Summer Festival 2012

Summer Festival 2012 - 'Twisted Shakespeare' - application deadline Feb 29th!

For course options and how to apply, see below:

Summer Festival is the acclaimed, annual flagship event from Scotland’s national theatre 'for and by' young people.

Every summer hundreds of young people who are passionate about theatre and performance come from all over Scotland to take their theatre skills and experience to the next level.

Summer Festival takes place in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Choose from the 6 week, 5 week, 3 week, Foundation and Junior Courses, and make your Summer 2012 unforgettable!

Closing date for applications is 29th February 2012 so APPLY NOW!

Don't let money matters put you off applying - every year participants successfully raise some or all of their course fees. For all Summer Festival Fundraising information see our comprehensive Summer Festival Fundraising Guide.

Now in its 36th year, Summer Festival offers a range of courses in performance, production and technical theatre culminating in high-profile performances to packed out audiences in some of the country’s most prestigious theatre venues.

Past participants in Summer Festivals include Conor McCarron (NEDS), Andrew Still (Hollyoaks), Karen Gillan (Dr. Who), Gerard Butler (Machine Gun Preacher, Law Abiding Citizen, 300) and KT Tunstall (Eye to the Telescope, Drastic Fantastic). Every year, Summer Festival makes the summer unforgettable for young people aged 8-25 from all over Scotland.

“It was the best five weeks of my life!” – Imogen, 16, SF '11

“I met lots of new friends and got a real sense of how theatre works” – Carola, 18, SF '11

“The best thing about Summer Festival for me was being able to experience what being a professional actor would be like and that’s really helped me realise that this is what I want to when I leave school” – Martin, 16, SF '11