Artistic Director of @BOPTheatre. Creations inc 'If These Spasms Could Speak', 'Wendy Hoose', 'Purposeless Movements', 'Blanche & Butch' & 'My Left/Right Foot'
Joined February 2009
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Robert Softley Gale retweeted
3 Dec 2025
News: Ed Larkin confronts explicit presumptions in @BOPTheatre new production (We indulge in) a bit of roll play
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Robert Softley Gale retweeted
3 Dec 2025
Ed Larkin to star in (We indulge in) a bit of roll play premiere next year whatsonstage.com/news/ed-lar…
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Robert Softley Gale retweeted
4 Dec 2024
Everything I know about Scotland’s widely-welcomed culture budget - which includes new investment in festivals across Scotland & the screen industry - and the current funding gap facing Creative Scotland ahead of its crunch decisions in January.
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Robert Softley Gale retweeted
FST is pleased that @ScotGov has committed to increase the culture budget by £34m next year, with almost £54m for @CreativeScots Multi-Year Funding. This is better than expected, and we hope it is a positive sign for the future of the sector.
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26 Nov 2024
Great news!
26 Nov 2024
BOP is delighted to be supporting the development of Lesley Howard's shortlisted Unlimited International Partner Award working in collaboration with Sunera Foundation in Sri Lanka
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Yesterday at Guthrie Drama Seminar, @robertsoftley shared his insights as Artistic Director of @BOPTheatre on creative embed of access and disability justice in Bop's work. What an inspiring and witty session. Thank you! (totally forgot to take a good photo)
ALT screenshot of the event details: Guthrie Drama Seminar Series: Robert Softely Gale. In brief: date- 14 November 2024, venue - room LG11, rp Geoge Square, speaker- Robert Softley Gale (Artistic director of Birds of Paradise theatre company) and Judith Drake (phD candidate, European theatre)
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Robert Softley Gale retweeted
14 Nov 2024
Honoured to co host the 30th anniversary of @BOPTheatre with @NeilBibby in @ScotParl.
This #CareersWeek it was a great reminder and showcase of why a career in the arts can and should be for everyone🩷.
For more info on BOP, watch this trailer:
boptheatre.co.uk/
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Robert Softley Gale retweeted
12 Nov 2024
It was a very special evening celebrating @BOPTheatre's 30th anniversary at the Scottish Parliament.
Have a look at their brilliant new trailer, showcasing some of their work over three decades celebrating #Scotland's pioneer disability-led #theatre group.
12 Nov 2024
BOP Company Showcase - new trailer
An accessible video giving an outline of our work as we celebrate three decades as Scotland's preeminent pioneering disability-led theatre company
boptheatre.co.uk/celebrating…
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13 Nov 2024
Chrack new video by @airship23 - please share!
12 Nov 2024
BOP Company Showcase - new trailer
An accessible video giving an outline of our work as we celebrate three decades as Scotland's preeminent pioneering disability-led theatre company
boptheatre.co.uk/celebrating…
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16 Oct 2024
Sharing again 💜
26 Jun 2024
Join us behind-the-scenes as we discover how @BOPTheatre are leading the way for Scotland to become more accessible for everyone 👋
In this exclusive film, we learn how they're opening new creative pathways for disabled people.
Watch the whole film at: ourcreativevoice.scot/birds-…
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Robert Softley Gale retweeted
3 Oct 2024
I made my BBC documentary Better Off Dead? to explain why me & many other disabled people oppose legalising assisted suicide.
Some of us have very real fears based on our lived experience & based on what has happened in other countries where it's legal.
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Robert Softley Gale retweeted
19 Sep 2024
Disabilitease is coming to Scotland for the very first time!
📍18 Candleriggs, Merchant City, Glasgow
🗓️ 26 September
♿ Wheelchair accessible & BSL-interpreted
🔥 R18
🎟️ outsavvy.com/event/21708/kin…
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Robert Softley Gale retweeted
14 Sep 2024
Garry Robson
March 3, 1952–July 26, 2024
Garry Robson, who has died aged 72, was a force of nature. This was the case whether as actor, playwright or director, all of which he excelled in with an energy, humour and heart that drove everything he did.
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Robert Softley Gale retweeted
9 Sep 2024
There is no reason any country or business is still trading with Israel. None. There is nothing Israel provides that cannot be replaced, and the inconvenience of doing so is insignificant compared to the inhumanity of supporting Israel’s crimes in any way. BDS is how we win.
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Robert Softley Gale retweeted
10 Sep 2024
Brilliant opportunity from @BOPTheatre & @PlayPiePint for a disabled playwright!
📅 Applications close 5pm, Tue 1 Oct
Full details & how to apply: boptheatre.co.uk/ppp-2024/
14 Aug 2024
📣📣 NEW WRITING OPPORTUNITY 📣📣
✍️ We're collaborating with @PlayPiePint to commission a new work from a disabled playwright.
🗓️ Applications open now until October 1st.
🔗 Check out the link in our bio to apply.
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Robert Softley Gale retweeted
5 Sep 2024
Proud to support @EquityUK outside the @ScotParl with @NeilBibby @FoysolChoudhury today against cuts to arts funding.
People who work in the arts are, as @RozFoyer Foyer of the STUC said today “our roses” #breadandroses
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Robert Softley Gale retweeted
4 Sep 2024
TripleC DANC Scotland Talent Link are keen to have lots of Scottish-based Deaf, Disabled Neurodivergent Talent sign up to their new directory
surveymonkey.com/r/TalentSig…
Writers, Directors, Crew and Actors
If anyone would prefer to email info to triplecscotland@gmail.com
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