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, written by a stand-out up-and-coming playwright, with a focus on technique and skills in the September – December term.

Location: Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street

Term dates: Tuesday 1 September – 8 December (not 13 October)

Class Times: 6-8pm (2 hours)

Term Fee: £175 per term

Free and discounted places are available. Please visit our Access Fund – Bursaries page for more information.

Photos below by Andy Catlin.

Details

Age group:	14-18s
Dates:	Tuesday 21st April - Tuesday 16th June
Venue:	Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG
Prices:	£150 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

Catherine is a freelance facilitator and theatre maker from Glasgow. She graduated in 2014 with a BA (Hons) in Contemporary Screen Acting from University of the West of Scotland. Since graduating she has worked extensively across the central belt of Scotland including at the Tron Theatre and Macrobert Arts Centre, as well as working in schools and various outreach projects. Her work focuses on devised theatre, both in her work with young people and through her own performance career with her theatre company Spilt Milk. Catherine is very passionate about her facilitating role and aims to bring out creative potential in all the young people she works with, allowing them to find their own creative voice through making and performing.

Grace Marshall

Tuesday 14-18s - Assistant Director

Grace is an actor and director based in Edinburgh, who graduated with a First Class BA (Hons) in Dance and Drama with Kingston University and Performing Arts Studio Scotland in 2025.

She has performed in theatres all across Edinburgh, including at the Royal Lyceum and the Traverse Theatre, and recently wrote and directed her own show ‘In My Own Hands’ which was performed at the Biscuit Factory.

She is passionate about creating theatre that sparks conversation, and using it as a unique tool to educate, and hopes to inspire young people to do the same!

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.”

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