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Bel, a new documentary directed by Lou Lockwood, has been selected as the closing film for the @edfilmfest 2026, marking the world premiere of this stirring and important new film.
Bel will receive its World Premiere on 19 August 2026.
📸Euan Robertson
ALT Beldina stands on-stage and sings into a microphone. The lighting is purple.
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Produced by BAFTA-winning producer Sarah Howitt and executive produced by John Archer (Hopscotch Films), Nancy Bornat, Emma Loach, David Harron and Mark Thomas, and associate produced by Jackie Kay.
Bel is supported by Screen Scotland, BBC and NTS
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We are delighted to announce the full cast of Through the Shortbread Tin, who will be joining writer and performer Martin O’Connor on tour this year.
Raising their voices will be Josie Duncan, Iona Mairead and Mairi McGillivray!
ALT A graphic with a red background and yellow text. The background has tartan draped over it. There are four headshots of the Through the Shortbread Tin cast with their names underneath.
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🏴This remounted version of highly acclaimed playful and poetic look at Scottish culture and identity is directed by Joanna Bowman and opens at the @ScotStoryCentre on 6 August as part of the Made in Scotland showcase at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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The show will then tour Scotland, with dates and venues to be announced soon.
🎟️Tickets for the Fringe run are on sale now!
BOOK NOW
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👖 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! 👏
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Here’s to all the audiences who celebrated the sit in and those that took a stand.
And a special thanks to Maggie, Cathie, Helen and Catherine for sharing their stories with us.
📸James Chapelard, Julie Howden, Mihaela Bodlovic
Full credits here: nationaltheatrescotland.com/…
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“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!
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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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🎭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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If you’re a Scotland-based performer/company who makes work for young audiences, find out more and apply before 20 July: theatreinschoolsscotland.co.…
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Theatre in Schools Scotland brings bold, inspiring live theatre & dance productions into schools & nurseries, from islands to cities & coastal to central locations across Scotland. The project is produced by Imaginate and NTS.
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Ten Portraits, our touring exhibition of photography celebrating Scotland’s care experienced community, is now open at Mareel in Shetland until 26 Jun!
Here’s one of the subjects, Beth Anne (and dog Willow) with her portrait by Chris Scott.
📷: Kirsty Anderson
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👉 For full touring dates of the exhibition, visit: nationaltheatrescotland.com/…
In partnership with @whocaresscot & @natlibscot. We are grateful to the Heritage Fund & National Lottery players for making this project happen.
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🚐 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 👖
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We’re at Eden Court in Inverness tonight and tomorrow, secure your spot at the sit-in here: nationaltheatrescotland.com/…
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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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📢 CALLING ALL DRAMA TEACHERS! 📢
Creative Insights 2026: A Day for Drama Teachers is on sale now🎭 This Oct, take part in a day of professional development with a lineup of industry leaders.
Secure your spot: nationaltheatrescotland.com/…
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To mark the opening of June’s #TwentyIn 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 👀
🫶 Donate before Wed 24 June to enter: nationaltheatrescotland.com/…
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The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl by Vee Smith and Sadiq Ali swoops into Edinburgh International Children’s Festival this weekend 🪶🐙
📷 Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
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At Assembly Roxy from Sunday 31 May – Sunday 7 June. Suitable for ages 8 . Tickets available here: nationaltheatrescotland.com/…
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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.
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