NT Connections Festival 2026

Thu 16 – Thu 30 Apr 2026

Studio Theatre

Join us for three days of performances by young theatre makers.

Connections is the National Theatre’s annual, nationwide youth theatre festival. Now in its 31st year, the programme has a celebrated history of championing the talent of young people from across the UK.

Every 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.

artsdepot is delighted to once again be a Partner Venue for NT Connections, which will see over 6,000 young people take part from across the UK.

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NT Connections Festival – Sycamore Gap performed by JCoSS School

Thu 16 Apr 2026

Studio Theatre

JSoSS School presents Sycamore Gap by Al Smith, a whodunnit about the felling of the Robin Hood Tree at Sycamore Gap.

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NT Connections Festival – Fishville performed by Friern Barnet School

Thu 16 Apr 2026

Studio Theatre

Friern Barnet School presents Fishville by Afsaneh Gray

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NT Connections Festival – Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth performed by Stagecoach Barnet

Thu 23 Apr 2026

Studio Theatre

Stagecoach Barnet presents Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth by Kirsty Housley.

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NT Connections Festival – Wildfire Road performed by artsdepot Youth Theatre

Thu 30 Apr 2026

Studio Theatre

artsdepot Youth Theatre presents Wildfire Road by Eve Leigh.

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NT Connections Festival – The Animals performed by Barnet & Southgate College

Thu 30 Apr 2026

Studio Theatre

Barnet & Southgate College presents The Animals by Sean Buckley.

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