Gaelic Drama Summer School Application Form
This year’s Gaelic Drama Summer School will take place in Portree, Isle of Skye between the 6th and 11th of July 2026*. The residential school is open to secondary school-aged Gaelic speakers and whether involved in a local youth theatre, studying drama at school or interested in trying drama for the first time, all are welcome.
The cost to participate is £160. This includes all tuition, evening activity, food and accommodation. *Accommodation and dinner at the School hostel will be arranged for participants travelling to Portree on Sunday the 5th of July.
Financial support is available if required. Please contact our Drama Officer Angus Macleod at angus@feisean.scot for advice on how to access the Simon Mackenzie Trust Bursary.
There are only 20 places available so make sure to apply here as soon as you can to secure your place.
Click here to view the draft timetable for SSD 2026.
If you have any questions about the School please contact Fèisean nan Gàidheal’s Drama Officer, Angus Macleod – angus@feisean.scot or 01463 225 559.
The Gaelic Drama Summer School is funded by Bòrd na Gàidhlig and Creative Scotland.
Team SSD2023 ready for the wrap party after a fun day working on their short films.
SSD Archive
Staged performances at the Gaelic Drama Summer School
At the end of the summer school, participants have the opportunity to perform the drama pieces they have devised at a public performance. You can find recordings of stage performances prior to 2018 on FèisTV’s YouTube channel.
SSD 2018 perform Call na h-Iolaire (The Iolaire Tragedy) at Kilmuir Hall on Friday 13th July.
Short Films produced at the Gaelic Drama Summer School
In addition to a stage performance, participants also get the opportunity to develop and produce a short Gaelic film for FilmG, MG ALBA’s Gaelic short film competition. An archive of the short films submitted to the FilmG competition is available below.
