In 2026, Croydon companies Zoo Co & Boundless have teamed up to form a new Young Company (YoCo) for 16-21 year olds.
Through workshops, a residential, and a summer intensive, we’ll come together, try things out, and create a brand new show with a writer and a team of creatives – finishing with a run of performances at a central London theatre, Summer 2026.
We’re hyped to be working with Coral Wylie as the writer on the YoCo show. Coral (they/them) is a writer, performer and theatre maker from West London. Their work finds its voice in the natural world (most often bugs..), playing in the overlaps of science and art.
Over the year, the YoCo will:
- Make a new play from start to finish, in collaboration with writer, Coral Wylie, and perform it at a central London theatre alongside a professional creative team.
- Gain experience in devising, acting, movement, telling stories visually, improvisation.
- Learn about the roles involved in theatre productions, including set, video and sound design, stage management, costume and more.
- Learn about creating accessible theatre (for example, creative captioning, incorporating BSL and relaxed performances).
- Work with Flo & Pav, the Artistic Directors of ZooCo & Boundless.
- Gain professional theatre experience to support you to begin a career in the arts, with support and mentoring to aid your next steps. People from ZooCo’s YoCo have gone on to study at the Brit School, and at the Central School of Speech and Drama.Gain new skills, new mates, and have lots of fun.
Zoo Co & Boundless Young Company is gratefully supported by Chalk Cliff Trust, The Boris Karloff Foundation, and The Hedley Foundation.
The YoCo Resi
In April 2026 the Young Company, along with writer Coral Wylie, embarked on a four day creative residential trip to the beautiful Asthall Manor in Oxfordshire. Facilitated in Open Space, the cohort spent the week ideating and devising a new play through improvisation, movement, and exploring the manor and its grounds. In between sessions we ate delicious food together, enjoyed nature, and played lots of games – including a wild and dramatic game of Werewolf!
