Youth Theatre Project

These school holiday, the Somerset Civic Centre is hosting a 2-day drama workshop at the Somerset Civic Centre for students 10 to 17 years.

Conducted by THAT Production company facilitated by Tom Yaxley, this workshop will introduce young performers to the process of taking a script from the written page and bringing it to life through character development, storytelling, movement, voice, rehearsal, and performance.

Registration includes one (1x) cast T shirt per registered student. When registering, please select the size appropriate for your student.

Students to provide their own morning tea and lunch.

Tom Yaxley BIO:

Tom Yaxley graduated from Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) in 2016. In 2021, Tom made his mainstage debut in Boy Swallows Universe (Queensland Theatre / Brisbane Festival). His other stage credits include Anatomy of a Suicide (Metro Arts and BC Productions); Chroma Town (Queensland Theatre), The Sublime (No Interval and Brisbane Powerhouse); Flood (Anywhere Theatre Festival) Hoods, Romeo and Juliet Must Die, Hamlet / Macbeth and The Complete Deaths, The Lunatics, the Lover and the Loon, Our Place (Grin and Tonic); The Government Inspector, Waiting for Godot, and Angels in America (QUT). Film and web series credits include Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan and F*ck Everything. Voice over work includes both seasons of podcast Six Cold Feet by Brisbane author Josh Donnellan. Tom continues to work as a teaching artist at Queensland Theatre, NIDA Open and the Grin and Tonic Theatre Troupe. Tom has done further training in improvisation with The Groundlings and voice work with Patsy Rodenburg through 16th Street Studios.