Theatre (Performance)
8-25s: Tuesdays (Auditioned)
Our 8-25s Auditioned group means every member of Strange Town has a chance to be part of an advanced, smaller and more intense rehearsal experience to produce the highest quality theatre.
Are there currently spaces available? No. The Sep 25 – Jun 26 year was auditioned for in May 2025. Auditions for 2026-27 will take place no later than May 2026. Auditions are only open to current members of Strange Town. For more information on this, please contact james@strangetown.org.uk
Location: Broughton St Mary’s Church
Rehearsal Dates
Term 1: Tuesday 2nd September – Tuesday 9th December (Half Term – Tuesday 14th October)
Term 2: January 2026 – March 2026
Term 3: April 2026 – June 2026
Performance Dates (PROVISIONAL)
Two performances between Wed 17th – Sat 20th June 2026 (subject to change!)
A performance at NFYT between Fri 3rd – Sun 5th July 2026 (subject to change!)
Class Times: 6.30-8.30pm (2 hours)
Term Fee: £150 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 by Charlie Park-Long and Andy Catlin.
Details
| Age group: | 8-25s |
| Dates: | 6.30-8.30pm: Tuesday 2nd September - Tuesday 9th December (Half Term - Tuesday 14th October) |
| Venue: | Broughton St Mary's Church (Garden Room) |
| Prices: | £150 per term NB bursaries giving discounts and free places are available. |
| What to Bring: | Loose, comfortable clothes and a bottle of water |
Staff Members
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), Over the Waves (Traverse Theatre, June 2023) and My Kind of Weird (Traverse Theatre, June 2024). In addition to his role as Youth Theatre Manager, he leads the Tuesday 8-25s and Wednesday 11-14s 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.
Anna Whealing
Assistant Director: Tuesday 8-25s
Anna is a highlands-born writer, theatre-maker and producer. She has worked with community groups, volunteers, children, artists and industry members. Anna has produced award-winning short films and documentries, run workshops for emerging writers, created several new-writing audio series, organised scratch nights for performance artists in Glasgow and dabbled in stage managment. Basically, she’ll say yes to everything and loves a challange! Anna is currently a creative trainee on textLAB, a writers programme run by Scottish Youth Theatre and Playwrights Studio Scotland. She has acted as Assistant Director for A Play, A Pie and A Pint and Mull Theatre.
What People Say
"Love this company!"
Youth Theatre member"I enjoyed working with interesting people and having great directors."
Youth Theatre member