MEMBERS of the Indelible Arts Youth Theatre are heading to the Highlands for the final of a national competition this weekend.

They are one of four one-act plays that will take part in the Scottish Community Drama’s National Youth Drama final in Plockton on Saturday.

The group, who meet in North Berwick's St Andrew Blackadder Church every Friday, will be performing Evan Placey’s powerful play Girls Like That, which explores the consequences of a naked photo being sent round a school and how this affects, not only the girl in the photo, but the way in which girls react and respond.

Indelible Arts director Linda Grant told the Courier: "I am so delighted that our talented cast have made it to the SCDA one act festival.

"It really is a joy to bring all these young people together who have a love of the performing arts and support each other in a very nurturing environment. In particular I am so glad that we have progressed with this play.

"After a reading the script during one of our sessions the girls were behind it one hundred percent, here was a piece that they could relate to and completely identify with."

And some of the cast, pupils at North Berwick High School, are equally looking forward to taking part.

S6 pupil Ella Higgins said: "When I first read the script, I immediately loved it and was desperate to perform it.

"I’ve never read or seen anything that fully demonstrates how much resilience is needed to survive in high school as a teenage girl to the extent that this play does and it covers so many issues and scenarios that many girls do experience in real life.

"This play is such an important and well written piece. I feel so proud to be performing it at the final and I hope we do it justice and get it the recognition it deserves."

Holly Edwards, another S6 pupil, said: "The play is extremely relevant and gives a taste of real life and what really goes on at schools that have such a large social media influence.

"The competition means a lot to us as a group and the thought of getting to the final is so exciting, we want to show people what this play is all about. After all our hard work we are all so happy to be in the final!

Heather Fortune, also S6, added: "Life today as a high school student is displayed perfectly through the contrast between the boys’ reaction to the photo and the girls’ reaction to it."

And S4 pupil Abbey Greenwood: "I have really enjoyed working on this play, I think it really brings people together and opens up discussions on how we treat each other in society."