NYMT/BYMT 2024!

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Seeing as NYMT have announced their shows, it feels like a good time to start a thread for anyone with DC planning on auditioning for 2024 for either NYMT or BYMT - as performers or musicians, or as assistant creatives. Please come and say hi and tell us a bit about your DC. There are lots of experienced parents of DC who have been part of both organisations, and these threads are always genuinely supportive and helpful.
I'll invite some previous thread participants below - please come and say hi!

Nice to see some BYMT auditionees beginning their journeys too - good luck to them all. Please report back!

If anyone can report back on either audition in Manchester today (N or B) I’d be very interested (even via pm if needed). Dd was at NYMT today but hasn’t told me a thing!!

@Alakazam8 Hope you've managed to prise some information out now. I also miss the days when DS used to tell me things!

@Biscuitsneeded Not.a.sausage. Unfortunately!!

@Alakazam8 Not got much to report from kiddo about BYMT Manchester as also at that age where "fine" seems to be a standard and complete answer!

She enjoyed the workshop session, said there were about 10 people in the group and that had told emails would be out early March. The long wait begins for us now!

Just home from NYMT at Wakefield-DS has had a really good day and enjoyed everything. He loved seeing his friends from last year and also working with the creative team. Fingers crossed now! Hope everyone else has had a good day too.

Mine were all happy coming out, really enjoyed the audition day ❤️ it’s really a positive experience for them all which is great!! Fingers crossed now 🤞🤞

Pleased to hear that @Montimom and @Operasingerkath . Fingers firmly crossed for you!

Wonder if our DC were in the same group? I was told there were about 10 other as well. Hopefully Feb will go quickly x

Ds had a fab day at NYMT today and loved seeing familiar faces from NYMT and BYMT. Crossing fingers for everyone for the results.

Sounds like lots of happy young people following this weekend of auditions! Fingers crossed now for speedy and positive results….

Hello i'm new to this, my DD attended today's auditions for the first time - just wondered how long it usually takes to hear back?

welcome @Youarenotseriouspeople was it NYMT? If so should know if they have a recall by the weekend.

If bymt I’m not sure of the latest turnarounds but I’m sure someone can help.

Hi @Mcmumager, yes NYMT - today's auditions. So they should know by the weekend - that's not too long to wait then thank goodness.

How old is your dd? My ds was there today too. Hope she enjoyed it.

She did enjoy it. She's 17. I've read through the thread so trying to understand how it all works but decided to just go with the flow and see what happens - she said that they said everybody will be offered something from the audition but not necessarily an actual role so maybe a workshop?

Yes my ds said that they said that too. There are a few changes this year as there are new people in charge but typically you will be informed as to whether you are invited to the recall weekend in Feb. At this you will be invited to recall for either a specific show or it could be a development workshop for a new musical. In the last couple of years people have also been invited to recall for a concert but this doesn’t seem to be taking place this year. This year there is a new thing called Platform which you could also be recalled for- it seems to be older kids being recalled for this.

As well as the shows which you audition for NYMT they have also ran residential workshops which you don’t need to audition for. These look like they’ve been redesigned this year with workshops for performers, backstage, creatives etc so I wonder if they mean if you aren’t invited to the recall process they mean you will be invited to attend one of these? Just guessing though!

@Youarenotseriouspeople I'm glad your DD enjoyed the audition. @Mcmumager has summed things up very well already. I think what your DD meant by 'they said everybody will be offered something' is that some people will get a recall for a show or shows, and some will get a recall for the new musical workshops (and for both of these they will need to audition again over the casting weekends). Those who don't get recalled for either of the above will be invited to join the skills workshops, but if they accept that offer they will be part of the NYMT company this year, may be invited to take part in some smaller events in the course of the year, and if I understand correctly can be part of the Christmas concert.

CLEARS THROAT LOUDLY… 😝

@allhailthebrain Oh I'm sorry!!!! AAAAH! For some reason I thought next weekend! How did it go for your DC?

Haha don’t worry @Biscuitsneeded - I quite enjoyed that 😂

Says it went well, always does though so we shall see! I shall be in the corner of the waiting room, overthinking and overeating 😉

Does this feel like the longest week ever or is it just me 😂

Definitely loooong @Montimom

Not helped by 2.5 hours of parents evening - and having to listen to the chemistry teacher try and persuade my child that they would really prefer to do that over performing arts 😂

Nice try, lovely woman - but the closest my child is going to come to science is if Young Frankenstein is on the NYMT list in coming years…

Ooh I wonder if they've ever considered doing Young Frankenstein!!

I feel all of your pain. I find waiting for news so distracting! Fingers crossed the news will come tomorrow as it has in other weeks. My DS is apparently auditioning this weekend so he'll be doing the anxious wait next week. Anyone else got NYMT or BYMT coming up this weekend?

Never say never. My performing daughter who trained as a dancer is now going back to uni to study a science related subject. Ok, it's sports science (she wants to go down the rehab/injury prevention route but there is a heck of a lot of science content. (She has chosen to apply for courses that focus on the science, not in paying/coaching sport considering she hasn't done PE since year 6!