Every summer, PACE Youth Theatre offers a programme of unique and varied in-person creative performance experiences for ages 3-21. Fest! is jam-packed with exciting performance courses; from classic to contemporary texts, devising, physical theatre, comedy and musicals. Every year more than 800 individual young people take part in 90+ holiday courses, where they make friends, take risks, learn new skills and make memories to last a lifetime.
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; comedy 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 3-5 years old.
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