We hold open auditions every year for children and young people to take part in our Wakefield Youth Music Theatre shows and our Pantomime chorus. By joining our Performance Academy, you will also have a chance to perform on our stage.

Our Wakefield Youth Music Theatre shows are high-quality, popular musical theatre productions with a full youth cast made up of local children and young people who take part in two weeks of intensive performance training with us. They are amateur productions performed on a professional stage at Theatre Royal Wakefield for ten performances to audiences of over 4,000 people. The age range for our Youth Musicals change from year to year dependant on the production.

SAVE THE DATE - Sunday 9 March is our audition date for the 2025 production of Guys and Dolls.

Performances: 20 - 30 August 2025

We are looking for male and female performers aged 12-23 (up to and including the final show on 30 August) to wow us with their acting, singing and dancing skills.

To sign up to be the first to receive all the audition information please click here or email Janine here.

Our annual pantomime is the biggest event of the year at Theatre Royal Wakefield. 2023’s production of Sleeping Beauty played to 28,800 audience members. The chorus, made up of local young people, plays a crucial role in making the show spectacular. The schedule is tough and requires commitment and discipline, but it is also a brilliant opportunity to perform alongside and work with a professional cast and crew.