Sam Heughan joins celebrities in effort to save Scottish Youth Theatre

Outlander leading man Sam Heughan joins the ranks of fellow Scottish actors in calling for support for the Scottish Youth Theatre, which has lost its funding.

Outlander star Sam Heughan joins a long list of celebrities who are using their voice to help save the Scottish Youth Theatre who is on the verge of closing its doors due to a cut in funding.

“This is so sad,” Heughan wrote on his official Twitter account. “Nurturing talent and promoting youth theatre and growth in talent should be a priority.”

The announcement came earlier this week with the theatre announced that it will “cease trading” as early as July 31, 2018, due to a failure to be funded from Creative Scotland. They said that without this funding they would be losing one-third of its income.

Following our unsuccessful #RFO application, we are very sad to announce that Scottish Youth Theatre will cease trading on 31st July 2018. For all the information click here https://t.co/2BryCjZdfQ
— ScottishYouthTheatre (@ScottishYT) March 7, 2018

“We remain committed to delivering our activities up to the end of the summer period with as much energy and dedication as we always have, in a celebration of the children and young people we are so committed to serving,” said Board Member Susie Fraser via a press release.

Heughan, along with stars of Game of Thrones and Gregory’s Girl, has used his platform to shed light on the issue, which will affect so many Scottish children and young adults.

Even Diana Gabaldon, the author of the beloved book series, has taken notice.

So sorry to hear that! https://t.co/7gJvXIXTlY
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) March 7, 2018