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Connections

Connections 2018 poster artwork - montage of legs and theatre spotlight

Connections

Dorfman Theatre
26 - 30 June

Each year the National Theatre commissions ten new plays for young people to perform, bringing together some of the UK's most exciting writers with the theatre-makers of tomorrow. 

260 youth theatre companies and over 5,000 young people from every corner of the UK are producing a Connections play this year. Ten companies will come to the National Theatre with their productions of plays by Alice Birch, Brad Birch, Chris Bush, In-Sook Chappell, Fiona Doyle, Phoebe Eclair-Powell, Natalie Mitchell, Barney Norris, Chinonyerem Odimba and Chris Thompson. 

Tickets on sale 25 May.

All performances will be captioned. 

Connections | An Introduction to Connections

A short film that shows all the different aspects of Connections filmed in 2017.

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Partner Theatres

Connections Festival - theatre group on stage

Connections | Leytonstone Case Study

We followed the participants from Leytonstone on their Connections journey in 2017.

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Plays

Young people performing in Snow Dragons

Take Part next year

Young people performing in Musical Difference

FAQs

Contact us

The Connections team is part of the NT Learning Department. 

Holly Aston
Producer

Adele Geddes
Assistant Producer

You can contact the Connections team on connections@nationaltheatre.org.uk or 020 7452 3313

Connections is supported by:

The Mohn Westlake Foundation, The Buffini Chao Foundation, Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, Delta Air Lines, Jacqueline and Richard Worswick, Mactaggart Third Fund, The EBM Charitable Trust, Samantha and Richard Campbell-Breeden, The Garvey Family Trust, Susan Miller and Byron Grote, Anthony P. Skyrme, The Derrill Allatt Foundation, Hays Travel Foundation, Faithorn Farrell Timms and supporters of the Connections Appeal

Buffini Chao Foundation    Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation    Delta Airlines