On an uninhabited islet in the Western Isles of the Scottish Hebrides, an old crone or 'Cailleach' sings of local legends of seals that turn into mortal women.

Episode Two of A History Of Scottish Drama In Six Plays focuses on Ena Lamont Stewart's 1947 play Men Should Weep.What did theatre look like in the nineteenth century? What role did amateur activit...

The Land That Never Was, a new play from emerging Scottish theatre maker Liam Rees, which tells the true story of Scotland’s

Capital Theatres, Aberdeen Performing Arts and Eden Court Highlands collaborate to support early years performance Three of Scotland’s largest theatre organisations have announced a new commissioning initiative aimed at nurturing local artists and expanding access to high-quality festive work for children. Capital Theatres, Aberdeen Performing Arts and Eden Court Highlands have launched the Wee Ones Winter Commissions, a multi-year project that will produce three new small-scale productions for young audiences, touring between the partner venues from 2025 to 2027.

IMAGINE if Scotland had a great, 18th-century poet, who was buried – due to his literary renown among his contemporaries – at Westminster Abbey…

THE mothballed Brunton Hall in Musselburgh could be designated a ‘listed’ building by Historic Environment Scotland.

Experience an enchanting reimagining of Charpentier's Actéon in the breathtaking surroundings of the Explorer Gardens at Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

IN more than 30 years of writing about Scottish theatre, I have rarely sensed the level of anticipation and apprehension that I feel within the…

Episode Four of A History Of Scottish Drama In Six Plays focuses on Jo Clifford's 1985 play Losing Venice.What happened in Scottish theatre in the 1980s? How was the country's staunch opposition to...

THIS weekend, the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow is reopening its doors after an astonishing seven years out of action. It wasn’t meant to take this…

IT’S been almost 20 years coming to fruition but author James Robertson believes the wait for a theatrical production of one of his best-selling…

SCOTS, the mither tongue has aye been a challenge. For me, at home, it was banned as slovenly speech and unbecoming of a future scholar

A weekend of free talks and performances exploring Edinburgh’s rich theatre history, takes place at the end of November (30 Nov & 1 Dec) at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, as part of Edinburgh

Political leaders, arts representatives, and community stakeholders have convened to address the future of the Brunton, Musselburgh’s cultural venue. The roundtable, which drew cross-party political s...