Theatre (Performance)
14-18s: Tuesdays
The Tuesday 14-18s is one of our two main groups for older secondary school pupils. They focus on script-work, performing one large-scale show per year in June 2025, written by a stand-out up-and-coming playwright, with a focus on creating and devising this script as well as technique and skills in the September – December term.
Are there spaces available?
No, this group is now full, so please join the waiting list or for further information contact James at james@strangetown.org.uk
Consider joining our Friday 11-18s Film Skills groups instead.
Location: Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street
Rehearsal Dates
Term 1: Tuesday 7th January – Tuesday 1st April (Half Term – Tuesday 11th February)
Term 2: Tuesday 22nd April – Tuesday 17th June
Performance Dates
Thursday 19th & Saturday 21st June
Class Times: 6-8pm (2 hours)
Term Fee: £140 per term
Free and discounted places are available. Please visit our Access Fund – Bursaries page for more information.
For more information, please contact james@strangetown.org.uk
Photos below by Tom Duffin, Andy Catlin and Charlie Park-Long.
Details
| Age group: | 14-18s |
| Dates: | 6-8pm: Tuesday 7th January - Tuesday 1st April (Half Term - Tuesday 11th February) |
| Venue: | Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG |
| Prices: | £140 for the term NB bursaries giving discounts and free places are available. |
| What to Bring: | Loose, comfortable clothes and a bottle of water |
Staff Members
Catherine Ward-Stoddart
Director: Tuesday 14-18s & Friday 8-11s
Megan Rough
Assistant Director: Tuesday 14-18s
Megan is a theatre and tourism professional based in Edinburgh. She has a First Class M.A. (Hons) in English and Modern History from St. Andrews University and is qualified in Acting through Trinity College London’s Speech and Drama Diploma. She passed the course with Distinction last year. Megan was also part of the Junior Conservatoire of Acting programme at RCS between 2015 and 2016.
Megan joined Strange Town as a Young Company and staff member in 2022. She worked as the Assistant Director on Storm Lantern by Strange Town Touring Company and now assists at Strange Town Youth Theatre. She has been working with young people through tour guiding and tutoring for nearly four years, and enjoys using creative learning to build confidence and inspire young people to think for themselves.
Day-to-day, she can be found at The Real Mary King’s Close, where she has worked in tour guiding and marketing for the past year.
What People Say
“Strange Town represents the positives and passions of young people.”
Youth Theatre member“Strange Town has given me great confidence, opened up opportunities, and given me skills that I will be able to use in all aspects of life.”
Youth Theatre member