​WELCOME TO TYC

​escape the ordinary,  Adventure awaits!

TYC is a nationally recognised, multi-award
winning, professional youth theatre company.
Our mission at The Young Company is to spark the
imagination and fuel a sense of discovery in
children and young people. We do this through
innovative and specialised theatre for, by and with
children and young people as well as a creative
program of learning,​ ​in a welcoming and
​stimulating environment.

​Cairns Post HIT Award Winners:
​Best Local Arts Collective 2016
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CHECK OUT OUR SUMMER HOLIDAY PROGRAMS 2018/2019 >

BOOK TODAY FOR OUR MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION OF 'TREASURE ISLAND' >

END OF SEMESTER PERFORMANCES: CRUNCH FESTIVAL >

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WHAT'S  ON THE GO  @  TYC 

2019 priority enrolment

TYC are gearing up for their 10th Anniversary Year of Celebrations in 2019. To be part of the dramatic action, join us for our weekly youth theatre program. Priority Enrolment opens November 1, 2018. 

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summer holiday prog.

Step into the spotlight these Summer Holidays with TYC. With Programs for children and young people 5yrs - 18yrs . Special Guest Artists include Hayley Gillespie  (Costumes) and Yasmin Lancini (Musical Theatre).

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TREASURE ISLAND

This riveting stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel captures the timeless themes of knowledge, secrecy and monstrosity in an eerie and gothic nature.
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​summer HOLIDAY PROGRAMS
​dec 2018 - jan  2019 // 5yrs - 12yrs

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Batten down the hatches! Buccaneers and the Jolly Roger have been sighted! It can only mean one thing… pirates!​
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It’s Christmas Eve and the biggest party of the year is about to start with lots of food, drinks and presents galore…and you are invited!!

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Attention to all witches, wizards and magizoologists! We need your help to round up all of the missing magical creatures and save the day!

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Since Thanos ‘snap of the finger’ wiped out half of all life in the universe with a single click it is now up to a new breed of Super Heroes to fight for what is right! 
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Grab your chimney sweep, your pavement chalk and a spoonful of wonder as we go on a Jolly Holiday with Mary Poppins and our favourite characters from Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane. 

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​summer series HOLIDAY PROGRAMS
​dec 2018 - jan  2019 // 11yrs - 18yrs

​Come along for a wonderful awesome-tastic show with an interesting take on the classic Christmas tale we all know and love!  Eddie Scrooge is 17 years old, a cynical young man who despises everything in sight.
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​It’s Musicals Galore at TYC this Summer! Join Jane Blonde, double 'O' PS (OOPS!), licensed to do whatever, goes to rescue Father Christmas from the clutches of the evil Scarymonger.

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​Join us at TYC in the new year for a scripted production that is set to get the adrenaline in overdrive!  All over the world are under attack. Pages are going blank in a pandemic so big, the government’s involved.! 
That’s where SynCryn comes in.

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"TYC in Cairns is life-­changing. My children have been connected with the TYC for 2 years now and we have also been lucky enough to experience their in-school drama programmes. TYC workshops break down barriers and help foster relationships.  My own personal experience with my 11 year old girl is that the TYC programmes has helped her develop more confidence and she is now a School Captain as a result. As with so many of their workshops that our children have attended. TYC also encourage their older teenagers to get involved providing them with an opportunity to project manage and managing a recruitment business myself , this is a very good skill for people to have. They are a wonderful group of people and work hard to ensure a positive environment for all involved". Jenny Cunsamy 

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FIND your PERFECT WEEKLY CLASS  for 2019

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​WHAT WE are passionate about

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We are passionate about developing a sense of self-confidence in our regions children and young people in such a way that instils a positive mindset, a resilient attitude and consistent outlook on the forever changing world around them.

Our Programs nurture these qualities in children + young people, + so much more! 

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​OR WHY NOT apply for OUR....

​”If you want to see your child become one of the brightest stars in the room then there is no doubt that TYC is the place for them".

- EVELYN MCGUINNESS

​our vision

To provide a platform for creative curiosity so that innovative thought is nurtured in our forever changing world around us.

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​WHAT WE are passionate about​​

Catherine McGuinness (2017) starting her National Traineeship with TYC and the Tanks Arts Centre (Cairns Regional Council) through ArtsReady.

At TYC we are passionate about creative pathways in our region for those in pursuit of a creative career in the arts and leading them into future employment or educational opportunities, either, locally, nationally or internationally.

Through programs such as TYCs Young Internships, Mainstage Productions, Theatre in Education and Roving Troupe our organisation is paving the way for creative pathways in our region.​

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​BEGIN YOUR CREATIVE JOURNEY WITH TYC  TODAY

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TYC ALUMNI 2017 > Kane O'Rielley

CONGRATULATIONS KANE!! We are so extremely super duper proud of our Associate Producer Kane O'Rielley who successfully auditioned for The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles. Kane headed over to LA in January to take up his studies and will follow in the footsteps of notable performers as Robert Redford, Danny DeVito, Anne Hathaway, Paul Rudd, Grace Kelly, Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall (just to name a few!)

"Kane O’Rielley has been attending TYC for the past eight years and has become an Associate Producer through their Creative Pathways Program. In 2015 Kane assisted in the direction and performed in 'High School Musical' at Trinity Anglican School, Cairns where he was the Arts Captain in 2017. In 2017 Kane also performed in TYC's Mainstage Production of 'Wishfly' which also toured into local schools in Cairns. Kane was also a NIDA Open graduate in 2015 and 2017 where he completed his ‘Acting 101’, tutored by Jo Turner, and 'The Young Actors Residency' lead by Garth Holcombe and Pip Edwards. Kane has performed and assisted in over 50 productions including TYC Mainstage productions of ‘Animal Farm’ By George Orwell and adapted by Shake and Stir, ‘Between Us’ by ATYP Young Voices Project (Cairns Festival 2016) and ‘Lord of the Flies’ by William Golding (Cairns Festival 2017)".

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IN ORDER TO SUCCEED, WE MUST FIRST BELIEVE THAT WE CAN.

NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS

LADDER OF PROGRESSION  @ TYC

At TYC we believe that each child is a uniquely creative individual and are all on their own learning journeys. 

We all love to perform on stage and what better way to understand what we need in our performers tool-kit than a Ladder of Progression! Developed specifically for TYC and based off our company Value Statements and continued commitment to the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child, the program is extremely unique. Each step on the ladder ensures that each individual child learns and develops in numerous areas of theatre making in such a way that instils a positive mindset, a resilient attitude and consistent outlook on the forever changing world around them.

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​WHAT WE are passionate about​

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We are passionate about inspiring innovators of change and its ability to fuel creative thought and action. With this a sense of discovery about the human condition grows deeper and stronger with every passing year.

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​logic will get you from a to b. 
imagination will take you everywhere

ALBERT EINSTEIN

​WHAT WE are passionate about​​

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We are passionate about using each moment and interaction to promote friendships amongst our regions children and young people while consistently affirming how highly valued each individual person is within their community.

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​We keep moving forward, 
opening new doorS, and doing new things, 
because we're curious and curiosity keeps
​ leading us down new paths.

WALT DISNEY

​WHAT WE are passionate about

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We are passionate about educating our regions children and young people to explore, create, collaborate and persevere in the process of learning so that they reach their full potential as artists and global citizens (through engaging as either audience members or young artists).

​READY TO become a member of TYC?
THE FIRST THING TO DO IS TO send us your details and we can recommend a PROGRAM for you: