DESPITE the huge challenges faced by the theatre industry, Theatre by the Lake remains committed to providing young people with opportunities for them to take part in creative activities, develop new skills and to provide insights into theatre-making.

A series of weekly online workshops, running from February 8 - March 29, will provide young people aged between 14-18 years the opportunity to explore roles in the theatre with insight from professionals who work in the field.

The unique opportunity will see young budding actors and creative young people working with seasoned professionals, including: Kash Arshad, Tatty Hennessy, Oscar Toeman, John Wilkinson, Chi and San Howard.

Each theatre professional will lead a workshop in their own specialist field encouraging participants to actively take part and, afterward, quiz them in a Q&A session which will give everyone an opportunity to explore the experts career to date.

The programme has been curated and led by Cumbrian theatre director, Lexie Ward, who can be contacted with any queries on lexie.ward@theatrebythelake.com.

To book the eight week series, which costs £48, visit https://www.theatrebythelake.com

A limited number of bursaries are available. For more information and how to apply contact claire.dunk@theatrebythelake.com