, enjoy and celebrate the experience and culture of others.

To enable young people to develop creatively, the languages and communication skills of theatre and drama.

To enable the fullest access possible to all young people.

To take positive action to ensure the participation of those whom society has made powerless.

To develop and disseminate our methodology with youth community, education and theatre workers, locally, nationally and internationally