Summer Festival 2013 - Independence?
Are you interested in drama or theatre production? Or are you keen to explore the performing arts but not sure how to go about it? Scottish Youth Theatre's Summer Festival has something to offer to everyone.
Make your summer 2013 unforgettable: make new friends from all across the country who have similar interests as you, learn more about the performing arts in a unique and fun environment, and then at the end of your chosen course, perform in front of a live audience in a professional theatre venue.
The theme of Summer Festival 2013 is "Independence?" - engage in the debate of Scottish independence and develop your skills within performance and technical production.
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 SQA credit rated 6-week course, 5-week, Technical, 3-week, Foundation and Junior Courses, and make your Summer 2013 unforgettable!
Scroll down for more information about courses and dates. Click on the course's title to download the relevant Application Pack. You can find Application Forms for each course at the bottom of this page.
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 37th 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.
"I love the Summer Festival experience and being able to get a qualification out of it, is great!",
"The course helped me to improve my acting, make lots of friends and gain a new point of view of what being an actor means." Jose Serrano, 15, Intermediate Course
Closing dates for applications:
Technical Theatre Course - June 2013
COURSES & DATES:
Performance and Production Learning Programme
SCQF credit rated by the SQA
Glasgow, 6 weeks, Ages 16-25
4 July - 17 August 2013
*Applications for the Performance and Production Learning Programme are now closed. Please contact us on 0141 552 3988 for more information.
Performance and Production Course
Glasgow, 5 weeks, Ages 16-25
8 July - 10 August 2013
*Applications for the Performance and Production Course are now closed. Please contact us on 0141 552 3988 for more information.
Technical Theatre Course
Glasgow, 5 weeks, Ages 14-25
8 July - 10 August 2013
Intermediate Course
Glasgow, 3 weeks, Ages 14-18
22 July - 10 August 2013
*Applications for the Intermediate Course are now closed. Please contact us on 0141 552 3988 for more information.
Aberdeen Foundation Course
2 weeks, Ages 12-15
8 - 20 July
Edinburgh Foundation Course
2 weeks, Ages 12 - 15
8 - 20 July
Glasgow Foundation Course
2 weeks, Ages 12 - 15
8 - 20 July
Aberdeen Junior Course
1 week, Ages 8-11
12 - 17 August
Edinburgh Junior Course
1 week, Ages 8-11
22 - 27 July
Glasgow Junior Course
1 week, Ages 8-11
5 - 10 August
For all enquiries, please contact artsadmin@scottishyouththeatre.org or call 0141 552 3988.
