National Theatre of Scotland

National Theatre of Scotland
National Theatre of Scotland logo
City	Glasgow (offices)
Country	Scotland
Opened	2006
www.nationaltheatrescotland.com

The National Theatre of Scotland is a theatre company established in February 2006. The company performs in a wide range of venues including theatres, halls and found spaces across Scotland.

The creation of a national theatre was one of the commitments of the Scottish Executive's National Cultural Strategy.

History

Since its launch in February 2006, the National Theatre of Scotland has been involved in creating more than 130 productions in over 120 different locations.

The National Theatre of Scotland has no theatre building of its own. Instead it tours work to venues all around Scotland, from Shetland in the north to Dumfries and Galloway in the south.

The Company produces its own work and collaborates with other theatre companies, local authorities, and individual artists to create a variety of performances, from large-scale productions through to theatre specifically made for the smallest venues.

Many different spaces have been used for productions, as well as conventional theatres: airports and tower blocks, community halls and drill halls, ferries and forests. The National Theatre of Scotland also tours some of its work internationally (for example, Black Watch has toured to the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland).

References

• Scottish Arts Council news release - proposal for new Scottish National Theatre (2001)
• Scottish Arts Council news release - plans for a National Theatre of Scotland move ahead (2002)
• Scottish Government announcement of the formation of the National Theatre of Scotland; appointment of Vicky Featherstone as Director

External links

• Official website
• National Theatre of Scotland video channel
• [1] Academic, refereed paper about earlier national theatres of Scotland, by Paul Iles