About Us

Borders Youth Theatre (BYT) runs weekly drama workshops during 'term time' in Duns, Selkirk, Jedburgh, Galashiels, Kelso and online.
We also run creative drama projects across the Scottish Borders ​during many of the school holidays.

Borders Youth Theatre Summer 2025 project is
A Midsummer Night Dream
to be performed outdoors at Bowhill House, Selkirk.
Directed by John Haswell, assisted by Oli Bisset.
Casting weekend Saturday 19th, Sunday 20th July 2025
Project then runs: Saturday 26th July to Saturday 9th August 2025 with 4 Performances
Open to Seniors (aged 12-25) & Juniors entering P7
Rehearsals start indoors in Selkirk, then rehearsals move outdoors and performances are all outdoors at Bowhill, near Selkirk.
£250 for the full 17 days.
For full details and to book your place, contact Eula at [email protected].

Borders Youth Theatre's summer workshops are on at the moment until late June if you would like to sign up mid-term contact [email protected] for schedules and enrolment forms.

Borders Youth Theatre's Easter show was an adaptation of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox at Corn Exchange Melrose - fantastic show!

What we do

Borders Youth Theatre's drama leaders deliver a wide-ranging workshop and performance project programme across the Scottish Borders throughout the year.  The drama workshops, which are after-school and/or at weekends during term-time, provide a fun, friendly, welcoming, inclusive environment and high-quality skills development through the medium of drama.
Borders Youth Theatre's inclusive ethos has effectively encouraged young people who are often overlooked by mainstream arts groups to acquire life-skills, grow emotionally, raise their ambitions, and to work effectively as a team - all through fun and creativity.
Many of Borders Youth Theatre's young participants go on to use the transferable skills they have learned to develop their career paths; several have successfully embarked on professional careers in drama and some return to assist the next generation of 'BYTers'.
Here’s the link to the YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyAjLOu9U75kQHNCv8kKi7g

          "BYT is just amazing"

"BYT has been brilliant and really.              
​helped develop my confidence".              

"BYT is where I can be myself".                   
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see our youtube channel

​Borders Youth Theatre
inspiring young people from across the Scottish Borders

​Borders Youth Theatre Workshops
Our 'term time'  weekly workshops are informal, fun,
90-minute sessions that help children and young people to develop transferable skills and build confidence through the creative medium of drama. Currently there are workshops in: Duns, Selkirk, Jedburgh, Galashiels & Kelso.
​Summer Term starts April 22nd with Duns. 
The age range for Juniors is 8 years to 'S1', Seniors: S1 to 25 years. 
​All are welcome, no auditions needed.
​For more information about schedule, how to enrol and fees email: [email protected] 

Borders Youth Theatre (BYT) has been inspiring young people from
across the Scottish Borders since 1989.
​Its amazing track record in engaging and empowering children and young adults
from all backgrounds, has been applauded far beyond the region.
Borders Youth Theatre has worked in partnership with many organisations including:
​Scottish Youth Theatre, Live Borders, Youth Scotland & Youth Theatre Arts Scotland.

What has Borders Youth Theatre been doing?
The 'juniors' - directed by Karen Anderson & Oli Bisset - have just given 3 fantastic performances of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox in Melrose. The seniors have learned and honed some awesome new theatre-related skills in 3 days of workshops.
The February 2025 'NotNT'  performance project was a fantastically funny and beautiful performance of Variations by Katie Hims  at Tower Mill at the Heart of Hawick.
In October 2024 BYT Seniors devised & toured a fabulous surreal & entertaining multi-media performance: Dreams Inc created entirely by the participants facilitated by Oli Bisset. 

Borders Youth Theatre Drama workshops and performance projects

"Bringing Theatre to Young People & Communities
​Bringing Young People & Communities to Drama"

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN 2025?
Borders Youth Theatre Summer 2025 project is A Midsummer Night Dream
performed outdoors at Bowhill House, Selkirk.Directed by John Haswell, assisted by Oli Bisset.
Casting weekend Saturday 19th, Sunday 20th July 2025
Project then runs: Saturday 26th July to Saturday 9th August 2025 with four performances
Open to Seniors (aged 12-25) & Juniors entering P7
Rehearsals start indoors in Selkirk, then rehearsals move outdoors and performances are all outdoors at Bowhill, near Selkirk.
£250 for the full 17 days.
For full details and to book your place, contact Eula at [email protected].

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Borders Youth Theatre (BYT) is a registered Scottish Charity run by volunteers.
BYT contracts experienced qualified professionals to deliver a wide-ranging workshop and performance project programme to provide high-quality skills development through the medium of drama. ​
​Chairperson:  Susan Stewart
Treasurer: Esme Babineaux
Trustees:  Rachel Hunter, Esme Babineaux, Catrina Rose,
Struan Henderson, Kyra Tweddle & Natasha Smith
Child Protection  Advisor: Kyra Tweddle
Patron: Grant O'Rourke
Advisor to the Trustees: David Bisset
Volunteer helper: Frances Teckkam
Our Current Workshop Leaders:
​Karen Anderson, Oli Bisset, Lukca Best, Struan Henderson and Esme Babineaux

Borders Youth Theatre is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation SC022282