Category Archives: Theatre

Imaginate, Scotland’s national organisation that promotes and develops theatre for children and young people, has just launched its latest schools project, In a New Light.  This project is a collaboration between artists and children who face barriers accessing the arts in Scotland, Bangladesh and Singapore. Three experienced artists, Gudrun Soley Sigurdardottir in Scotland, Kamruzzaman Shadhin inContinue reading “Imaginate Joins with Singapore and Bangladesh for International Project”

The National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) is set to continue its new work over the coming months with an innovative mix of streamed theatre and digital projects. These will include two new productions from leading Scottish creatives Hannah Lavery and Adura Onashile, that each addresses contemporary and historical issues around race in Scotland today. HighlightsContinue reading “National Theatre of Scotland Announces New Digital and Streamed Theatre Projects”

Scotland’s newest LGBTQIA+ arts organisation – Sanctuary Queer Arts – launched on 21st September.Sanctuary is a year-long programme of activity, running a National Queer Young Company a Newer Artist Development Programme, the occasional one-off events and a culminating Festival Weekend of performances, workshops, talks, film screenings and visual arts. The hunt is now on for 10 LGBTQIA+Continue reading “Scotland’s New LGBTQIA+ Arts Organisation Sanctuary Queer Arts Launches”

Bristol based Theatre Uncut, one of the world’s leading political theatre companies, and our own new writing theatre, the legendary Traverse, are jointly releasing digital versions of three plays from the Theatre Uncut archive under the title Tools for Change. Exploring racism, censorship, power and identity, the three play texts written by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, GbolahanContinue reading “Theatre Uncut and Traverse Theatre Join Forces to Digitalise Three Plays”

Two companies have been awarded £410,000 by the Scottish Government programme CashBack for Communities for a brand-new arts project going under the name of CashBack for Change. The companies involved are YDance (Scottish Youth Dance) the award-winning national dance organisation for children and young people in Scotland,  and award-winning Glasgow based theatre company, Glass PerformanceContinue reading “Three-Year Youth Programme Launched to Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour”

The Traverse Theatre has announced the next production of its year-round Festival programme – In Someone Else’s Shoes: Edinburgh’s Unexpected Summer. This is an immersive 360 degree film that puts the viewer quite literally in the shoes of a varied range of Edinburgh residents. Using innovative filming technology, it uncovers stories of the city lessContinue reading “Traverse Theatre Announces Film as Next Production of Year-Round Festival”

From Thursday 24 September till Saturday 3 October at 7pm, coinciding with what would have been the theatre’s autumn season, a new installation in the foyer of Royal Lyceum Theatre is available for audiences to view. In a gesture towards letting audiences know how much they are missed and to celebrate Scotland’s missing theatre, anyoneContinue reading “Take a Seat at Edinburgh’s Lyceum!”

Scotland’s largest theatre charity Capital Theatres, that operates Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre, Festival Theatre and The Studio, has launched a Crowdfunder campaign in an urgent appeal for support to prevent the closure of the King’s Theatre and  continue bringing the arts to the wider community through its vital engagement work. The charity is asking for donationsContinue reading “Crowdfunder Campaign Launched by Capital Theatres to Save King’s Theatre”

MANIPULATE is a festival that’s been on the go since 2008 to promote visual and physical theatre, puppetry and animated films to adults audiences in Edinburgh. It takes place every year in the dreary month of February when its eclectic programme goes a long way to lift the winter blues and brighten dark nights.  ItContinue reading “New Opportunities for MANIPULATE Festival 2021 Announced”

The Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) organised by Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS), has been taking place each year since 1989. This autumn, with a programme entitled In the Flow, it takes audiences on a voyage exploring Scotland’s coasts and water through music and storytelling. In the Flow will celebrate Scotland as ‘a nationContinue reading “Scottish International Storytelling Festival Set to Host Online and In-Person Events”