Raw Talent Youth Theatre

Raw Talent are often contacted about auditions and opportunities in TV and film.

Many of our members have gone to enjoy to success in the entertainment industry

With close ties to casting directors and production companies Raw Talent can offer you many opportunities to pursue professional work.

"Lets start at the very beginning, that’s a very good place to start” Well that’s what Julie Andrews reckons, not that you’ll ever hear any one from Raw Talent singing ditties from the Sound of Music - because Raw Talent is an independent youth theatre that performs original exciting work, work devised by the cast and then scripted by professional writers.

Raw Talent was formed in 1996 for a summer school, the production had a cast of 11 and lasted the grand total of twenty minutes but as they say, from little acorns…etc etc etc. The company now has 4 groups in two venues and perform original plays and make short films.

Raw Talent is based at Clifton Road Youth Centre, Sutton Coldfield
 

Raw Talent has three age groups. Its is open to young people aged 4 - 7, 7 - 11 and 11 - 16.
 

Raw Talent has an open access policy, we don’t hold auditions to become a member and we make sure that everyone has an important role in the productions. Because the members devise the shows, they dictate how big or small a role they want to give themselves.
 

Raw Talent performs at festivals and venues across the country performing everything from knockabout family comedy to experimental theatre to peer lead educational dramas for conferences and seminars. Raw Talent have also made several films including " Hear Me Now", a film for UCAN (part of the Childrens Society) about young peoples rights and advocacy ,"The Other Side of Life" a film created and written by young people in foster care in Walsall and performed by members of Raw Talent and also "David Watts" and One Way or Another"