Young Co.
Opportunities in acting, writing and devising for young people aged 18 – 22.
Launched in 2005, the Young Co. have performed and created a broad and experimental range of work. Their first ever production was Georg Büchner’s Woyzeck. Since then, they've staged a collection of Scottish travellers’ tales, young peoples’ writing from Chicago, Shakespeare, Greek comedy, verbatim and devised theatre as well as commissioned plays from established Scottish playwrights. They have performed in venues as varied as the Royal National Theatre, Glasgow City Chambers, Kelvingrove Museum, secondary schools across Glasgow and in its home in the Citizens Theatre.
Recently, the Young Co. has had a particular interest in creating work around young people's mental health and wellbeing. This includes short plays Empty and Fine, and a full-length production Adrift, written by former Young Co. member Catriona McNicoll and Press 2 for Help, an evening of new writing. In May 2023 they also staged PAL: Your AI Care Companion, a bold new play by Sara Shaarawi inspired by conversations with the group. Young Co. members regularly take part in specialist skills workshops led by guest theatre professionals and attend world-class productions on the Citizens’ main stage, offering them a unique insight into the world of professional theatre-making.
"an emotional voyage fired by the wayward power of the imagination" The Herald on Adrift
“brave and impressive” The Scotsman on Southside Stories
Joining Young Co.
If you're interested in becoming part of the company, please contact Neil Packham, Community Drama Director neil@citz.co.uk with some information on why you’d like to join. We'd love to hear from you!
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Supported
Young Co. is supported by Young Start, delivered by The National Lottery Community Fund.
PAST PROJECTS
PAL: Your AI Care Companion (May 2023)
Press 2 for Help project and production (Mar 2022)
MY FASHION PATH (Nov 2021)
New Shoots (March 2021)
ADRIFT (Jan 2020)
SCARFED FOR LIFE - secondary school tour (Feb 2020)
Fine and Empty (2020)
BUCKETS (Nov 2017)
SCRATCHED LOVE (June 2017)
LIFE IS NOT A REHEARSAL (May 2017)
THE BIRDS (May 2016)
SOUTHSIDE STORIES (May 2015)
THE ELEVATOR PITCH (Oct 2013)
THIS IS WHAT WE ASK at the Citz (Autumn 2012)
THIS IS WHAT WE ASK - part of NTS Exchange (July 2012)
GOTHIC (Autumn 2011)
OBJECTS OF MEANING (April 2011)
TALL TALES FOR SMALL PEOPLE (October 2010)
VOICES FROM THE HOLOCAUST (January 2010)
LEND ME YOUR EARS(October 2009)
CITIZEN Y – NIGHTHAWKS (April 2009)
REFLECTIONS ON THE RIVER (October 2008)
REFLECTIONS ON THE RIVER – REHEARSED READINGS (June 2008)
THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS (October 2008)
BLACKOUT (2008)
THE CHICAGO PROJECT (April 2007)
GREEKS, GEEKS AND PARTY MYTHS (October 2006)
SHOTS FROM ACROSS TOWN (February 2006)
EXPERIMENTING ON WOYZECK (October 2005)
View Young Co. Productions Archive
RESOURCES
Scratched Love Resource Pack
The Scratched Love Young Co project explores emotional abuse, peer and partner pressure and self-esteem issues from different gender perspectives.
This resource pack looks at the two plays from that project, Fine and Empty, and has been created to be used by teachers and leaders when looking at these issues download the pack.