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DEADLINE FOR SIGN-UPS: 21:00 on Sunday 15 September Special thank you to National Theatre of Scotland for hosting the masterclass. #ScottishYouthTheatre #AutobiographyFundamentals #HannahLavery

This opportunity is free and open to 25 aspiring writers and theatre-makers aged 18-25 based in Glasgow and the West of Scotland. It will take place on Saturday 21st September at NTS Rockvilla. But spaces are limited, so book now to avoid disappointment – link in bio!

In this workshop, Hannah will guide you through her process crafting autobiographical work; discovering how prompts can transform initial ideas into writing, whilst being very mindful (very demure) of the vulnerabilities while making work that draws on your own experiences.

🚨 NEW PROJECT ALERT 🚨 We’re back with another Fundamentals masterclass – this time led by award-winning poet and playwright Hannah Lavery in Autobiography Fundamentals.

In this workshop, Hannah will guide you through her process crafting autobiographical work; discovering how prompts can transform initial ideas into writing, whilst being very mindful (very demure) of the vulnerabilities while making work that draws on your own experiences.

For and on behalf of the creative ecosystem in Scotland, we support freelance artists. And, if you can, we ask you to speak up too.

There won’t be ideas that inspire us, work that dazzles us, stories that move us to tears or kick us into action. And there won’t be spaces for young artistic voices and the next generation of creative leadership to flourish.

The constant chipping away of these crucial resources can only lead to the eventual collapse of the industry. Without taking care of our freelance workforce, this already fragile structure and how we generate culture, there will not be an arts and culture sector in Scotland.

the dramaturgs that mentor them through writing, the designers and crews who carefully craft their productions and the photographers who capture the countless magic moments.

This impacts the most precarious and valued members of our creative and artistic communities – the directors who support young artists’ development...

and artists and cultural organisations alike are increasingly stretched for resources, we are deeply concerned about the immediate and longer-term repercussions closing the Open Fund for Individuals will have across the sector.

🧵Scottish Youth Theatre is dismayed at the increasing scale of uncertainty that continues to devastate the creative industries. 🧵 At a time when opportunities and provision in the sector are scarce...

There's plenty more Rip it Off content still to come so stay tuned. This project is in partnership with @APAWhatsOn and supported by the David and June Gordon Memorial Trust. #ScottishYouthTheatre #RipItOff

RIP IT OFF DAY ONE Check out some pics from day one out of two of Rip it Off which took place in Aberdeen. It was a full-on day of devising movement and writing text as participants, lead by Sally Charlton, dissected the story of Macbeth and the various forms adaption can take.

William is a multidisciplinary director and dramaturg of new writing. The things he makes are visceral, contemporary and world-based. You can check out boilingfrogs’ latest production ‘Love Is...’ at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe from August 13th-18th at Bedlam Theatre.

I’M WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY William Byam Shaw William was a participant of our most recent National Ensemble in 2020. Since last working with Scottish Youth Theatre, William has graduated with an MA in Directing at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Having recently co-founded a theatre company, Cutty Sark Theatre, she is taking her first show, I See My Sister, to the Fringe, where she is acting and producing. Check out I See My Sister August 12th – 24th.