⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ There is a wave crashing over Scottish theatre this Black History Month, disrupting the peaceful equilibrium to focus minds on Scotland’s uncomfortable relationship slavery and racism. Two major productions turn the spotlight on this …
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Kidnapped – a riotous retelling of a classic, touring the UK
Kidnapped, Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure novella is touring Scotland and Northern England in a riotous new retelling in 2023. This swashbuckling new production from the National Theatre of Scotland, adapted by Isobel McArthur with Michael John McCarthy, …
Review: Orphans, SEC Armadillo Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ More than twenty years since the cult classic film, Orphans has been adapted for the stage by the National Theatre for Scotland in a joyous celebration of the fragility of humanity. It’s the night …
NTS announces ‘Ghosts’ – a new immersive digital project
Audiences are invited to download a bespoke app, to plug in their headphones, and immerse themselves in this AR experience exploring the myth of the collective amnesia of slavery and racialised wealth, of empire and identity, and of being lost and found in space and time.
New series of Scenes for Survival confirmed for BBC iPlayer
A new selection of Scenes for Survival shorts will be released on BBC iPlayer on the evening of Monday 14 September. These will include The Present, a tender poetic lament to an absent loved one from writer Stef Smith, starring Moyo Akandé; The …
Final Scenes for Survival announced by National Theatre of Scotland
Scenes for Survival, the innovative digital project created by the National Theatre of Scotland in response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, will draw to a close this week with the final four short films in the series set to be released online from today. …
Scenes for Survival from National Theatre of Scotland
The National Theatre of Scotland has announced further details of its online activity during the current COVID-19 crisis, including a call-out for writers as part of its Scenes for Survival programme of online work, as …
Scenes for Survival: NTS to commission new works in light of Coronavirus shutdown
The National Theatre of Scotland has announced a responsive digital programme of work that will be created and unveiled online over the coming months. Scenes for Survival will see the Company engage writers, actors, and directors …
New tour dates for The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Following the sold-out success of its 2019 tour, John McGrath’s legendary The Cheviot, The Stag, and the Black Black Oil returns for a new Scottish tour in 2020. One of the country’s most iconic and influential plays, The …
Opinion: Success of Wild Rose proves that Scotland is made for the screen
It’s been another packed month for the arts in Scotland. With another hugely successful reception to Scottish-based film and TV shows, it’s safe to say that our wee nation is well and truly open to …