Blue Orange Theatre

What it’s like

Youth theatre classes and pantomime shows for ages 6 to 18, tucked into the Jewellery Quarter.

This is one for the kid who likes putting on a show rather than just watching one. The youth theatre runs drama games, songs, dance and role play for the younger end, with proper classes stretching up to age 18, so a six-year-old and a sixteen-year-old could both find a group that fits. There's pantomime too, if you just want seats for an afternoon rather than signing anyone up for a term.

The classes are priced per term rather than per session, £65 for the first child in the Juniors group (ages 6-9), dropping to £45 for each sibling after that. It's not pocket change, but a term's worth of weekly sessions usually works out reasonable per class, and having a second child join for £45 softens the blow if you've got more than one drama-mad kid at home.

It sits right by Jewellery Quarter Station, about five minutes on foot, or two minutes from St Paul's Metro stop if you're coming that way. Parking on Livery Street or Northwood Street is pay and display through the day Monday to Saturday but free evenings and weekends, which suits an after-school class nicely. There's a multi-storey on Vyse Street too if the on-street spaces are full, and everything on-street goes free after 6pm anyway.

Facilities

Need to know

Best for

6 to 18, with younger kids doing games and songs rather than scripts

Parking

Pay and display Mon-Sat 8am-6pm on Livery Street/Northwood Street

Getting there by bus or train

Jewellery Quarter Station 5 mins walk, St Paul's Metro 2 mins walk

• Term fees drop to £45 for a second or third sibling, so it's worth enrolling more than one at once
• On-street parking is free after 6pm, handy if your child's class runs into the evening
• The Juniors group (6-9) is more drama games and songs than formal acting classes

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