Strange Town

Today is our second ever Spark Showcase with our 3 younger performance groups presenting the short plays they have been developing this year - some written by our Writers Development programme and some by the cast themselves! Looking forward to seeing all the work they have created at across the day.

Both Gilli Jones and Aaron MacGregor take to the West End Live stage in Trafalgar Square this weekend! 👏💫

🎭 Gilli will perform a solo from KIMBERLY AKIMBO ahead of his role in the show at Hampstead Theatre from 28th August-7th November.

🎭 Aaron will perform with the OLIVER! company, and is currently playing the role of The Artful Dodger in Cameron Mackintosh's production at the Gielgud Theatre.

Our fabulous Film groups are back at the this weekend sharing 4 short films they have made this year including scripts written by 2 of our Writers Development Programme and scripts written by the casts themselves. We can't wait to see their work on the big screen!

🎭 Break a leg to Sophie Fortune and the cast of INEXPERIENCE, having their press night performance at Pitlochry Festival Theatre Studio this evening! 👏🌟

Four projects featuring Strange Town clients have been nominated across various categories at the 2026 National Film Awards! 👏🎬

🌟Boarders (Featuring Tallulah Greive)
🌟I Swear (Featuring Paddy Towers)
🌟Glenrothan (Featuring Rebecca Forsyth)
🌟A Thousand Blows (Featuring Ruaridh Mollica)

https://nationalfilmawards.co.uk/nominations-2026

🎬 THE FALL OF SIR DOUGLAS WEATHERFORD, featuring Jacob Watson, is released in cinemas today! 👏🍿🎟

8pm Saturday 13th and 2pm Sunday 14th June at
Love Bites by Sam Siggs
https://www.summerhallarts.co.uk/series/love-bites-by-sam-siggs/

Performed by the Tuesday 14-18s
Directed by Catherine Ward-Stoddart

Midsummer night’s eve in Edinburgh. A girl with wings and a plastic bow and arrow sits sobbing on a bench. It’s been a hard day. Love. Bites.
First performed in 2012 and published in 2021, Strange Town returns with many tales of fraught and frantic love, all as relevant today as they were then.

5pm Saturday 13th and 8pm Sunday 14th June at
Heart of the Storm by James Beagon
https://www.summerhallarts.co.uk/series/heart-of-the-storm-by-james-beagon/

Directed by Marion Geoffray and James Beagon
Performed by the Tuesday 8-25s

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust.
Suffocating in a bothy at the end of the world, a group of girl guides confront the daunting task of surviving a never-ending storm of dust.
Brutal sacrifices must be made as they are battered by the sands, with a clash of consensus and leadership. All the while, monstrous whispers haunt them from the dark: whispers of vengeance. Justice. Fun.
With tempers fraught, the group face mortal danger, both from each other and a vindictive storm that almost feels alive.

2pm Saturday 13th and 4pm Sunday 14th June at
The Kind Complex by Isla Cowan
https://www.summerhallarts.co.uk/series/the-kind-complex-by-isla-cowan/

Performed by the Thursday 14-18s
Directed by Bradley Cannon

Tell me about your childhood.
Welcome to the Kind Complex – the factory of the future, where only the best and brightest teenagers of the tech generation are selected to work.
When Agnes joins the design team, she enters the manufactured world of human-Kin: artificial intelligence humanoids created for hospitality and service jobs humans don’t want. The Kin go through a rigorous development process, equipped with childhood memories to replicate individuality, and provide a better customer experience.
But Agnes isn’t here to make Kin; instead, she’s here for answers, for change and, if necessary, revolution.

🎬 Mia McKenzie has returned to her role playing Sammy Rebus in Series 2 of BBC drama Rebus, currently shooting alongside Richard Rankin! 💫

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/rebus-series-two-casting-begins-filming