Theatre companies and schools in St Albans

For adults

Breakaway Theatre Company is a local amateur dramatics group always looking for new members
The Company of Ten is St Albans' main amateur dramatics group with over 400 members based at the Abbey Theatre
Ovo aims to create innovative, imaginative theatre and performs each year at local and national venues

For children and young people

Act Now! Performing Arts (ages 4 to 19) - provides acting, singing and dancing tuition after school and at weekends
Bigfoot Theatre Company (ages 7 to 11) - promotes theatre arts through its drama academy and summer schools at Trestle
Best Theatre Arts (ages 4 to 18) - provides training in acting, singing and dancing through termtime classes and holiday schools
The Company of Teens at the Abbey Theatre (ages 14 to 19) - has workshops and rehearsals as well as occasional visits to other theatres and social events.
Drama Club at Maltings Arts Theatre (ages 5 to 18) - provides theatre skills for three age groups: 5-7s, 8-11s and 12-18s, culminating in performances for family and friends.
Living the Dream Performing Arts Company (13 to 19) - run by teenagers, for teenagers who choreograph, direct and perform annual showcases
Perform (ages 4 to 8) - specialises in drama, dance and singing workshops, holiday courses and schools programmes
Rare Productions (ages 8 to 18) - aims to create quality youth musical theatre. New members are welcome
Stagecoach (ages 4 to 16) - offers education in the performing arts, development of confidence, articulation, communication and imagination
St Albans Youth Music Theatre (ages 10 to 19) - provide acting, singing and dancing training from Set to Apr, culminating in performances during the Easter holidays.
Theatretrain St Albans (ages 6 to 18) - provides professional training in the performing arts through weekly 3-hour acting, singing and dancing classes tailored to ages 6-9, 9-12 and 13-18.
Theatrix Performing Arts (ages 5 to 18) - provides tuition in acting techniques, mime, dance, voice training, singing, scriptwriting, production, stage management, mask-making and puppetry.
Top Hat Stage School (ages 4 to 17) - offers weekend sessions in dance, drama, singing and stagecraft in age-appropriate groups.
Trestle Young People's Theatre (ages 8 to 13) - operates weekly during term time in two sessions (8-10yrs and 10-13yrs)
Trestle Youth Company (ages 13 to 18) - runs a term-time weekly session where participants develop theatre skills; working with actors, directors, writers, designers and technicians
West Herts Youth Music Theatre (ages 8 to 19) - affordable and accessible termtime Music Theatre groups for 8 to 12s and 13 to 19s.