PACE Youth Theatre is set to offer a programme of unique and varied in-person creative performance experiences for young people this summer break.
Fest! is jam-packed with exciting performance courses; from classic to contemporary texts, devising, physical theatre, comedy and musicals.
Every year more than 800 young people take part in 90+ holiday courses where they make friends, take risks, learn new skills and make memories to last a lifetime – and this year is no different.
Fest! events will run from PACE’s base in the town centre, West College Scotland’s Centre for Performing Arts on Renfrew Road, and The Art Department – an exciting new pop-up workshop and performance space in The Paisley Centre.
Highlights include a site specific version of Alice, including a campout for participants at Lapwing Lodge; Rebel Girls - a new play by Jenni Mason exploring the suffragette movement; new interpretations of classics including Macbeth in Something Wicked This Way Comes and Jekyll and Hyde; comedic murder-mystery Bloodshed at the Bungalow, Gigglefest and The Fest that Goes Wrong for those who like some light relief; musical favourites such as 13, The Greatest Show and Sweeney Todd; and a series of creative play and storytelling sessions for Little Adventurers aged three to five-years-old.
Jenni Mason, artistic director of PACE, told the Paisley Daily Express: “During Fest! we see the young people who join us grow in confidence, as well as creating amazing performances, and the last few years especially have shown us just how important it is that they have this opportunity to express themselves and to mix with their
peers.”
PACE is committed to making sure that financial circumstances are not a barrier to participation and bursary and concessionary places are available for all of their activities for families who might otherwise be unable to attend.
Fest will run from now until August 12 and the full programme is available on the PACE website at www.pacefest.com.
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