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10 Aug 2022

Creative writing and performance workshops at Newhailes

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Are you aged between 16–19 and interested in creative writing and performance?

Join us at Newhailes House & Gardens for an exciting new course, which will explore the history of the property through a series of creative workshops. The workshops will feature acting, poetry and live performance skills and are led by an amazing line-up of facilitators including:


The workshops will run on Friday afternoons between 19 August and 30 September, with a dress rehearsal and final performance on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 October.

Please contact Lisa Williams at edincarib@gmail.com to sign up and for more information.

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