The Lieder Youth Theatre Company has emerged over the years as a major training ground and public platform for local youth with a passion to express themselves through the arts and explore career options in the performing arts.

The Lieder Youth Theatre Company undertakes to present at least one major performance project each year as well as perform at many of the major outdoor entertainment events in Goulburn as stilt walkers, fire-twirlers, acrobats, clowns, face painters and dancers.

The Lieder Youth Theatre Company has evolved out of the Lieder Theatre Company (est. 1891), which provides the focus for the performing arts in and around Goulburn, NSW. While the youth company is actively involved in the main Company's community productions it's primary function is to provide training opportunities and youth specific devised performances for the youth culture within the region.

As well as the regular weekly and holiday workshop programs young people perform in and fulfil backstage production skills training on all the Lieder Theatre Company's mainstage plays.

The Lieder Youth Theatre Company is a subcommittee of the Lieder Theatre Company. It is run by volunteer members of the Lieder Theatre. It occasionally receives funding to employ professional tutors to train & work with the young members on a project by project basis.

What we do

Offer mentorships to young people wanting a career in the performing arts

Train young people in theatre skills - acting, stage management, set design & construction, theatre administration, poster design & promotion, prop making, lighting and sound production, and Front of house reception duties.

Offer recreational opportunities to young people and the community in theatre and the performing arts

Present community events highlighting the skills and achievements of local youth

Provide a bridge into further training and a career in the performing arts

Stage five major theatre productions each year involving young people on stage and behind the scenes

Stage at least one major youth theatre project every year

Run weekly classes for primary school age and high school age children in acting, theatre skills, theatre production & personal development games, acrobatics & physical theatre

Provide clowns, stilt walkers, face painters, entertainers for many community events throughout Goulburn including Crookwell Country Fair, Lilac Festival parade, Blues Festival, Australia Day, Windellama Fair, Goulburn Races, International Day for the Disabled, Youth Week, School holiday programs in the Argyle Mall (Centro Goulburn) and many more

Offer workshops in school holidays for regional youth in different areas of theatre arts

Employ local regional arts workers on youth theatre projects