Youngsters will take charge at Perth Theatre this summer.
The recently relaunched venue will throw open its doors for a Youth Take Over Day, as part of the Diverse CiTay Festival.
The takeover, celebrating the 2018 Year of Young People, will give rising stars the chance to showcase their acting, dancing, singing and musical skills.
It will be the culmination of the Youth Arts Festival, held at the theatre and nearby Perth Concert Hall.
Youngsters feature heavily in the new summer programme, unveiled by Horsecross Arts.
The brochure promises a feast of comedy, dance and theatrics.
A variety of special guests, including award-winning Janis Claxton Dance, will hit the stage as part of the Perth Dance Festival. There will be more rug-cutting with Remembering Fred with stars from Strictly Come Dancing, and Britain’s Got Talent heroes Flawless.
Meanwhile, the Perth Festival of the Arts will lure big names to the city including Jools Holland, the English Touring Company and comedian Ruby Wax.
Stand-up star Jason Manford will bring his latest show Muddle Class to Perth Concert Hall in September, while broadcaster Fred MacAulay will return to the Fair City in June to mark 30 years since his comedy debut.
In May, the Perth Theatre company will tour to rural venues across the region. Artistic director Lu Kemp direct the Kieran Hurley-scripted production of A Six Inch Layer of Topsoil and the Fact It Rains.
Those looking for more hands-on involvement in the work of Perth Theatre are encouraged to sign up to An Introduction to Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a week-long acting workshop hosted by Ms Kemp.
Horsecross has also lined up shows for younger audiences, Animals and Baba Yaga, at the theatre’s new Joan Knight Studio.
And there will be two classical concerts to celebrate French composer Claude Debussy’s centenary year.
In July, the ever-popular Southern Fried Festival will return with a packed programme of American roots music.
Among the acts will be folk legend Steve Earle, known to TV audiences as a star of The Wire and Treme, and singer-songwriter Graham Nash.
Other highlights of the summer schedule include a tribute to the King of Pop – The Michael Jackson HIStory Show – and the Carpenters Story.
