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Twenty years ago this week, Black Watch first shocked, thrilled and moved audiences in its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. To celebrate the anniversary, this Saturday night BBC Scotland will air a special filmed performance of the production which put NTS on the world stage.

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Not long until One Hundred Voices opens at the Scottish Parliament! Hear Caring Scotland contributors Leah, Beth Anne, Gemma and Scott speak about what they gained from adding their stories to the installation, and why you should experience it.

🎭Call out for artists – be part of Theatre in Schools Scotland! We’re looking to shape the TiSS 2027-28 programme, bringing high-quality theatre/dance into schools across Scotland, and we’re on the hunt for new productions. 📷 Julie Howden

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🎭 Are you a writer, director, producer or artist who’s interested in taking new work to the Edinburgh Fringe? Before the Show is our free event for artists to network and gain industry insight into taking a show to the world’s biggest arts fest.

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Bel, a new documentary directed by Lou Lockwood, has been selected as the closing film for the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2026, marking the world premiere of this stirring and important new film. Bel will receive its World Premiere on 19 August 2026. 📸 Euan Robertson

Beldina stands on-stage and sings into a microphone. The lighting is purple.

👖 Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In clocking out! Congratulations to the excellent cast, crew and creatives of this show, who have done justice to the inspiring story of the Lee Jeans strikers and thrilled audiences across Scotland! 👏

As we continue to look back on twenty years of NTS, we are marking Pride Month by celebrating LGBTQ+ stories and characters that have shone brightly and bravely on stages across Scotland and further afield. Here’s to many more queer stories on our stages over the next twenty, and happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

A montage of photos. The top left depicts two women holding hands, the top right shows a woman with her arms outstretched. The middle left shows two people facing the camera. The bottom left shows two men with their foreheads leaning against each other and the bottom right shows a man dancing with arms outstretched in colourful lights.

📢 Paid artist opportunity! 📢 The ESEA Research Project is seeking ten artists with East or Southeast Asian heritage to take part in a focus group this July exploring how Scottish theatre can better support ESEA artists, audiences, and communities.

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