Youth Theatre

Troy Wanted!

Troy Wanted!

Casting call for High School Musical’s Troy Bolton

The Brunton Theatre, in association with Tommie Travers and David Ross, is on the lookout for a talented individual to play the leading role of Troy Bolton in High School Musical, the theatre’s 2022 Summer School.

Jul 25 2022 | By | Reply More
Generation Z: The Future is Unwritten

Generation Z: The Future is Unwritten

★★★☆☆   Hybrid drive

Life changes – and the more it changes the more it stays the same. This conundrum – truism – lies at the heart of Generation Z: The Future is Unwritten the Strange Town youth theatres’ imaginative and compelling lockdown project which has a hybrid live performance at Out Of The Blue this weekend.

Jun 21 2021 | By | Reply More
Sister Act

Sister Act

★★★★☆  Nun better:

Sisters are doing it for themselves – and packed houses – at the Brunton this week as Our Lady of Loretto Youth Players aim for the heights in an ambitious production of Sister Act.

Feb 14 2020 | By | Reply More
Summer on Stage 2019

Summer on Stage 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Teechers

LYT turn to potent comedy for this year’s Summer on Stage at the Lyceum with a two night double bill of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Godber’s Teechers.

Jul 22 2019 | By | Reply More
Legally Blonde – The Musical

Legally Blonde – The Musical

★★★★☆    Absolutely Fabulous:

Big and vibrant, the Beyond Broadway Experience’s summer school production of Legally Blonde the Musical, at the King’s to Saturday, is a glorious mix of huge ensemble numbers and strong solo performances.

Jul 19 2019 | By | Reply More
Wake up!

Wake up!

Strange Town looks to the future for its tenth anniversary:

Edinburgh youth company Strange Town is taking to the Traverse stage this week with a pair of new plays loosely inspired by the theme of The Future, but both going in very different directions.

Jun 10 2019 | By | Reply More
Whistle Down The Wind

Whistle Down The Wind

★★★☆☆ Solid:

Forth Children’s Theatre put in a solid production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman’s musical version of Whistle Down the Wind, at the Edinburgh Academy until Saturday.

Apr 11 2019 | By | Reply More
Strange Town’s New Patron

Strange Town’s New Patron

Youth company marks tenth year:

Edinburgh’s Strange Town youth theatre is marking its tenth anniversary year with the announcement of actor Tallulah Greive as its Patron.

Mar 8 2019 | By | 1 Reply More
A.R.T. call out

A.R.T. call out

Annexe Arts’ open audition for youth company:

The Annexe Repertory Theatre is holding open auditions for performers aged between 16 and 25 to join the company for its autumn term 2018.

Sep 12 2018 | By | Reply More
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

★★★★☆   Force of nature:

There’s plenty of passion, commitment and many nuggets of true talent at the end of the rainbow of the  Beyond Broadway Experience’s production of The Wizard of Oz, at the King’s to Saturday.

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