You can crush the flowers but you can't stop the spring! Co-founder of Island Life Productions.
Joined October 2011
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27 Oct 2025
Fabulous opportunity for emerging artists looking to take on the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! If you can think of anything you would have loved support with as part of taking on @edfringe, we're hoping to give artists that knowledge when they need it the most!
#Edfringe #Edinburgh
27 Oct 2025
Introducing 'Fringe Fairy Godfather', our new Fringe consultation service for emerging artists heading to @edfringe!
Please see our website for full details - shorturl.at/ScTFJ
Email fin@islandlifeproductions.com to book your free consultation today!
#emergingartists
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11 May 2024
✨ It's @Eurovision! ✨
This year, for the first ever time, it'll be performed in the Round at the Malmö Arena - and we know a thing or two about that, don't we?
Our @PaulRobinsonAD chatted @ESCinsight about how it could change what we see tonight 👇
escinsight.com/2024/03/28/eu…
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9 Jan 2024
THE EXAM HALL IS BACK! Join me and
@FinNomad as we agree to disagree open.spotify.com/episode/3FZ…
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12 Dec 2023
Can’t believe I was asked to contribute to this!
Scottish Youth Theatre are an amazing organisation working with, by and for incredible artists across Scotland! Please consider either sharing around their campaign or donating if you can!
#everyonestartssomewhere
8 Dec 2023
⚡EVERYONE STARTS SOMEWHERE⚡
We need your support to make a difference for the young artists we work with.
youtu.be/oa7DYEuVm0k?si=cK9E…
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7 Nov 2023
This one's been in the works for a while but I've very proud of finally getting to share it!
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10 Jul 2023
Woohoo! Buzzing to be included on this list! Thank you @BroadwayWorldUK!
Get your tickets now at shorturl.at/tuxzJ to #fillyerboots with new Scottish writing at this year's @edfringe!
#edfringe #emergingartists #EastLothian #minerssttrike #newwriting
9 Jul 2023
The amazing play The Collie's Shed making an appearance in BroadwayWorld 's Top Picks of the Programme 💖
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7 Jul 2023
First thing's first, we're going to this year's @edfringe bringing 'The Collie's Shed' by @ShelleyMiddler to @Gildedballoon! It's a story of the Miners' Strike and its effects on a community in East Lothian.
Tickets at shorturl.at/tuxzJ
#edfringe #newwriting #EastLothian
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31 Jan 2023
Great opportunity for Scottish artists to showcase their work on one of Edinburgh's newest stages!
26 Jan 2023
We're on the hunt for four Scottish theatremakers or companies (two based in Edinburgh, two can be elsewhere) who want to test ideas out at our new scratch night on Fri 17 Feb at The Studio @captheatres. Interested? Deadline is Sun 5 Feb, details are here: capitaltheatres.com/take-par…
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4 Oct 2022
Great opportunity for emerging writers from across the home nations (if I do say so myself) ;)
4 Oct 2022
Island Life Productions seeks emerging/early career writers from the 4 nations to write a ‘Message for 2023’. Fiction & non-fiction. Deadline 30 Oct 2022. Selected entries will be published (paid) on Island Life social media in Dec 22
opportunities.creativescotla…
20 Jul 2022
Love Island? Misogynistic? No way! No possible way a show about a house on an island with lots of scantily-clad single attractive people aiming to get with each other could ever be problematic at all! bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-6224…
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16 May 2022
Wildest podcast I've ever recorded in the immediate aftermath of Ukraine winning Eurovision!
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We're recruiting for our first ever #YouthAdvisoryBoard.
If your age 16 to 25 and would like to take part then watch our video with Fin Ross Russell (@FinNomad) as he explains a little more about what you can expect.
Find out more & apply: bit.ly/3ybMtNK
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