NYMT/BYMT 2026

Congratulations to your DC. That’s an amazing achievement. My DS did a NMW and while he was quite young at the time, he got a huge amount from it. Agree with others, it’s 100% worth doing.

NMW offer here for dd. Also at school so she doesn't know yet. I think it's natural to dream for the top and so they'll be a tiny element of wishing she'd got a show, but I also know she had the most amazing time at a NMW last year and the excitement will soon kick in! I'm excited for her!

Yes @SharonBotts i thought I spotted that 😬

One of the options has already disappeared from our link. Assume it's now fully booked?

Thanks to those sharing their experiences here, it’s super helpful. My DD was recalled for NMW but has been offered Skills workshop pathway - her first time auditioning so we’re new to this. She’s at school so doesn’t know yet. How quickly do the skills workshops book up? I’m conscious we don’t want to miss out if she does want to go ahead with one but equally can’t book until I’ve discussed with her later today and given it some proper consideration

Mine got NMW - and not one they can logistically accept. End of a very long run for us. Grateful for that but really gutted today.

Skills courses are amazing and absolutely 100% worth taking part in if you have the funds and means to do so.

Unfortunately you can't apply for funding to take place in skills courses in the same way you can for NMW and Productions so there are going to be people receiving skills course that effectively rule them out of taking part this year purely due to finances.

Gentle request to be mindful of this as results come in, and of course gl to those still waiting to hear - surely all its all offers from here on in :)

While I wait to hear my DS’ outcome for this year, I’ll share his experience of the skills workshop, in case it helps anyone deciding whether to participate this year.

He did a residential course in Kent last year. Pretty much everyone there had had a recall, like him, and he said the level of talent in the room was really high. He’s still in touch with several of them and some have had top tier drama school offers this year.

The NYMT team running the sessions were fantastic. Acting through song for example was taught by a well known director, who has directed several west end musicals. He was incredibly engaging. My DS absolutely loved the week, learnt a massive amount and came home buzzing.

i know firsthand how disappointing it is not to get offered a show or NMW (we’ve been there several times) but in my experience, if your child loves musical theatre, a skills workshop can still be a magical learning experience for them.

I would 100% recommend after my ds did one a couple of years ago. He loved it and learned so much. It was so exciting to work with the writers. There was a short presentation at the end of the week for parents to watch

Hi, first time poster. My DC has been offered a NMW, her first time auditioning. Is it a workshop on a new musical, but with no show at the end? Trying to make sense of it before she accepts or declines. Any advice please? To anyone who has done one of these previously, was it beneficial? I’m sure it will be a great experience. Thank you so much.

I asked this in a previous year and never got a straight or clear answer from NYMT so I think they are the same from my DC's experience (some particpants recalled, some not). That being said when my DC did do a Skills workshop, they absolutely loved it and we saw a real step up in one aspect of their performing at the little show at the end of the week that we were invited to so they definitely gained from attending.

Congratulations! Do you mind me asking why is your DC not sure whether to accept? Do they have offers for other things that clash, or were hoping for a show, or something else?

I posted a couple of times earlier on this thread in quite a bit of detail about DD's experience of a residential skills workshop last Easter, do have a read back through. I think a couple of other people have posted on this thread too about skills workshop experiences.

They seem to have been very positive for everyone!

I can ask DD later if she knows whether anyone on her skills course last year was recalled (she wasn't last year).

Offers for NMW now coming out. My DC for one is a bit unsure whether to accept so there may be some movement as well going forward.

Does this mean the workshops are the same regardless of whether you were recalled or not? Just trying to figure out how it works. Does anyone who has experience of the skills workshops know if they were split according to those who recalled or didn't recall or by whatever standard NYMT had categorised them as? Also, any feedback from anyone on whether they are worth doing and what the main advantages of doing a course? Thank you in advance.

My DD wasn't recalled last year but then got an offer to participate in a NMW (after she did a residential Easter skills course), which I am guessing is because someone dropped out of the NMW and they thought she did well on the skills course. But who knows!

I don't know what that tells you about what level of skill NYMT thinks she has, if there are indeed different skills courses for different level of skill!

Same offers as DD got too (and she did NMW last year and recalled for NMW this year)

These are the same options my DD was offered and she did not get a recall this year (she did a NMW last year)

Working link to the skills workshop now sent - it would be interesting to know whether they do offer different courses to different young people depending on their current skills, or whether everyone gets the same offer? I don't think it's necessarily worse if it's all the same, since different DC can still get lots out of a course even with people who are more or less skilled at the different aspects of musical theatre than them.

Here's what DD has been offered.

Sorry to hear the news that some of your young people have not been offered what they would have liked. But I hope they realise that even just to get a recall is a massive acheivement in itself.

I seem to remember that there was a similar issue with broken links last year, but they got it resolved very quickly. Maybe we need to send biscuits (good ones!) in their direction - The admin on all of this must be a nightmare

Our booking link for Skills workshop doesn't work either and I emailed to tell them and they just resent the same email with broken link again! 🤔