Hello!
I am Amy Lewis and I am a theatre director and workshop facilitator originally from Newcastle, UK
Over the last 20 years, I have been working in London, carefully crafting my work with young people.
I have a degree in Theatre and, before relocating to Amsterdam in 2023, I worked with young people in schools, colleges, universities and youth theatres across London.
In London I regularly worked with Lewisham Youth Theatre, White City Theatre project, Lyric Hammersmith, Punchdrunk Enrichment & University of the Arts London, co-founded theatre company Awkward City and co-designed & delivered a youth theatre.
In Amsterdam, I have worked as the lead teacher for Amsterdam Kids Dance & Drama and have delivered drama workshops for The British School of Amsterdam & Amity International School.
I am excited to have created Young Theatre Makers here in Amsterdam, and I welcome and encourage all young people with any level of experience to get in touch!
YTM TEAM:
Amy Lewis: Artistic Director & Facilitator
Sofia: Young Trainee Assistant Director
Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sofia moved to the Netherlands in 2022 and is currently a secondary school student in Amsterdam.
Sofia is training with Young Theatre Makers to learn the craft of directing. She works closely with children during rehearsals and values a focused, supportive creative process. She is particularly interested in storytelling, film, and scenography.
Sofia plans to continue developing her practice and hopes to study directing in the future.
Caroline Carron: Designer
Caroline is an artist, set designer and award winning photographer who works for Young Theatre Makers designing set, props & costume alongside our participants.
Caroline is originally from London, and studied Fine Art at Central St Martins and before moving to Amsterdam, worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children where she designed imaginative programmes to support children’s self-expression & emotional wellbeing through art.
As well as working for Young Theatre Makers, Caroline also works at the British School of Amsterdam as a Teaching Assistant.
Caroline’s aim is always to empower creative minds and foster learning through joy.
Elliot Rennie: Acting teacher
Elliott is a theatre maker, facilitator and Actor Musician from the UK. As an actor he has performed in West-End shows, UK theatres and has travelled to China, Norway and the United States to perform.
Elliott’s theatre company The Wild and the Innocent made work with live music and tried to harness accessibility as much as possible. The company worked with Deaf actors- incorporating BSL as a main language in performance- as well as shows that championed neurodiversity in young people.
As a facilitator, Elliott has worked with young people in schools and taken extra curricular workshops across London, Derbyshire and whilst on tour, mainly working with the National Youth Theatre. He has loved the experience of working with and learning from theatre companies: Frantic Assembly, Kneehigh, RashDash, Spymonkey, Emma Rice and Cheek by Jowl and working with playwrights Tom Stoppard, Jack Thorne, James Graham and Lee Hall.
Emily-Jane McNeill: Acting teacher
Emily-Jane McNeill is an actor and voice over artist from the UK. She has been performing since she was 8 years old. She joined the UK's National Youth Theatre when she was 14. Whilst training on the BA ACTING course at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, she was awarded the Laurence Olivier Bursary Award and was selected to perform as part of the Sam Wanamaker Festival at The Globe Theatre in London.
Since graduating in 2015 she has worked extensively across theatre, TV/Film, commercials and voiceover.
Emily has been a facilitator with Young Theatre Makers since 2025.