National theatre of scotland’S 2018 season press Release – 29 November 2017 Jackie Wylie, Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Scotland says
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The National Theatre of Scotland Presents Gob Squad’s Super Night Shot Glasgow, summer 2018 The National Theatre of Scotland is set to team up with international performance collective Gob Squad to bring their innovative and adventurous Super Night Shot project to the city for the first time.
Full of unexpected surprises, the Glasgow public become co-stars in a movie that celebrates unplanned meetings with strangers and delights in the randomness of urban existence. Both comical and moving, Super Night Shot attempts to elevate the banality of everyday life into the glamour and glitz of a big screen blockbuster. Completely unpredictable and unique to each performance, the result is an experience halfway between theatre and film, elevating the everyday into the epic and plays with your perceptions of the familiar. Anything can happen, and usually does…
“Super Night Shot is steeped in a companionable cuddliness… executed with bravura seat-of-the-pants verve and ingenuity.”- New York Times “Dazzling… transforms the familiar into something mythic, estranged and uncannily monumental”- LA Weekly
Join the conversation: #SuperNightShot ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The National Theatre of Scotland, Citizens Theatre and the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh present Cyrano de Bergerac Directed by Dominic Hill, Designed by Tom Piper, Music by Nikola Kodjabashia, At Tramway, Glasgow, the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh and Eden Court Theatre, Inverness from 1 September to 10 November 2018. The hugely romantic Cyrano de Bergerac is given a Caledonian heart in a new production of Edwin Morgan’s celebrated Glaswegian-Scots translation of the classic Rostand play. A co-production between Scotland’s three major theatre companies the National Theatre of Scotland, the Citizens Theatre, and the Lyceum Theatre, the production will play Glasgow, Edinburgh, and then tour to Inverness in 2018. This new production will be brought to the stage by Citizens Theatre Artistic Director Dominic Hill, and will be the first production by the Citizens Theatre at Glasgow’s Tramway. The swashbuckling and flamboyant Cyrano’s low self-image prevents him from revealing his love to Roxanne. He lends his poetic skills instead to the outwardly handsome Christian, who wins Roxanne’s heart through his passionate ghost-written letters. Throughout his adventurous life, Cyrano continues to put quill to parchment, risking his life in the process, to express his true feelings. Dominic Hill will work with a strong creative team, including award-winning designer Tom Piper, whose recent work includes The Lyceum’s acclaimed new version of Ionesco’s Rhinoceros by Zinnie Harris which played at 2017 Edinburgh international Festival as well the iconic poppy sculptures which toured the UK to mark the centenary of the First World War, and composer Nikola Kodjabashia whose distinctive soundscapes have been a feature of many of Hill’s most popular productions at the Citizens Theatre. An epic ensemble of actors and musicians use Morgan’s lyrical Scots verse to create a fresh take on the enduringly popular period piece, in a vivid and joyous celebration of theatre itself. The National Theatre of Scotland and Citizens Theatre reunite following the success of Oresteia: This Restless House, director Dominic Hill and Zinnie Harris’ award-winning drama which played at the 2017 Edinburgh International Festival. The National Theatre of Scotland, Citizens, and The Lyceum have previously collaborated as a triumvirate on Mary Stuart in 2006, and Six Characters in Search of an Author in 2008. Originally staged by Communicado Theatre and directed by Gerry Mulgrew, Morgan’s Cyrano de Bergerac premiered in Inverness on 6 August 1992, and went on to tour to the Edinburgh Fringe and nationally to huge acclaim. Combining the company's swashbuckling physicality with Morgan's vivid, toothsome Scots translation, Communicado’s Cyrano has become one of the defining Scottish pieces of its era.
Written by Oliver Emanuel and composed by Gareth Williams; directed by Wils Wilson At Perth Theatre from 12 to 27 October 2018 The 306: Dusk is the concluding part of Oliver Emanuel and Gareth William’s powerful and profound First World War trilogy, following the heart-breaking true story of the 306 men executed for cowardice and desertion during the conflict and the devastating consequences for those they left behind. The 306: Dusk is a collaboration between the National Theatre of Scotland, Perth Theatre and 14-18 NOW and will open in the newly restored and redeveloped Perth Theatre in October 2018. The 306: Dusk is co-commissioned with 14-18 NOW, the UK's arts programme for the First World War centenary and is the concluding part of The 306 Trilogy. The first part, The 306: Dawn, which premiered in the summer of 2016, was set around the events of the Battle of the Somme, marking the centenary of the Somme Offensive, and followed the story of three of the condemned soldiers. The second part, The 306: Day, premiered in Perth’s historic Station Hotel in 2017, and charted the struggles of the women and families left behind on the home front, as well as their fight to be heard over the clamour of conflict. Both 306: Dawn and 306: Day were co-produced with Perth Theatre and co-commissioned by 14-18 NOW. The 306 trilogy is supported by the Gannochy Trust. The 306: Dusk brings the trilogy into the modern day, exploring the depth of feeling around the First World War a century on from its conclusion, and how the spectre of trauma continues to haunt soldiers in the modern day. It is Armistice Day, 2018, and the shadow of the Great War still looms large in the memory. A school teacher on a trip to the battlefield cemeteries gets lost while searching for a particular grave. An injured veteran of the Iraq war relives the nightmare of his own battles. A blindfolded soldier wakes up after 100 years to hear the birds singing once more. Set in the Delville Woods, one of the First World War’s bloodiest battlefields, the crossed paths of these three disparate characters will explore the modern day parallels of conflict and trauma, and how the effects of the Great War still echo into the modern day.
“(The) most brilliantly moving of elegies”- The Herald on The 306: Dawn “The music and song is sometimes almost overwhelming, the movement eloquent, the cast so fiercely committed to the story that they glow with a kind of angry incandescence.” The Scotsman on The 306: Day
The National Theatre of Scotland is marking Scotland’s Year of Young People in 2018 by staging a major radical new festival of international performing arts, created by young people working alongside renowned Scottish, British and international theatre practitioners. Ten leading UK and international companies and artists, specialising in daring new work targeted at young people, will embed themselves in ten communities around the country, working with local young groups to co-create, design, develop and stage a piece of performance. Ten productions will take place in cities and locations across Scotland as part of the Futureproof festival in September and October 2018. The project which is supported by EventScotland, part of VisitScotland’s Events Directorate in celebration of Scotland’s forthcoming themed year is co-curated and creatively led by Lucy Gaizely of multi-disciplinary performance company 21Common. 21Common is a multi-disciplinary performance collective that attempts to dismantle expected power paradigms by looking at the ideas of love, grief, violence and representation. Echoing the HOME project, which launched the National Theatre of Scotland in 2006, Futureproof’s ten performance projects will be unique to their location, sharing the experience of their young people and celebrating the sparking creative energy of youth. Youth Project Team In order to encourage the next generation of theatre innovators and instigators, the National Theatre of Scotland has also recruited a core group of eight young people to become its inaugural Youth Project Team. Following an open call process, the team of 14-24 year olds will influence and oversee not just the Futureproof festival, but the company as a whole throughout the year by embedding within departments and asking provocative questions of the Company’s work and practice. The eight Youth Project Team members are Sanjay Lago (24 years, from Glasgow); Cameron Downing (17 years from Edinburgh); Seona McClintock, (24 years, from Renfrewshire); Lauren Asher (18 years from Dumfries); Roderick Gilkison (15 years, from Maryhill) Gonca Yalcin (20 years from Glasgow); Ryan Hay (21 years from West Dunbartonshire); and Rachel-Jane Morrison (24 years, from Fife). Other young people from across Scotland will be given opportunities throughout the year to work with the National Theatre of Scotland on Futureproof within their communities. Gonca Yalcin -Youth Project Team member says “This is a great opportunity to see what happens behind the stage, and to learn about the processes at work in organising a festival as substantial as the Futureproof festival. As part of a team of young people, it really excites me to think about the different ways we can influence this festival, and make it more accessible to and inclusive for young people from a wide range of backgrounds.” Lauren Asher -Youth Project Team member says “This is an incredible opportunity for me to become involved in such a massive producing arts organisation. I am excited to have the opportunity to make Theatre more wildly available to young people and to showcase their talents through Futureproof. The project promises to be incredible. “ Futureproof Passport As part of the National Theatre of Scotland’s commitment to engaging with young audiences, the Company will also be piloting a new membership scheme for 14-24 year olds in 2018. The Futureproof Passport will give young people access to £5 tickets to selected performances across National Theatre of Scotland’s 2018 season. Full details of the scheme, and information on how to apply, will be announced in January. The ten Futureproof productions:
The National Theatre of Scotland and Mammalian Diving Reflex (Canada) present The Presentation of Unst in Everyday Life in Unst and Lerwick, Shetland. The company will engage a cast of teenagers in responding to Canadian sociologist Erving Goffman's 1957 work, The Presentation of Self In Everyday Life, which was written following his year of ethnographic research living on Unst. The Presentation of Unst in Everyday Life will see the island’s young people deconstruct Goffman’s conclusions about their grandparents’ generation, exploring the theatricality of social interaction, both real and digital, in the 21st century. The National Theatre of Scotland and Back to Back Theatre (Australia) present RADIAL In Dundee. Playfully re-imagining video art, dance, music and fashion, RADIAL is a collaborative film-making process resulting in a video portrait of a community and landscape in motion. Filmed using a circular camera track, RADIAL offers participants the opportunity to collaborate within a clearly defined artistic process then gather in a public setting for the screening of the completed work. The National Theatre of Scotland and CAMPO (Belgium) present Wild Life FM in South Ayrshire. CAMPO will enlist the help of local young people to set up Wild Life FM: A live radio show on how to discover yourself through music, a raw exposition of what it’s like being young in Scotland today, and a chance for the voices of the young people of South Ayrshire to be heard. The National Theatre of Scotland and Empathy Museum (UK) present A Mile in My Shoes in Moray. Empathy Museum is set to bring their international touring hit A Mile in My Shoes to Scotland, where they will curate a whole new selection of audio stories from the community. Housed in a giant shoebox, this exhibit holds a diverse collection of shoes and audio stories that explore our shared experience. Visitors will be invited to walk a mile in the shoes of a young stranger whilst listening to their story. The National Theatre of Scotland and Jess Thom (UK) present Touretteshero in the Highlands. Jess Thom is a theatre-maker, comedian, and disability rights activist, and will bring her Touretteshero project to the Highlands. Touretteshero will collaborate with disabled young creatives based in the Highlands to produce an inclusive extravaganza that showcases new talent and shares wide ranging perspectives. Expect playful activities, comic performances and creative conversations. The National Theatre of Scotland and Greg Sinclair (UK) present Lots and Not Lots in Fife. Musical artist Greg Sinclair will curate Lots and Not Lots: a concert of voice and movement performed by 12 local teenagers. Exploring concepts of fullness and nothingness the work will veer between an intricate tapestry of layered voices and bodies to moments of fragile still silence. The 12 young performers will act as a unit with occasional improvised vocal outbursts and flashes of absurdity that will dispel the illusion of perfection and give glimpses of the personalities within the ensemble. The National Theatre of Scotland and AHKE (Russia) present Rewind Perspective in Aberdeen. Akhe, the celebrated "Russian engineering theatre" company from St Petersburg, are famed for their intricate, sinister, and wickedly stylish alternative worlds. They will work with young people in Aberdeen to weave together a humorous and energetic piece exploring life as a young person in Scotland’s north-east. The National Theatre of Scotland and Rimini Protokoll (Germany) in Paisley. Documentary theatre specialists Rimini Protokoll will adapt their acclaimed Cargo projects for local audiences in Paisley. The project will engage young audiences and will see a former articulated lorry, converted into a 50-seat roaming auditorium with glass walls, transform the whole town into a stage. Supported by Paisley 2021. The National Theatre of Scotland and Glas(s) Performance (UK) in Polmont Young Offenders Institute. Scottish theatre company GLAS(S) Performance (producers of award-winning young people's company Junction 25) will work in residence in HMYOI Polmont. Working together with young people in custody they will look to explore questions of identity and inheritance in contemporary Scotland; What is the world we are living in today? What impact does it have on us? What impact can we have on it? What happens next? The National Theatre of Scotland and Project X (UK) in Edinburgh. Scottish dance company Project X will be working with young people in Edinburgh to develop a new piece of dance theatre performance, using different dance styles to explore themes of ancestral journeys and shared histories by communicating stories through movement. Paul Bush OBE, VisitScotland's Director of Events, said: “Scotland is getting set to celebrate the Year of Young People in 2018 where the spotlight will shine on young people’s talents and contributions, giving them the opportunity to show the world what they are made of.” “We are delighted to be supporting the National Theatre of Scotland in 2018 as part of Scotland’s forthcoming themed year. The ambitious and exciting plans for a major Scotland-wide festival of theatre, driven and created by young people, will provide a wonderful opportunity for young people to express themselves through a variety of events and art-forms, as well as enabling interaction between different generations.” Full details of the Futureproof festival will be announced in 2018. Join the conversation: #NTSFutureproof -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Theatre of Scotland and GalinskyWorks present Citizen of Nowhere Co-curated by William Galinsky In Dundee in November 2018 “If you believe you are a citizen of the world, you are a citizen of nowhere.” Theresa May Citizen of Nowhere is a festival of commissions, hacks, discussions and debates that looks to question how theatre and art can respond to an increasingly fragmented world. With new realities like Brexit, Trump, and the resurgence of populism and political strongmen, cultural values like unity, diversity, and empathy seem to be eroding. It has gone hand in hand with a technological revolution which has caused seismic shifts throughout the world, the implications of which are not yet fully understood. Citizen of Nowhere questions whether theatre can use the same technology to instead bridge divides, engaging broader audiences in new, exciting and connected ways and underpinning civil society and the search shared values. Theatre-maker William Galinsky leads an enquiry into the future of how and why theatre is made and for whom. Can theatre use and influence technology to bring more of us together? Taking place in Scotland’s tech-hub Dundee, the National Theatre of Scotland invites enquiring minds to come on a journey into the future of theatre, technology and society. William Galinsky is a director and theatre-maker, who was previously the Artistic Director at Norfolk and Norwich Festival, the flagship performing arts festival for the south-east of England.
Directed by Simon Sharkey and Wendell Manwarren In the Port of Spain in November 2018
A continuation of the hugely successful, international JUMP programme, disenfranchised young men in Jamaica, Fife, Glasgow and now Trinidad and Tobago share their experiences, through storytelling, theatre and parkour. TT Jump will feature a cast of young men and women in the final performances. Jump is a pioneering project aimed at engaging young men through a unique blend of theatre and parkour. Originally produced in partnership with Strathclyde Police and the Fife Community Safety Partnership, Jump delivered a series of workshops in secondary schools in areas of multiple deprivation in Fife and the East End of Glasgow. Over the course of six months, participants took part in regular parkour and theatre-making classes, exploring their own challenges and experiences of young manhood to create two new pieces of physical theatre. These were performed to public audiences and to critical acclaim in Glenrothes and Easterhouse. In 2014, the National Theatre of Scotland was invited to Jamaica by the British Council, to initiate a Jump pilot project, working with groups of young men from downtown Kingston. These young men came over to perform as part of the Company's Home Away festival of participatory arts in Tramway in 2016. In 2018, Simon Sharkey and Scottish artists will collaborate with artists from leading exponents of carnival arts to bring a unique Trinidadian and Tobagonian spirit to this potentially life changing, high impact participatory performance project. Join the conversation: #TTJump ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Taking place throughout 2018 Theatre in Schools Scotland 2018 Theatre in Schools Scotland, the pilot project bringing world-class theatre and dance to Scotland’s schools, continues to develop and grow. The project has been developed by Imaginate and the National Theatre of Scotland in partnership with Catherine Wheels, Starcatchers and Visible Fictions creating opportunities for schools to host performances in school halls and local communities. In 2017 the project has involved children from 153 schools in more than half of Scotland’s local authority areas from the Isle of Gigha to Orkney. In 2018, in the final year of the pilot, Theatre in Schools Scotland will be expanding further with more productions suitable for nurseries, primary and secondary schools touring from February 2018 to March 2019. The current spring 2018 programme includes How To Fix a Broken Wing, a new play from Catherine Wheels Theatre Company, created by Peter Collins and written by Lewis Hetherington and Theatre in Schools Scotland’s first production for nurseries, The Attic presented by Starcatchers and Hazel Darwin-Clements.
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Engine Room opportunities will change throughout the year, responding to artists’ needs. Current opportunities include communal working opportunities, free rehearsal space, ideas surgeries, skill sharing, access to rehearsals and National Theatre of Scotland shows, masterclasses, cross art-form development, script reading, script surgeries and paid writing residencies,
Alongside Engine Room activity, there will be two pop-up festivals, celebrating new work and Scottish artists in Glasgow and Aberdeen. Just Start Here is a new work-in-progress platform for work that’s ready to be tested in front of an audience and a meeting place for artists from different artforms to share their work and practice and for new ideas and collaborations to spark. GAELIC THEATRE AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND The National Theatre of Scotland has an ongoing commitment to the development of Gaelic theatre, artists, and performance work. In 2018 the Company will announce a new Gaelic-language production, following on from other recent Gaelic productions including Last Tango in Partick/ An Tango mu dheireadh ann am Partaig, which performed as part of the Oran Mor’s A Play, A Pie, and A Pint season in 2017, and Whisky Galore/Uisge-Beatha Gu Leòr, a new Gaelic version of the novel Whisky Galore by Compton MacKenzie, adapted for the stage by Iain Finlay Macleod which toured Scotland in 2015. National Theatre of Scotland Associates and Artists in Residence 2018 The National Theatre of Scotland is delighted to announce its new associates and artists in residence for 2018. Award-winning director and designer Stewart Laing joins the Company as an Associate Director, while current associate director Cora Bissett remains with the company into the next year. Stewart Laing was the founder and Artistic Director of Untitled Projects. He originally trained as a theatre designer at Central School of Art and Design in London and has worked extensively as a director and theatre designer throughout the UK and internationally. His previous work with the National Theatre of Scotland includes the award-winning Confessions of a Justified Sinner (2013) and HOME Stornoway (2006). Cora Bissett is a multi-award winning director and actor, whose recent work for the National Theatre of Scotland has included Adam (winner of Fringe First, Herald Angel and Scottish Arts Club awards at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.), Room, Rites, and Glasgow Girls. In addition, the National Theatre of Scotland welcomes two artists in residence for 2018: Adura Onashile and Nic Green. Both will work with the Company to research and develop new work in 2018.
Author, expert and futurist Mark Stevenson, joins as an Associate and the National Theatre of Scotland's first futurist in residence. Considered one of the world’s most respected thinkers on the interplay of technology and society he will help the Company become ‘future-literate, understanding the questions the future is asking of them and helping the National Theatre of Scotland address those questions. Alongside consultancy for a variety of diverse organisations, he is the author of two bestselling books, An Optimist’s Tour of the Future and the award-winning We Do Things Differently.
She wrote and performed HeLa the true story of Henrietta Lacks. The show’s successful run at the Edinburgh fringe won the Scottish Arts Club and Edinburgh Guide Best Scottish Contribution to Drama on the Fringe 2013 and embarked on a tour to India, Brazil, Trinidad, Jamaica, South Africa, Zimbabwe and New Zealand. She wrote and directed Expensive S**t, which premiered at the Traverse Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival and toured to The Southbank Centre and The Soho theatre, London. The sold out show won a Fringe First award, the Edinburgh Guide Best Scottish Contribution to Drama 2016, and was highly commended for the Amnesty International Freedom of Speech award as well as being nominated for the Alfred Fagon award. She has directed shows with the CYC company at Contact theatre, Manchester and is developing a new play with the Traverse theatre, a film commission through the BFI vision award with Barry Crerar, is a part of the BBC Writers Room and a Royal National Theatre Step change Participant 2017. Named in The List magazine 2016 HOT 100, she was described as "creating politically charged and provocative work, Onashile is proving that she simply cannot be ignored". Cora Bissett trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She is currently Associate Director with the National Theatre of Scotland. She has also previously worked for the company as co-creator/director of Adam (Traverse Theatre, MacRobert, Citizens Theatre, winner of Fringe First, Herald Angel and Scottish Arts Club awards at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.) Room (Theatre Royal Stratford East, Dundee Rep Theatre, Abbey Theatre) Rites (Contact), Glasgow Girls (Theatre Royal Stratford East, Citizens Theatre, Richard Jordan Productions Ltd and Pachamama Productions, in association with Merrigong Theatre Company, winner of Best New Musical 2013 at the Off West End Theatre Awards) and as an actor with The Wolves in the Walls. Cora is a director, actor, songwriter and Artistic Director of her company Pachamama which she launched in 2010 with the multi-award winning Roadkill (Pachamama/ Ankur Productions). Roadkill won an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, 2012, as well as various other awards including an Amnesty International Award for Freedom of Speech. Other artistic co-creating/directing credits include Janis Joplin: Full Tilt (Theatre Royal Stratford East), Whatever Gets You Through the Night (The Arches) and GRIT-The Martyn Bennett Story (Pachamama Productions). Her film credits include Pasty Faces, Red Road, You Instead, Not Another Happy Ending and God Help the Girl. Television credits include One Night In Emergency, Rab C Nesbitt, River City, High Times, Taggart, Casualty and Rebus. Mark Stevenson is the author of two bestselling books, An Optimist’s Tour of the Future and the award-winning We Do Things Differently. He is one of the world’s most respected thinkers on the interplay of technology and society, helping a diverse mix of clients that include government agencies, NGOs, corporates and arts organisations to become future literate and adapt their cultures and strategy to squarely face the questions the future is asking them. His many advisory roles include Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Earth Challenge, the GSMA and the Atlas of the Future. His first play, the farce Octopus Soup co-authored with Jack Milner, tours the UK in 2018. Nic Green is an award winning performance maker based in Glasgow, Scotland. For twelve years she has worked across performative disciplines, with projects commissioned both nationally and internationally. Her work is varied in style and method, however her work is more generally concerned with the possibilities of reciprocity, in the contexts of liveness. Forms are often ‘found’ through collaborative and relational practices with people, place and material, creating main stage dance/theatre performance, intimate story-telling performances for woodland environments, large scale live sonic compositions for outdoor spaces, sited audio works for one audience member at a time and physical/vocal works for studio theatres to name a few. Her work has received several awards, commissions and recognition including A Herald Angel, ‘Best Production’ at Dublin Fringe and the Adrian Howells Award for intimate performance. Most recently she made Cock and Bull (winner of Total Theatre award for Best physical/visual theatre), and TURN (with support from the Callouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s Sharing the Stage Commission). She also teaches Directing at the University of Glasgow, and looks forward to several exciting new collaborations in 2018. Stewart Laing directs and designs theatre and opera. He was Artistic Director of Untitled Projects, which he formed in 1998. Stewart started working as a director in 1993, forming TV Productions with Lorna Ferguson. Together, they produced The Homosexual (Tramway); Brainy (CCA Glasgow) and Happy Days (Tramway/Traverse Theatre). Other directorial work The Father, The She Wolf, A Long Days Journey into Night, Medea, The Pleasure Man, Dance of Death, and The Maids, at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. Stewart participated in the inaugural project of the National Theatre of Scotland in 2006, directing Home: Stornoway. He also directed Les Parents Terrible for Dundee Rep and 10 Plagues for the Traverse. Operas Stewart has directed include La Bohème, for Scottish Opera Go Round, Così Fan Tutte for Scottish Opera, L’Heure Espagnole and The Breasts of Tiresias for Grange Park Opera, Tosca for Norrlandsoperan in Sweden. For Malmo Opera in Sweden, he has directed Faust, Dead Man Walking, La Fanciulla del West, and La Vie Parisienne. He also directed Haydn’s La Fedeltà Premiata, for the Bavarian State Opera Young Artists Programme in Munich. FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE SEASON PLEASE VISIT WWW.NATIONALTHEATRESCOTLAND.COM #NTS2018 NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND PRESS OFFICE CONTACTS: Emma Schad – Head of Press – emma.schad@nationaltheatrescotland.com Tel: +44 (0)227 9016 M: +44 (0)7930 308018 Joe Blythe – Press Officer – joe.blythe@nationaltheatrescotland.com Tel: +44 (0)227 9497 M: +44 (0)7500 258 404 Jane Hamilton – Marketing and Press Officer – jane.hamilton@nationaltheatrescotland.com Tel: +44 (0) 141 227 9485 M: +44 (0)7500 258 404 Follow the National Theatre of Scotland’s press office on Twitter @NTS_press Press Images: please contact the press office for season 2018 images __________________________________________________________________________________ NOTES TO EDITORS The National Theatre of Scotland is dedicated to playing the great stages, arts centres, village halls, schools and site-specific locations of Scotland, the UK and internationally. As well as creating ground-breaking productions and working with the most talented theatre-makers, the National Theatre of Scotland produces significant community engagement projects, innovates digitally and works constantly to develop new talent. Central to this is finding pioneering ways to reach current and new audiences and to encourage people’s full participation in the Company’s work. With no performance building of its own, the Company works with existing and new venues and companies to create and tour theatre of the highest quality. Founded in 2006, the Company, in its short life, has become a globally significant theatrical player, with an extensive repertoire of award-winning work. The National Theatre of Scotland is supported by the Scottish Government. www.nationaltheatrescotland.com 14-18 NOW is a programme of extraordinary arts experiences connecting people with the First World War, as part of the UK’s official centenary commemorations. It commissions new work by leading contemporary artists from all art forms. The commemorative period is marked by three key seasons – Anniversary of the Declaration of War in 2014, the anniversary of the Battle of Jutland and the Battle of the Somme in 2016, and the centenary of Armistice Day in 2018. 14-18 NOW is responsible for the UK tour of the iconic poppy sculptures by artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper, and ‘We’re here because we’re here’ by Jeremy Deller in collaboration with Rufus Norris. 14-18 NOW is supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England, by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and by additional fundraising. 14-18 NOW has commissioned over 140 artworks to date that have been seen by more than 30 million people. AKHE is a theatre group from St Petersburg with a potent international reputation as celebrated masters of the avant-garde, known to push theatre to its very limits. The company’s members are multi-disciplinary artists, creating visual art and directing films in addition to their provocative and vibrant work in theatre. AKHE have previously performed in Scotland, appearing at manipulate Festival in 2015 and 2016, and at The Arches in 2009 and 2012. Back to Back Theatre creates new forms of contemporary performance imagined from the minds and experiences of a unique ensemble of actors with a disability, giving voice to social and political issues that speak to all people. Based in the regional centre of Geelong, the company is one of Australia’s most globally recognised and respected contemporary theatre companies, touring extensively locally, nationally and internationally. Over the last decade, Back to Back Theatre has presented 44 national and 71 international seasons of its work. Since 1999, under the Artistic Directorship of Bruce Gladwin, the company has nurtured a unique artistic voice with an emphasis on the ensemble’s own commentaries on broad social and cultural dialogue. In addition to its professional practice Back to Back collaborates intensively with communities around the world, with a focus on artistic excellence and elevated social inclusion for people with disabilities. Birds of Paradise Theatre was set up in 1993, becoming Scotland’s first touring theatre company employing disabled and non-disabled actors. In 2018 they celebrate our 25th Anniversary with an existing large-scale co-production and programme of project and development work. In 2012 their became disability-led through the appointment of our current Artistic Directors. Our artistic vision is of a culture where disabled artists are recognised for the excellence of their work, celebrated for the stories that they bring to the stage and are a vital part ofthe artistic landscape of Scotland. BOP consists of two part-time Artistic Directors – Robert Softley Gale and Garry Robson – who each take responsibility for specific aspects of the organisation. They work alongside Executive Producer, Mairi Taylor, Assistant Producer, Michelle Rolfe and Projects Officer, Callum Madge. Both Artistic Directors are recognised as key players in the disability arts scene in the UK and on the world stage and in 2013 the company was awarded Projects and Programmes funding from Creative Scotland as well as receiving ongoing Projects Funding from Glasgow City Council and in 2015 became an Regularly Funded Organisation. BOP place access at the heart of the creative and design process and every one of their performances has elements designed in to be accessible to deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired audience members. CAMPO is a Ghent (Belgium) based arts centre with a diverse creative programme, presenting or supporting around 400 shows and events annually, across theatre, dance, and visual arts. Based out of three sites across Ghent, CAMPO also presents national and international work from a range of companies, and hosts events and festivals throughout the year. CAMPO productions regularly tour across the world, playing in locations as far afield as Charlroi, Cincinatti, Singapore, and Reykjavik. The company also supports artists in search of rehearsal studios, technical expertise, and production support, welcoming individuals and companies across all disciplines. Catherine Wheels Theatre Company is Scotland’s most celebrated producer of work for children and young people, having produced 27 new productions in 23 countries over the last 18 years. The company has received 16 awards and 21 nominations. Catherine Wheels shows have toured the globe with original productions, including innovative residencies in New York, when the promenade show Hansel and Gretel took over the entire New Victory Theatre in 2009. The company was the first Scottish children’s theatre company to perform at Australia’s Sydney Opera House, and has now played at the iconic arts venue four times. In 2015 they returned to Arts Centre Melbourne, New Zealand’s Auckland Arts Festival, and The Wallis in Beverley Hills. These repeat invitations reflect the high quality of Catherine Wheels work. The Citizens Theatre is Glasgow’s major producing theatre and one of the leading theatre companies in the UK. Based in a beautiful, Victorian theatre dating from 1878 in the Gorbals area of Glasgow, it is led by Artistic Director, Dominic Hill and Executive Director, Judith Kilvington. The Citizens has a distinguished history spanning over 70 years and has built an international reputation for producing dynamic and innovative work, centred on bold new interpretations of classic texts. Productions on stage are presented alongside a highly regarded programme of participatory and education work, with a special emphasis on work with children, young people and socially excluded adults. As our name suggests, we believe theatre can enhance and transform the lives of people of all ages, cultures and social backgrounds. The theatre is currently planning and fundraising for a transformative £19.5 million building re-development which will be the first comprehensive, integrated redevelopment of the building in its 139-year history. For the latest information on all Citizens Theatre shows, learning and participation activity and the forthcoming theatre redevelopment project visit citz.co.uk CultureNL is working for the communities of, and visitors to, North Lanarkshire and aims to: Encourage enjoyment and involvement in cultural activity Promote opportunities which are accessible to all Create stronger, more cohesive communities through participation in cultural activities Work in partnership with local and national agencies to promote and widen cultural opportunities Provide welcoming, well maintained venues and community spaces Be a strong, sustainable, successful organisation which is valued by our customers, communities and supporters, and Maximise resources, value our employees, grow our business and generate income to further develop the organisation. Every year CultureNL engages hundreds of thousands of people in the enjoyment and excitement that culture can bring and hopes to engage many more in the years to come. North Lanarkshire Council provides key services to the people of North Lanarkshire, Scotland's fourth largest local authority. Eden Court is a registered charity and is the largest multi-arts venue in Scotland housing two theatres, two cinemas, two dance studios and conference and meeting spaces. It presents around 490 live performances and 2,300 film screening every year as well as almost 60 classes a week. This activity attracts an audience of over 300,000 people every year. Eden Court runs the largest creative learning programme of any UK theatre. As well as the extensive programme of weekly classes it also has creative workers throughout the Highlands working in schools and running youth theatre and dance companies. It is the only theatre in Scotland to offer Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) courses in Drama and Dance. Pupils from across the Highlands have the opportunity to study at Eden Court for an SQA Higher Dance, Drama or Intermediate 2 exams. Aside from Eden Court, there is only one school in the Highlands where pupils can sit SQA Higher Drama exams. Eden Court is also the Scottish Government’s partner for Cashback for Creativity where seized criminal assets are redistributed to provide meaningful artistic activity for young people at risk. Eden Court is a registered charity and is grateful to receive regular funding from Creative Scotland and the Highland Council. 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