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05/06/2026

“A working-class hero is something to be.”

Cumbernauld, are you ready to join the strike?

Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-in opens at Cumbernauld Theatre tonight for two performances only 👖

Then we’re sailing doon the watter for the final dates in Greenock next week!

Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In is written by Frances Poet. Directed by Jemima Levick. From an idea conceived by Paul English and Frances Poet. A NTS and Tron Theatre Company co-production. ⁠

📷 Mihaela Bodlovic

04/06/2026

🎭 Call out for artists – be part of Theatre in Schools Scotland!

TiSS supports and develops the touring of high-quality theatre and dance performances into schools and nurseries across Scotland. We are now looking to shape next year’s programme, and we want to work with Scottish performing companies and artists.

If you have an idea or work-in-progress designed for young audiences and would like to work with TiSS, find out more here: https://www.theatreinschoolsscotland.co.uk/tiss-programming-and-open-call.html

Deadline: Monday 20 July

We are looking for work as part of our 2027-2028 programme, but we would also welcome ideas, works in progress, and shows that may be ready to tour further in the future.

Theatre in Schools Scotland brings 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.

📷 Julie Howden

03/06/2026

Ten Portraits, our touring exhibition of photography celebrating Scotland’s care experienced community, opens at Mareel in Shetland this week!

You can visit the collection in this stunning venue until Friday 26 June.

Here’s one of the exhibition’s subjects, Beth Anne (and Willow the dog) alongside her portrait.

Ten Portraits is a touring photographic exhibition of care experienced individuals captured by Chris Scott, who was guided by the Caring Scotland listening project. The project is led and inspired by the practice of playwright and theatre-maker Nicola McCartney, documenting the lives of Care Experienced people in Scotland.

👉 For full touring dates of the Ten Portraits exhibition, visit: https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/ten-portraits-exhibition

In partnership with Who Cares? Scotland and National Library of Scotland. We are grateful to the Heritage Fund & National Lottery players for making this project happen.

📷: Kirsty Anderson

02/06/2026

🚐 There’s just over a week left on the national tour of Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In!

The company of this fantastic show have been oot and aboot across Scotland, taking the riotous and important story of the Greenock Lee Jeans strike to audiences far and wide 👖

We’re at Eden Court in Inverness tonight and tomorrow, secure your spot at the sit-in here: https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/stand-and-deliver-the-lee-jeans-sit-in

You can also hear Frances Poet (writer of Stand & Deliver) speaking about the show on the latest episode of the Scotland’s Stage Door podcast🎧

Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In is written by Frances Poet. Directed by Jemima Levick. From an idea conceived by Paul English and Frances Poet. A NTS and Tron Theatre Company co-production. ⁠

📷 Mihaela Bodlovic

01/06/2026

📢 CALLING ALL DRAMA TEACHERS! 📢

Creative Insights 2026: A Day for Drama Teachers is now open for booking 🎭

On Friday 2 October, we’re once again inviting secondary school drama teachers from across Scotland into our HQ for a valuable day of practical professional development with theatre industry leaders.

Artists for this year’s event to be announced soon 👀

Spaces are limited, secure your place on our website: https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/teachers-day-2026

30/05/2026

🚢 The cast of Stand & Deliver have bobbed over to Tobermory and are ready to rock Mull Theatre tonight👖

Their next stop is Eden Court Inverness, grab your tickets here: https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/stand-and-deliver-the-lee-jeans-sit-in

Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In is written by Frances Poet. Directed by Jemima Levick. From an idea conceived by Paul English and Frances Poet. A NTS and Tron Theatre Company co-production.

29/05/2026

To mark the opening of June’s Twenty-In prize draw, let’s hear from our brilliant Senior Producer Sophia, celebrating the shows she’s worked on with us so far, and introducing the June prize... 👀

By donating £20 between now and Wednesday 24 June, you could win a piece of memorabilia from Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In – a show celebrating an inspiring piece of working-class Scottish history and currently thrilling audiences across Scotland during its tour.

Your donations will help us continue to make landmark pieces of theatre like Stand & Deliver for years to come!

Make a bit of history, take a bit of history!

Find out more: https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/support-us/twenty-in

Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In is written by Frances Poet. Directed by Jemima Levick. From an idea conceived by Paul English and Frances Poet. A NTS and Tron Theatre Company co-production.

28/05/2026

The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Te****le Girl by Vee Smith and Sadiq Ali swoops into Edinburgh International Children’s Festival this weekend 🪶🐙

This jaw-dropping aerial spectacular features performers who fly, spin and flutter through the air, telling the story of two misfits who transform into fantastical creatures.

Assembly Roxy
Sunday 31 May – Sunday 7 June
Ages 8+

Tickets available via: https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/the-unlikely-friendship

The Unlikely Friendship is created by Vainglorious Productions and Sadiq Ali Company.

Produced by Catherine Wheels Theatre, commissioned by Imaginate, created in association with National Theatre of Scotland and supported by Assembly.

📷 Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

27/05/2026

“Containing a set does not mean containing the ambition.”

Our brilliant technical director Gavin Johnston chatted to Fergus Morgan of The Stage recently about the importance of imagination in his role, pieces of theatre that have inspired him, and his career highlight so far.

Gavin spoke about the joys and challenges of working on ambitious and expansive productions such as The 306: Dawn, which was innovatively staged in a barn in Perthshire (pictured).

Read Gavin’s full interview in The Stage here: https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/gavin-johnston-containing-a-set-does-not-mean-containing-the-ambition

📷Manuel Harlan (The 306: Dawn)

26/05/2026

👖Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In has been wowing audiences all over Scotland on its tour!

Check out some of the lovely comments we’ve received about the show 🩷

Peebles peeps, we open tonight at the Eastgate Theatre with only a few tickets left for both performances: https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/stand-and-deliver-the-lee-jeans-sit-in

Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In is written by Frances Poet. Directed by Jemima Levick. From an idea conceived by Paul English and Frances Poet. A NTS and Tron Theatre Company co-production. ⁠

📷 Mihaela Bodlovic

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