This week on In Dialogue, we are joined by actor Iman Akhtar. Iman delves into her numerous experiences touring as an actor and delivers some of her top tips on how to adapt to life on the road. An insightful listen considering the importance of identifying red flags and advocating for yourself whilst far away from home. You can check out more of Iman’s work on Instagram Follow Scottish Youth Theatre on Instagram to keep updated with new projects and posts. And head o...

This week, we are joined by Molly McGrath and Harry Walker to discuss their creative meet-cute and how they established their professional relationship whilst wrestling with a fast-approaching deadline. A fantastic listen about collaboration and seizing creative opportunities. You can follow along with Harry's work on Instagram. You can also follow along with Molly's work on Instagram. Follow Scottish Youth Theatre on Instagram to keep updated with new projects and po...

Welcome back to a new series of In Dialogue – the podcast for emerging artists. Featuring an exciting new line-up of very special artists, this series focuses on ‘The Theatre-Maker's Guide’, with never-heard-before insights that will inspire your own career. First up, we have actor and musician Chaya Gupta with The Perfect* Audition. In this episode we discuss what Chaya’s method is when it comes to preparing for and executing her auditions. We also explore how protecting your w...

An unmissable story from the Scottish Youth Theatre vault Having first premiered at Trajectories 2025, The Lost and Found follows Sherry who has returned home after being at university, back working at her local pub she discovers lost items that stir old memories of people and events from her past. In this recording, you can get an exclusive listen of Taya’s favourite moments from the piece, as well as some surprising bonus content that didn’t make it into the final cut of the sh...

In Dialogue is back for its third episode of the series, discussing how director Fraser has brought together the two strains of his practice. In this episode you will discover what lessons can be learned from working in both industries, Fraser’s recipe for success and how he holds himself accountable whilst juggling multiple projects in a year. A podcast perfect for theatre and film-makers alike.

Ed Fringe: Now, Then & Beyond – A Conversation with Mikael Philippos. In Dialogue is back with this amazing episode featuring past participant, co-founder of Under the Rug Theatre Company and emerging writer & director, Mikael Philippos. Mikael goes into detail on his last two experiences of the Edinburgh Fringe and putting new work on during the festival. With podcast host, Josie, he divulges how we were able to make it happen and how he now feels that it's all done. If you're an eme...

In conversation with writer and director Jack MacGregor, this episode inspects how to build your creative practice and career sustainably as an emerging artist over 11 months of the year. What are key points in the calendar emerging practitioners should bookmark and how is wellbeing prioritised in times of rejection? Jack MacGregor is a writer and director based in the Highlands. Longlisted for the JMK Award and Discover Artist with National Theatre of Scotland, Jack’s writing-directin...

In discussion with 6 emerging writers from the textLAB programme – Anna Whealing, Bo Hogan, Calum Philp, Dylan Russell, Lara Delmage and Lintong Zhang – episode 2 tackles the space between writing and performance: how can and should a piece of writing be responsive to current world concerns, how may text challenge the role of the performer and, contrarily, how may the audience have a direct impact on the writing and how it is performed? This episode was recorded in September 2022, when...

Joined by 5 young artists from the Trajectories programme – Bethan Murray, Iman Akhtar, Julia Hegele, Lily Carmen Smith and Michael Phillips – episode 1 probes the liminal space between emerging and professional practice: is this gap experience or CV dependent, how may it be affected by access and what is granted by the sector, and how may emerging artists, in turn, create their own opportunities? This episode was recorded in June 2022, when the artists were on the Trajectories programme. T...