Workshop at Leith Theatre: Write & Perform with us

Bring your words, rhythm and ideas to Leith Theatre on Saturday 29th November and help shape stories that will feed into OILCAN, a new nationwide creative project.

About Workshop at Leith Theatre: Write & Perform with us

	29th November 2025
	10am - 1pm for 16-25yos / 2pm - 5pm for all.
	Leith Theatre 28-30 Ferry Road, Leith EH6 4AE
	£5
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Saturday 29th Nov - 10am to 1pm (for 16-25yos); 2pm to 5pm
At Leith Theatre 28-30 Ferry Road, Edinburgh EH6 4AE
Tickets are £5 if you bring a friend.

Step inside Leith Theatre – one of Edinburgh's most iconic creative spaces – and dive into a morning of music, words and performance.

This hands-on workshop offers a unique chance to explore storytelling through music with exciting opportunities to get professionally published.

You’ll explore how songs and stories come together to build a musical. Every participate contributes to the ARCHIVE CHEST, a national collection of writing that will help shape OILCAN The Musical.

This workshop is part of OILCAN’s tour across Scotland, from Glasgow to the Isle of Lewis, and now it’s landing right here in Leith.

Don’t miss your chance to add your voice to Scotland’s newest community-written musical!

This event is being supported by The City of Edinburgh Council & Fair Saturday Edinburgh Community Engagement Fund.

If you can't make it to this event or if you have any questions - get in touch with our team at production.oilcan@gmail.com

About the Musical

OILCAN - the musical is a bold and innovative musical blending contemporary rap with traditional Scottish airs. Power, identity, and community leadership are all explored. Developed through collaborative workshops, the musical amplifies unheard voices, telling the stories of communities facing political and social challenges. At its core, OILCAN – The Musical is a platform for creative expression, where participants contribute ideas, lyrics, and scripts that may shape the final production.

About Leith Theatre

Leith Theatre is one of Edinburgh’s most loved heritage venues where culture and creativity collide. Built in 1932 as a gift to the people of Leith, the theatre quickly became a vibrant community hub for music, theatre, community events and celebration. Over the decades, it’s battled bomb damage, closures and comebacks and has been kept alive by the passion of the Leith community. The Leith Theatre Trust took over in 2016 following a lengthy community campaign to save the building from private development – they are now working to ensure that the important cultural asset is available and protected for future generations.

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