National Theatre of Scotland

Tonight is the final performance of Black Hole Sign, the urgent new play by Uma Nada-Rajah, directed by Gareth Nicholls. Thanks to the cast, creatives and crew who brought this show to the stage, and to all the audiences who joined us at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow and Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh!    A Tron Theatre Company and Traverse Theatre Company co-production in association with the National Theatre of Scotland 📸Mihaela Bodlovic 

It’s #NationalRestartAHeartDay, and today, NTS staff and freelancers have been doing Emergency First Aid at Work training, delivered by Bee Core Training. We also have a publicly accessible defibrillator in our Rockvilla HQ and always have trained staff on site to operate it.

We're going to be a little quieter on our social platforms as we get ready for 2026 Season Launch...    We launch our 20th Birthday Season on November 6 2025 – we can’t wait to share! 

To mark World Mental Health Day, we wanted to share a first look at Kal Sabir’s short film Kinaara (Edge) 🎥 The short film, written and directed by Kal and produced by National Theatre of Scotland, tells the story of Adil, a carer to his elderly mother who has dementia. The film shines a light on the monumental challenges facing unpaid carers, such as isolation and depression Kinaara (Edge) will receive its official premiere in November at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2025 which takes place right across Scotland from 20 October to 9 November. this year’s festival, led by Mental Health Foundation, explores the theme Comfort & Disturb Kinaara (Edge) premiers as part of the Home Comforts short film programme on Friday 7 November Find out more and book here  https://lnkd.in/e6UkEHDQ    

📢 WE ARE HIRING 📢 We are looking for a Producer to work as part of our Producing and Planning team to support a range of projects and productions! If you have experience of delivering touring productions and projects to a high quality and excellent communication skills, we would love to hear from you. Deadline: Monday 3 November APPLY NOW   https://lnkd.in/dZsvg7QT #ArtsJobs 

Today, Martin O’Connor’s “thought-provoking and ­delightfully humorous” (The National) show Through the Shortbread Tin was screened for a live and online audience of High School Gaelic learners from around Scotland Young people were treated to a Q&A with writer and performer Martin O’Connor and director Lu Kemp, led by NTS Artistic Director Jackie Wylie after the screening, held at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh, with senior pupils from Gaelic Medium Education schools in Portree, Inverness, Glasgow, Stirling and Perth & Kinross joining online. Through the Shortbread Tin will be joining our Education Portal after the October break, available to teachers, educators and pupils. To find out more about our Education Portal, click below  https://lnkd.in/eJVbX8Fx Screening and Q+A presented by the National Theatre of Scotland, in association with National Library of Scotland and Capital Gaelic 

Tonight marks the final performance of Small Acts of Love, the powerful new production which reopened Glasgow’s beloved Citizen’s Theatre. Thanks to the cast, creatives and crew which brought this story to the stage, and everyone who came out to celebrate the return of the Citz And thank you to those who shared their stories and pain – this work stands as a tribute to your strength and compassion💙    Written by playwright Frances Poet, with music by Ricky Ross and directed by Dominic Hill  Produced by the Citizens Theatre in association with the National Theatre of Scotland  📸Mihaela Bodlovic 

We are delighted to welcome Kate McGrath to our Board of Directors She is Artistic Director & CEO, and co-founder of Fuel, a Clore Leadership Trustee and is committed to socially engaged and adventurous artists and theatre-making Find out more about Kate here   https://lnkd.in/eK869yR2    We are hugely grateful to all our board members for their dedication, governance and support!  Full info on our board here   https://lnkd.in/eAxTdCbT  

Happy National Poetry Day! Following a call-out earlier this year, three new poetry-led performance pieces have been announced which will premiere at Edinburgh International Poetry Festival - Push The Boat Out on 23 November The newly devised pieces investigate the theme of ‘Anthropocene: the Human-Altered World’, and showcase cross-disciplinary work from Iona Lee and Nikki Kent, Garry Mackenzie and Sam Firth, and Taylor Dyson, James Wyness, Calum Kelly and Craig Aitchison Anthropocene – New Poetic Performances is produced in association with National Theatre of Scotland BOOK NOW https://lnkd.in/eV_KSF-g

🎭 TiSS is back on the road across Scotland with two inspiring and interactive shows for Primary School children🎒 Buff and Sheen by MoonSlide. Created by Suzi Cunningham and Alex McCabe and Home for Hamish by Just Us, created by Clare Adam and Lesley Howard Theatre in Schools Scotland (TisS) aims to bring bold, inspiring, live theatre & dance productions into schools & nurseries, from islands to cities & coastal to central locations across Scotland. Theatre in Schools Scotland is produced by Imaginate and National Theatre of Scotland FIND OUT MORE https://lnkd.in/eBY3UhAj 📷 Amy Sinead and Katy Steele