Summer 8-10s: Create a play in 5 days (Previous Project)
Sorry, but this event is no longer running.
Come and take part in our holiday projects, learn a new skill and increase your self-confidence, while making friends at the same time.
Start on Monday with the spark of an idea and on Friday perform the play you will have created. Work on performance skills, develop characters and plot, and have a lot of fun!
Details
| Age group: | 8-10s |
| Dates: | Mon 29th June – Fri 3rd July 9am-4pm |
| Venue: | Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG |
| Prices: | £150 (discounted & free places available) |
Performance
Parents, carers, friends and family welcome to watch a short performance on Friday 3rd July at 3pm
Staff Members
Ellen Shand
Director (Friday 11-14s) / Workshop Leader (5-7s)
Ellen is a freelancer who has been working with Strange Town since 2015. Since then she has directed several plays for the Friday 11-14’s Youth Theatre, delivered After School Drama workshops, led holiday projects and even choreographed a flashmob! Her most recent work as an ASPIRE Drama Artist with Dundee Rep Theatre and Dundee City Council involved delivering drama workshops for Nursery to P7. Ellen is also a singer and actress, playing regular gigs and performing in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; including Strange Town’s production, A Field of Our Own.
James Beagon
Youth Theatre Manager & Director: Tuesday 8-25s & Wednesday 11-14s
James is a director, playwright and creative learning facilitator who has lived and worked in Edinburgh for over a decade.
He has worked with Strange Town since 2015 and has written and directed a number of Strange Town productions including Stolen Futures (Traverse Theatre, June 2019) Beneath the Surface (Traverse Theatre, June 2022), Heart of the Storm & Something Special (Scottish Storytelling Centre, Dec 2021) and Over the Waves (Traverse Theatre, June 2023). In addition to his role as Youth Theatre Manager, he leads the Monday and Wednesday youth theatre groups.
Previous credits with his own group Aulos Productions include the award-winning Fringe productions First Class (2014) and Gobland for the Goblins (2017) and the award-nominated Women of the Mourning Fields (2015) and Antigone na hEireann (2018).
James has worked extensively as a freelance drama practitioner with companies including East Lothian Youth Theatre, Lyceum Youth Theatre, Youth Theatre Arts Scotland, Theatre Sans Accents and Acting Out Drama School.
He holds an MFA in Directing from Edinburgh Napier and an M.A. (Hons) in Ancient and Medieval History from Edinburgh University and has run workshops and guest-lectured at both institutions.
