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The Play of Light Upon The Earth
By Sally HobsonOne summer’s days many bombs explode unexpectedly changing the lives of many people forever.
Black Men Walking
By Testament–
Thomas, Matthew and Richard walk. They walk the first Saturday of every month. Walking and talking. But this walk… Maybe they should have cancelled.
The Signalman
A Play, A Pie and A Pint By Peter Arnott–
Winter 1919. Thomas Barclay is transported back in time, to the night when he was the Signalman who sent the Edinburgh/Burntisland train onto the Tay Rail Bridge, 40 years before.
Clybourne Park
By Bruce Norris–
Hailed as ‘shockingly entertaining’ and ‘appallingly funny’, Pulitzer award-winning Clybourne Park is a razor-sharp satire about the politics of race.
The Panopticon
By Jenni Fagan–
Brought for the first time to the stage, The Panopticon is a visceral, bloody and brutal testament to life and friendship.
The Drift
By Hannah LaveryThe Drift is a journey through history, through Scottishness, through belonging, and through grief.
thick skin, elastic heart
By Drew Taylor-Wilson–
A collection of contemporary spoken-word monologues and group poems, giving voice to a generation, frequently reduced to a sound-bite in mass media.
Fibres
By Frances Poet–
Written by award-winning playwright Frances Poet (Gut), Fibres tells the story of the terrible legacy of asbestosis in the Clyde shipyards.
First Stages Readings: I’m Not Here / Tiger Mum
First Stages Festival By Rachael O’Connor / Eva EdoThis year, 6 scripts have been selected from over 400 submissions to receive dramaturgical support and be presented as rehearsed readings.
First Stages Readings: Blessed / Exquisite Corpse
First Stages Festival By Natalie McGrath / Conor O’LoughlinThis year, 6 scripts have been selected from over 400 submissions to receive dramaturgical support and be presented as rehearsed readings.
First Stages Readings: Motherland / 44 Sex Acts
First Stages Festival By Hugo Timbrell / David FinniganThis year, 6 scripts have been selected from over 400 submissions to receive dramaturgical support and be presented as rehearsed readings.
I Can Go Anywhere
Made at Traverse By Douglas Maxwell–
Jimmy is 100% Mod and is seeking asylum in the UK. With just a few days before the substantive interview that’s going to decide his fate, the stakes are high. So he came up with a brilliant plan. And Stevie has an important part to play.