A collaboration of two of the Highlands main providers of youth activities has lead to a new festival celebrating Gaelic Youth Theatre.
Eden Court Theatre and Fèis Rois have teamed up to produce 6 short original performances in Gaelic to be performed at a day-long festival being held in Ullapool on Friday 24 February.
Funded by Bòrd na Gàidhlig, the Gaelic Youth Theatre Festival will encourage six youth groups to develop new short plays, in Gaelic, for an audience at the Macphail Centre, Ullapool.
Fèis Rois drama worker Lindsay Dunbar says “ This is a great opportunity for young Gaelic speakers to be creative with their language and combine it with their drama skills. Gaelic drama needs a festival like this to promote new talent and build confidence in acting and speaking Gaelic.”
Groups from Ullapool, Strathpeffer, Inverness, Skye and Lochalsh will take part in this brand new Festival, which hopes to continue in the future.
Eden Court’s Judith Aitken says “We are really looking forward to seeing the new work produced for the festival and hope this event will provide a successful forum for Gaelic Youth Theatre”.
For more information on the Gaelic Youth Theatre Festival please contact Eden Court on 01463 234234 or speak with Judith Aitken on 01463 239841 /
jaitken@eden-court.co.uk
Groups taking part in Gaelic Youth Theatre Festival 2006
Roddy Nicolson – Out of Eden drama worker for North Highland:
Inverness Gaelic Youth Theatre 12+yrs 6 participants
Ospadal à Ghort Mhòir / Big Pain Hospital
Inverness Feisan Drama Group P4-7 20 participants
Seoras agus na Ròin / George and the Seals
Lindsay Dunbar – Drama worker / co-ordinator for Feisteas Feis Rois:
Ullapool Primary Feisteas 9-12 yrs 10 participants
Na Sgdain Airgid / The Silver Herring
Strathpeffer Feisteas Group 14-16 yrs 10 participants
Dàn / Destiny
Catriona Lexy Campbell – Skye and Lochalsh Out of Eden Drama worker funded by Bord na Gaidhlig:
Plockton Primary School 10-12 years 4 participants
Pri Pìosan Bardachd / Three Pieces Of Poetry
Portree High School 12-16 years 8 participants
Na Sìthiachean / The Fairies
