As we continue to look back on twenty years of NTS, we are marking Pride Month by celebrating LGBTQ+ stories and characters that have shone brightly and bravely on stages across Scotland and further afield. Here’s to many more queer stories on our stages over the next twenty, and happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

📢 Paid artist opportunity! 📢 The ESEA Research Project is seeking ten artists with East or Southeast Asian heritage to take part in a focus group this July exploring how Scottish theatre can better support ESEA artists, audiences, and communities.

“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!

🎭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

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

🚐 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 👖 📷 Mihaela Bodlovic

📢 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: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/teach...

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: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/support-us/t...

The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl by Vee Smith and Sadiq Ali swoops into @edchildrensfest.bsky.social this weekend 🪶🐙 📷 Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

“Containing a set does not mean containing the ambition.” Our brilliant technical director Gavin Johnston chatted to Fergus Morgan of @thestage.co.uk recently about the importance of imagination in his role, pieces of theatre that have inspired him, and his career highlight so far.

👖Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In has been wowing audiences all over Scotland on its tour! Check out some of the lovely comments we’ve received about the show 🩷 📷 Mihaela Bodlovic

👏 A mahoosive congratulations to the company of The High Life as they come in to land and take their final bow of the tour this evening in Glasgow! The amazing Air Scotia crew have sung and danced their way through the flight of a lifetime ✈️

🚌 TiSS has been out and about this year, bringing two beautiful and captivating shows into primary schools across Scotland!

🎭We're seeking 2 Trainee Dramaturgs who identify as South Asian to support development of new writing as part of the South Asian Playwright’s Programme! Deadline: Sun 31 May, 5pm Details: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/jobs/trainee...

👖 The cast of Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In are ready to rock the Traverse! You can read Frances Poet’s powerful play too, published by Nick Hern Books and available to purchase in-person at any venue on the tour, or on our website 📚

We were so thrilled by the audience response to our one-night Mayday event earlier this month. “Very symbolic, heartwarming and heart-wrenching all at the same time. A wonderful evening”

🎵 Friday night and everyone’s moving 🎵 Kirkcaldy, are you ready to join the sit-in? 👖 Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In is at THE Adam Smith Theatre for ONE NIGHT ONLY tonight and there’s just a pocketful of tickets left...

Ten Portraits, our touring exhibition of portraits featuring care experienced people, is now open at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery! Here’s one of the exhibition’s subjects, Leah, alongside her portrait by Chris Scott. 📷: Kirsty Anderson

📢 CALLOUTS FOR ARTISTS 📢 We have not one but two artist opportunities currently open for applications! 📷 Michal Wachucik 📷 Kat Gollock

🛬 This is your captain speaking, please fasten your seatbelts as we begin our descent into GLASGOW for the last leg of The High Life! Don’t miss your chance to catch this sky-high musical spectacular before it comes into land for the last time.

📢 True Story submissions close in just two days 📢 Huge thanks to our True Story Ambassador Lorraine Kelly and True Story champions @irvinewelsh.bsky.social @lenniesaurus.bsky.social @valmcdermid.bsky.social, Greg McHugh and Shereen Nanjiani for helping spread the word about this exciting project!

👖 “Those lassies are gonna win us this thing.” Girls on Film! Check out the production trailer for Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In. Thanks to all the gallus Glasgow audiences who joined us at the Tron Theatre. Now touring to a Scottish venue near you this May and June!

⏰ With less than one week to go until True Story submissions close, we’re bringing you a message from broadcaster and True Story Champion Shereen Nanjiani!

🥳 Cooooool for CATS! We are overjoyed to have received eight nominations across four productions at this year’s CATS 🐈

🎉National Theatre of Scotland is heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! We are delighted to announce the return of Through the Shortbread Tin by @martocon.bsky.social, which will open at the Scottish Storytelling Centre as part of the Made in Scotland showcase.

We’re so pleased to share that Kal Sabir's debut short film Kinaara (Edge) is now screening as part of the South Asian Film Festival of Montreal! The film explores the journey of caring for a loved one with dementia, within the Scottish South Asian community.

This month's Twenty-In prize is a prompt-book page from My Left/Right Foot, the hilarious, subversive and joyful musical, written and directed by Robert Softley Gale and co-produced with Birds of Paradise back in 2018. Hear from our Director of Artistic Development about why she loved the show...

📢Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! 🎤Tonight's the night for Cora Bissett and Hannah Lavery’s urgent, creative, collective response to the times we are living through with a one-night-only gathering at Central Hall, Edinburgh

👖 ✊Respect to the Lee Jeans’ Occupiers! The stars are shining for Stand and Deliver – The Lee Jeans Sit In Touring Scotland until 10 Jun 2026 Book now www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/stand... 🎟️ Glasgow & Edinburgh returns only #LeeJeansSitIn 📷 Mihaela Bodlovic

Inverness, are you ready for take‑off? ✈️ The High Life opens tonight and we’re buzzing to bring this high‑flying comedy to the Eden Court this week. A riotous, big‑hearted, sky‑high adventure full of laughs. www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/the-high-life?venue=eden-court-inverness

👖 It’s opening night. The sit‑in begins. Stand and Deliver opens at the Tron Theatre, honouring the women of Greenock whose courage sparked a movement. A tribute, a rallying cry, and a reminder of what collective action can do. (1/3)

“We're a nation of storytellers. Everybody's got a story.” Val McDermid, True Story Champion, reflects on the importance of preserving Scotland’s stories. We are inviting people across the country to share stories they think deserve a place on stage. nationaltheatrescotland.com/true-story

24 hours to go! ⏰

👖 Stand and Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit‑In previews tonight at the @trontheatre.bsky.social Bold, defiant and driven by a live 80s soundtrack, Stand and Deliver celebrates the women who changed the conversation. 🎟️ www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/stand-and-deliver-the-lee-jeans-sit-in

🚨New performers announced to join the Mayday lineup: Lola Aluko, Leah Byrne, Charlene Boyd, Neil Bratchpiece, Adam Buksh, Tyler Collins, Simon Donaldson, Melody Nehme and Samuela Noumtchouet and Adura Onashile.

Scotland is full of extraordinary stories, and yours could be heading to Scotland’s stages. For our 20th birthday, we’re inviting you to share a true story that deserves to be heard. Big or small. Personal or historic. A moment that changed everything or a tale your community has carried for years.

Creative Careers: Insights returns this autumn, free sessions at Rockvilla introducing S1–S6 pupils to all the different jobs behind Scotland’s creative industries. Tours, workshops, staff Q&As, and a look at the roles that make theatre happen beyond the stage. Free transport for state schools.

We are thrilled to announce Niall Moorjani and Surya Elango as the two playwrights selected for our South Asian Playwrights’ Programme. A collaboration with @playpiepint.bsky.social @playwrightsstudio.bsky.social and Bijli Productions #SouthAsianPlaywrightsProgramme

⚓This prompt-book page from Kidnapped - a swashbuckling rom-com adventure is still up for grabs. Support the #TwentyIn campaign and help bring new NTS productions to audiences. Donate to win + 2 tickets here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/support-us/t...

“The testimonies we have listened to of how the Care system has impacted on people’s lives are a vital and often overlooked part of what Scotland's story was, is now and what we can become." We are so proud to finally share Caring Scotland: The Sound Collection & Ten Portraits

Name an 80s track the cast of Stand & Deliver can't stop playing🎵 👖 Find out more and book your tickets here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/latest/meet-...

All passengers please fasten your seatbelts for today's in-flight entertainment: The High Life trailer! TAKING OFF TONIGHT ‍️✈️14-18 April, His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/the-h...

We're looking for two exceptional people to join our Board. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in guiding the future of the National Theatre of Scotland. Full details & how to apply here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/jobs/trustees 📆Apply by Mon 11 May

🎤 “Theatre, dance, music, poetry, comedy, allow us to approach difficult truths without sanding them down.” 📣 Read Hannah Lavery's article & 🎟️ Final release tickets available here www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/mayday Co-curated by Hannah Lavery & Cora Bissett 📸Kirsty Anderson

"I have had the privilege of listening to thousands of stories over the years, allowing me insight into the personal, the extraordinary and the sometimes, dramatic.” Lorraine Kelly our #TrueStory Ambassador knows that everyone has a story that deserves to be shared.

20 years on the @theguardian.com's @markffisher.bsky.social spoke with Black Watch creators about the enduring legacy of one of the most-celebrated productions in Scottish theatre history. With Vicky Featherstone, Gregory Burke, John Tiffany, Brian Ferguson, Emun Elliott and Laura Hopkins.

Rockvilla is rocking to an all-80s soundtrack with Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In in rehearsals. 👖 Dates and tickets here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/stand... 📸Julie Howden

The reviews are in and it’s 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 service from Air Scotia. #TheHighLife opens at Festival Theatre, Edinburgh this evening and runs until Sat 11 April. Experience the “hilarious, camp and fun production” by purchasing your tickets here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/the-h...

“The truth is stranger than fiction.” Author @irvinewelsh.bsky.soc knows this better than most, and he’s joined our nationwide search to find one #TrueStory to be brought to theatrical life. Find out more about & submit your story here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/true-story

It’s lights up the aisle for #TheHighLife -The Musical opening night and on Captain Duff’s orders: be prepared to SING FOR DEAR LIFE. It's is jetting off on a Scotland wide tour. Tickets & full creative team here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/the-h...