Livin’ On a Prayer – Traverse Theatre
‘Are we making the most of our time?’ is the question posed by Strange Town in their latest piece of new writing: Livin’ On a Prayer. The Edinburgh-based youth theatre company of 8-25 year-olds took on the writing and direction of James Beagon who has worked with Strange Town for almost a decade, currently working as the Youth Theatre Manager. Beagon’s Livin’ On a Prayer is set in a karaoke bar in which a selection of Greek Gods and Deities enjoy the sweet taste of ambrosia (the source of their immortality). But when Dionysus, God of madness, decides to hide their ambrosia, the Gods must work together to decipher the clues left for them by Dionysus. Initially led to believe that if they enter a singing competition, the winner will earn the remaining ambrosia, howeve...