Isla Cowan
@islacowan
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Award-winning playwright, director & performer // Playwright in Residence @traversetheatre @IASH_Edinburgh // Resident Writer @TronTheatre
Joined March 2015
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from the Scotsman for Alright Sunshine! "... a memorable and hard-hitting piece of feminist theatre for the moment we live in; and it deserves a longer life, not least in the city that inspired it" https://t.co/FwuniZcERc
scotsman.com
Two new productions in Pitlochry and Glasgow put Scotland’s capital centre stage, in terms both celebratory and challenging, writes Joyce McMillan
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In 2024 @islacowan has joined us as @IASH_Edinburgh/Traverse Playwriting Fellow, working on a new ecofeminist play. We sat down with her for a 10 Question interview to find out about the play, her experience of the fellowship & what drives her work. 📰
traverse.co.uk
In 2024 Isla Cowan has joined us as IASH/Traverse Playwriting Fellow, working on a new ecofeminist play. We sat down with her for a 10 Question interview to find out more about her new play, her…
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2025 Spotlight: STUDIO3 Brand-new event theatre for the Tron, 3 plays form this mini-rep season: 🔸 Alright Sunshine by @islacowan 🔹 Fleg by @meghan_tyler_39 🔸 Fruitcake by Frances Poet BOOK NOW (26 April - 17 May) ➡️ https://t.co/JhUwmI5WLd
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It was such a joy to visit SUISS this year for an author reading and Q&A - a phenomenal cohort of students with such passion and talent! As you can see from my huge smile in this photo(!), I loved reading from my play She Wolf and chatting all things theatre and playwriting!
We were so fortunate to welcome playwright, @islacowan, to read for our Theatre & Performance students this summer. Isla was so generous with her time, answering questions about her writing practice, and being wonderfully candid about her experience as a writer✨
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You can now view our full digital exhibition which includes responses from the workshop programme that accompanied our Scottish tour of To Save the Sea. 🪧 Thank you to Outreach Associate Jordan Blackwood for delivering our seven workshops and to all young participants for your
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Tonight is the last stop for #ToSaveTheSea 🌊 Catch us one last time at @EdenCourt in Inverness, 7:45pm. Tune in for a wee surprise later this evening! ✌️ #Musical #Scotland #Inverness #Theatre
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Two shows to go… 🌊 Aberdeen and Inverness: 🛢️ 30th Oct - @TivoliAberdeen 🛢️ 2nd Nov - @EdenCourt
https://t.co/v21wIMHyuK
#ToSaveTheSea #Musical #Theatre #Scotland
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Great to be part of the launch for this exciting new podcast on Scottish drama🎭✨
A packed audience tonight @traversetheatre for the launch of SSP@50 Fellow @FergusMorgan’s podcast series A History of Scottish Drama in Six Plays, featuring panellists @NicolaMcMcCartney, @islacowan, @MarkFFisher and @gaznicholls. Check out Ep1 now on a podcast near you!
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📣 We land in Greenock this evening at the @thebeaconarts which includes our final BSL performance by @karen_m_forbes. 🌊 Only 4 stops to go, not to be missed: https://t.co/tUF9aQqdDK 📸 @mihaelabodlovic
#ToSaveTheSea #Theatre #Musical #Scotland
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That same evening - Monday 28 October - there is a launch event @traversetheatre with a panel discussion on contemporary Scottish drama, feat. @MarkFFisher, @islacowan, Nicola McCartney, and @gaznicholls. You can get your free ticket here:
traverse.co.uk
Scotland's new writing theatre, the Traverse champions creative talent by placing powerful and contemporary theatre at the heart of cultural life.
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Loved To Save The Sea at @traversetheatre last night. So good & rare to see uncompromising political theatre that is also that entertaining. Well done to @islacowan, Andy McGregor, @SWtheatre, the amazing cast and everyone else involved! 🌊
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@islacowan @traversetheatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “A deeply committed and ultimately moving piece of musical theatre with an important message to deliver…”
bouquetsbrickbatsreviews.com
10/10/24 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh If ever I were asked to compile a list of ‘unlikely ideas for a musical,’ the story of the Brent Spar oil rig might well up there towards the top. H…
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Thank you so much @allanbw2 for your kind words about To Save the Sea❤️ So delighted you enjoyed it and for your 7:84 comparison - we made the show with a strong political impetus and the “good night out” tradition very much in mind - so it’s great to hear that you felt this✨
Totally LOVED @SWtheatre's To Save The Sea @traversetheatre this evening. Great writing, great music, great staging, great performances from a cast of EIGHT, and a strong creative team, telling the Brent Spar story. SCOTTISH THEATRE MAY BE STRUGGLING, BUT IT IS STILL ALIVE!!!
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Big, bold, ambitious work from one of our best touring companies @SWtheatre - for a packed out audience at the @traversetheatre. Brilliant work by @A_R_McGregor @islacowan and all the team!
📣 Here’s a first look at the trailer for #ToSaveTheSea, written & directed by Isla Cowan and Andy McGregor. 🎟️ Touring Scotland until 2nd November. Browse your nearest venue here: https://t.co/v21wIMHyuK 🎥 Trailer by Daryl Cockburn Supported by a Federation of Scottish
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Very excited to be bringing To Save the Sea to Edinburgh this week 💕✨
This epic new sung-through musical is making waves across Scotland and we can't wait to welcome this large-scale production to the Traverse Theatre in two days! 🌊✨ Tickets are limited and close to selling out, not to be missed! 🎟️ https://t.co/2dgoQRZK9k
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If you’re planning to come see To Save The Sea at The Trav, I’d advise you get booking quick! ✨ @SWtheatre @traversetheatre
Thursday is now sold out at the @traversetheatre for To Save the Sea. 🤩 Tickets are selling fast for the other two nights: https://t.co/YFsJsBk5yS
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The sheer volume of talent across the whole production of @SWtheatre's To Save the Sea is pretty wonderful. Scots protest theatre grafted to a Larson-like - sung through!! -show of heart, anger and hope... Magic stuff. And a bangin cast!
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A triumph" - The Reviews Hub This large scale musical promises a great night out at the theatre with catchy tunes, powerful storytelling and a John Major striptease....😳 We welcome To Save the Sea in less than a week! 🗓️ 10, 11, 12 Oct 🎟️ https://t.co/2dgoQRZK9k
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🎶 To Save the Sea offers a unique mix of two styles of music; rock and comedy broadway show-tunes, think Come From Away meets Operation Mincemeat. 🎵 👉 Don’t miss us tomorrow night at @Macrobert - 7:30pm. Photo: @mihaelabodlovic
#ToSaveTheSea #Musical #Theatre #Scotland
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The Loved One has been selected by @guardian as some of the best theatre to stream this month. Listen to episodes 1 -4 here: https://t.co/ukG6TPUC69 Also available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts More episodes coming soon! https://t.co/W44pecKx67
theguardian.com
The Hollywood giants are joined online by audio noir from Danny Krass, Nicole Scherzinger’s Norma Desmond and a one-woman 25th birthday party
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