Features archive

The Scottish Arts Council is proud to support the many exciting drama projects and activities on the go throughout Scotland.  Browse through this list of past features and select one by clicking on the image or hyperlink to read more.   Features include articles on different drama themes, profiles of people, organisations and events.

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Theme
Profile
Focus

Theme

Clowning Breaking stereotypes, this type of comedic performance cuts is less about coloured wigs and big shoes. (July and August 2006)

The community play Featured in June 2006

Theatre festivals: children and young people Featured in May 2006

Ensemble Featured in April 2006

Promenade Featured in March 2006

National Theatre of Scotland Featured in February 2006

Family Theatre Featured in December 2005/January 2006

Theatre at Glasgay! Featured in November 2005

Shared resources pilot Featured in October 2005

Theatre and disability Featured in September 2005

Classical theatre Featured in August 2005

Youth theatre Featured in July 2005

Women in Scottish theatre Featured in June 2005

Children's Theatre Featured in May 2005

Puppetry Featured in April 2005

	Physical theatre Featured in March 2005

	Site-specific theatre Featured in February 2005

Gaelic Theatre  Featured in January 2005

	Pantomime Featured in December 2004

	Shakespeare Featured in November 2004

No picture              Street Art    available at         present                 Featured in October 2004

A profile of..

Julie Ellen Creative Director of Playwrights' Studio, Scotland.

Chloe Dear Indepedent street arts producer.

Dominic Hill New Artistic Director at the Traverse Theatre

Nabil Shaban Challenging perceptions about disabled performers

Vanishing Point Subway - an exciting new show in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2007

Muriel Romanes Artistic Director with award-winning company Stellar Quines.

TAG at the Citz TAG Theatre returns to its roots at the Citizens' Theatre.

Solar Bear Glasgow-based theatre company starts Scotland's first deaf youth theatre.

Al Seed Artist in Residence at The Arches.

Virginia Radcliffe Profile of the innovative Creative Director of children's theatre company, Licketyspit.

Jacqueline McKay Read about the newly appointed Chief Executive of the Byre Theatre in St Andrews.

Gregory Thomson Award winning new director of the Tron Theatre.

Fiona Colliss Clown and clowndoctor taking her one woman show EGG to Mull this summer and then to the Highlands. (July and August 2006)

Peter Clerke Featured in June 2006

Irene MacDougall Featured in April 2006

Sandy Thomson Featured in March 2006

Caroline Newall Featured in February 2006

Lisa McIntosh Featured in December 2005/January 2006

Johnny McKnight Featured in November 2005

David Leddy Featured in October 2005

Robert Softley Featured in September 2005

Graham McLaren Featured in August 2005

Pamela Carter Featured in June 2005

Xana Mclean and Jo Timmins Featured in May 2005

Ailie Cohen Featured in April 2005

	Martin Danziger Featured in March 2005

Ben Harrison Featured in February 2005

Iain F Macleod  Featured in January 2005

Forbes Masson Featured in December 2004

James Brining Featured in November 2004

No picture              Ian Smith    available at         present                 Featured in October 2004

Focus on

Vanishing Point's Space 11 Project A resource sharing project for emerging theatre companies.

Giant New workshop space launched in Glasgow in May 2007

Licketyspit Licketyspit specialise in theatre for children aged between three and twelve.  They are currently touring Green Whale, a piratical adventure on the high seas!

The Tron Theatre 25th Anniversary celebrations.

Arches Theatre The Arches 15th Anniversary.

Plutôt la Vie Working in theatrical clowning and taking its production of A Clean Sweep on tour to England and internationally. (July and August 2006)

Theatre Workshop's community play Featured in June 2006

Visible Fictions Featured in May 2006

Dundee Rep Theatre Featured in April 2006

The Arches Featured in March 2006

NTS HOME Featured in February 2006

Horsecross Featured in December 2005/January 2006

Citizens' Theatre Featured in November 2005

Vanishing Point Featured in October 2005

Theatre Workshop Featured in September 2005

theatre babel Featured in August 2005

Scottish Youth Theatre Featured in July 2005

Stellar Quines Featured in June 2005

Imaginate Featured in May 2005

Puppet Animation Festival Featured in April 2005

	Theatre Modo Featured in March 2005

Grid Iron  Featured in February 2005

Theatre Hebrides Featured in January 2005

The Tron Theatre Featured in December 2004

No picture              Big in Falkirk    available at         present                 Featured in October 2004