NYMT/BYMT 2026

Cottingley Fairies has started with BYMT, dropped our DC off there yesterday, very exciting! Seems quite intense, am worried they will be exhausted as they are on the younger side and they rehearse up to 9pm each night (which is past their normal bed time!) - they seem to be loving it thus far but I hope they can keep up with the full days and late nights! They are used to intense rehearsals and shows but not 2 week intensive whilst away from home 😬can anyone who has done BYMT allay my fears that it will be great and the kids adapt and love it?!

Does anyone have a young person doing Paper Stars in Exeter this summer with BYMT? My DD 17 is going.

Yes well done all for big night at the musicals. I didn’t realise they did other things during the year. When do they audition for these projects? Are auditions just for current members as I’ve seen other events on their Instagram page too having just had a quick look?

Lovely to see

Incredible performance from NYMT in Big Night of musicals tonight! ❤️

@ThisKookyFinch - we got the same email. We booked our Easter holiday so we'll enjoy that and see what updates we get later on.

Did you hear anything yesterday? We had an email to advise offers after 15th April. We have local auditions coming up so are concentrating on those now.

Dates

Yes definitely too early! NYMT will send out details on tickets closer to the time

@Advent0range we had that with BYMT last year too - I wonder if it is because their bands tend to be smaller, so they take longer to work out what they want to add in terms of instrumentation?

I think it is too early yet.

Hello, can anyone help with how to buy nymt tickets? I've been on the Birmingham Hippodrome website and also NYMT site, but no luck. Both DCs desperate to see Just So! Am I just too early?!

Have DM's again :-)

Congratulations @doesanybodyhaveamap!
We've had a musician rejection today too, but same last year then a last minute offer came through (I guess someone must have pulled out). Don't give up hope @GinniMcGinface .

My child is due to attend Easter skills workshop at Canterbury. I have mailed NYMT to check if they have a sense as to when they might make a decision on this. I'm personally a bit weary sending her without having had the MenB vacine, but it understandably isnt available in my area at the moment. I guess all stocks are being directed to Kent at the moment. I believe the vacine needs a week or two to start developing immunity so this might be something that NYMT may want to bear in mind when considering timing around making a decision on this. Must be so worrying for those in the Kent area.

HI I've DMd you as my DD is going. Thanks

Is anyone else’s young person doing technical difficulties in hull with Bymt this summer? I have a DD age 16 going.

Dd is also 13 and doing Unbound! Feel free to message if you wanted to chat or put them in touch! Xx

I have an adjacent question to the one asked by @nogoingbacktothefuture

My DD is 13 is and doing the Unbound NMW at Easter. I just wondered whether anyone on here has a similar aged child doing this project. She is happy being with people who are older/younger, but I was just interested to know.

Hi do NMW have a wide age spread? Will there be a mix of older and younger members or do some skew older/younger. YP has been offered an alternative NMW as couldn't do the original offered and is worried there will be less teens their age having seen offers on instagram etc and it will be younger. TY

@Mumster40 our GP has just posted on Facebook about this. They said, if your child was born before May 2015, they will not have had a vaccination, and a vaccine is not currently available for adults so it’s a case of watching for symptoms.

I’m sure that the pastoral team will be preparing just in case it’s still a problem at Easter. Thoughts with those affected so far, it’s awful.

I believe that these days a vaccine should be offered to children in year 9. However, mine was never offered this...... I'm also not sure whether that vaccine covers this strand anyway. I will email my doctor's surgery for advice as I think young people can be vaccinated up to age 25. I agree that there is time to properly assess the situation before the 7th arrives. I'm sure a contingency plan will be in development as I know how much care pastoral take with our young people.

Yes, that was in our email too and has been on my mind. I think there is probably enough time between now and then though to get it under control and I guess all we / they can do is monitor it for now. It's so unbelievably sad and scary. I'm hopeless and can't remember which vaccinations my children have had - is Men B now standard, I know one was introduced about 10 years ago...

Congratulations to your DC!! Xx

Keeping everything crossed for the musicians today x

On a separate note - anyone else concerned about the awful meningitis outbreak in Kent? My heart goes out to all those affected. The Canterbury rehearsals are very close. We got an email from Ben today saying that they were closely monitoring the situation so that was reassuring. I also know that NYMT will put everyone’s safety first. Do you think they would move venues if necessary?