Theatre (Skills)
8-12s: Fridays
The 8-12 Skills group is focused on developing confidence, playing drama games and learning drama techniques. A great group for those nervous about performing in front of an audience or joining the world of drama for the very first time.
When do you accept new members?
Spaces are currently available. Please contact James at james@strangetown.org.uk
Location: Broughton St Mary’s Church, Bellevue Crescent, EH3 6NE
Dates: Friday 10th January – Friday 4th April (Half Term – Friday 14th February)
Class Times: 3-4.30pm (1 hour and a half)
Term Fee: £120
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
Details
| Age group: | 8-12s |
| Dates: | 3-4.30pm, Friday 10th January - Friday 4th April (Half Term - Friday 14th February) |
| Venue: | Broughton St Mary's Church |
Staff Members
Daniel Orejon
Workshop Leader: Friday Film (Black Group) & Cover Leader: Friday 8-12s Theatre Skills
Daniel Orejon is a theatremaker and performer. He has been commissioned by the Edinburgh Multilingual Stories Festival and collaborated with Scottish Youth Theatre and the Edinburgh International Science Festival. He is the artistic director of the Crested Fools, with whom he has created award-nominated show The Rotting Hart. He specialises in projects that focus on multiculturalism, queerness and mental health, with a special fondness for all things Hispanic.
Sophia Irvine-Fortescue
Friday 5-7s & Friday 8-12s: Workshop Assistant
Sophia is the Workshop Assistant for the Friday 5-7s Intro to Drama and Friday 8-12s Theatre Skills classes.
Jenny Quinn
Workshop Leader (Friday 8-12s Skills) & Assistant Director (Wednesday 11-14s)
Jenny trained in Acting with Musical Theatre at the MGA Academy of Performing Arts in Edinburgh where she gained extensive experience within the Arts.
In December 2015, she travelled to Warsaw, Poland to perform in a play to entertain and educate children in International Schools with Manhattan Childrens Theatre.
After graduating in 2017, she toured around the UK with several plays including Antigone na hEireann (2018) written and directed by James Beagon, and The Grandmothers Grimm (2019) with Some Kind of Theatre. She is now a freelance teacher and loves working in youth theatre.
