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HACKNEY SHOWROOM YOUNG ARTISTS 2026
Applications for our 2026 cohort will open in November 2025. To stay in the loop, sign up to our mailing list HERE.
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
HSYA is a FREE training programme for young people aged 18-25 who come from working-class / low-income backgrounds and who are serious about starting a professional performance career.
This unique programme delivers rigorous training in acting and live performance with leading industry practitioners who often share the students’ lived experiences. We cover all the core techniques of classical training, interpreting and analysing text, including Shakespeare and contemporary drama, vocal work, movement, screen acting, improvisation, clowning, 1:1 audition training, career advice, coaching, and tailored signposting.
In addition to offering an acting curriculum, we go on theatre trips and train students to become artist-makers by finding their own voice and creating their own work.
Our 10-month course culminates in an industry showcase of self-created work. In previous years, participants have gone on to gain places at leading drama schools, including RADA, LAMDA, and Guildhall, and work professionally in the industry.
WHEN AND WHERE?
- Every Wednesday – 6.30pm – 9pm
- Sessions take at Hackney Showroom (N4)
AM I ELIGIBLE?
The project is open to those who meet all of the following criteria:
- Those aged 18-25
- People from working-class/low-income backgrounds
- Those not currently in further or higher education
- Those living in the following boroughs of London: Enfield, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Islington, Haringey, Waltham Forest or Newham.