Behind every radical act of protest, are the everyday moments that galvanize a whole movement. 👖Frances Poet, Jemima Levick & Paul English discuss Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit In that put Greenock onto centre stage.

Fab news! Rockvilla is getting a Changing Places Toilet thanks to Scottish Government funding. This specialist facility will help us welcome people with complex needs, helping to remove a key barrier to participation. #ChangingPlaces #AccessibilityMatters #InclusiveCommunities

See The #FifthStep nationwide on Sun 11 Jan as part of the Dry January® Challenge ☕️ 🎟️ Find your nearest screening: thefifthstep.ntlive.com

Here’s to 2026 and lang may yer lum reek! 🥂 With heartfelt thanks to all our audiences who joined us in theatres across the land in 2025! And to the creatives, freelancers and partners who made the magic happen!

We have published our Annual Review for 24/25. Find out about what we achieved, on stages, in schools and in communities across Scotland and in our creative hub, Rockvilla on the Forth and Clyde Canal, Glasgow. Read it here www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/about/reports-and-documents#annualrep

May your season be jolly and bright! 🔔 ❄️ With love from all the team at the National Theatre of Scotland. 📸 Kirsty Anderson

One more sleep. The inimitable Reuben Joseph performing 'Perfect Christmas' from Johnny McKnight’s digital panto, Rapunzel. Originally produced in 2020. Full credits here www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/past-perform...

The very good dogs of Rockvilla HQ wish everyone a peaceful and joyful festive season. With a wee paws up that the office will be shut from 24 December to 5 January. 💫

REMINDER Apply for the Assistant Producer role within our Artistic Development team by 7 Jan 2026 at 10am. 👉 More information and how to apply here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/jobs/assista...

✈️ CAST ANNOUNCEMENT ✈️ This is your captain speaking, please be in your seats to welcome...THE AIR SCOTIA CABIN CREW. Find out the full cast list at: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/latest/meet-...

Just what the doctor ordered! 🏥 Patients and staff at Edinburgh's Western General Hospital are being treated to a Scratch and Sniff Staycation by Trolleydarity artists Shona Reppe and Alan Grieve, with stage manager Tam Wiltshire 📸Pete Didbin

Gift someone an unforgettable night at the theatre in 2026, this festive season. The High Life, Stand and Deliver- The Lee Jeans Sit In and Prime of Miss Jean Brodie are all on sale.

We are so proud that Portraits of a LGBTI+ Generation exhibition will be coming to @pitlochryft.bsky.social Jan 16-18, 2026 as part of 'Out in the Hills', a brand-new festival for everyone, under Alan Cumming’s creative direction.

🏦 Congratulations to Stuart Burt for his @whatsonstage.bsky.social Awards nomination in the Best Casting Direction category for Make It Happen! Cast your votes here: www.whatsonstage.com/news/voting-...

The warmest welcome to everyone who attended an NTS show in 2025 through our First Nights Programme. 👉 Help us open the door for someone's first night at the theatre in 2026: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/support-us/f...

Huge congratulations to Vee Smith & @_sadiqsadiq, flying high as double winners for The #UnlikelyFriendship….. 🪶Winning a Scottish Emerging Theatre Award 2025 from Framework Theatre 🪶And a Creative Edinburgh 2025 Award for Collaboration

What a year. We are delighted to receive 14 nominations for Make it Happen, Through the Shortbread Tin, and Keli, and the artists that made these shows in this year's Broadway World UK / West End Awards. Congrats to all the nominees! Cast your vote NOW: www.broadwayworld.com/westend/awar...

👖ON SALE NOW👖 240 workers. 7 months. 1 act of resistance. 🎫Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In is now on sale in Glasgow! Book your tickets here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/stand...

Did ye ken? If you’re aged 14-26 or in receipt of low-income benefits, you can get all this theatre for only a fiver? Find oot more and sign up now: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/theatre-for-...

📝 Free hot desks are back! We have facilities at our Rockvilla office for theatre workers looking for a warm, co-working space this December and January. Find out more & how to book your space: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/latest/hot-d...

This St Andrew's Day, we're celebrating Martin O’Connor’s tartan odyssey, Through the Shortbread Tin Performed in Scots with Gaelic songs, the show toured across Scotland in 2025, exploring Scottish culture and identity. More info on the 2026 tour coming soon. #ScotlandHighlights2025

What a year for Scottish talent! 🔥 Winning hearts on our stages and making history on the field 🏆 Fabulous to Jackie Wylie and these brilliant artists from our programme featured in @thelistuk.bsky.social #ListHot100 for 2025!

Do you remember your first NTS show? This festive season we’re delivering our biggest ever First Nights programme, bringing the life-affirming experience of live theatre to 20 community groups in more than 10 towns and cities across Scotland.

🛫🛫 Ian Murray (MP) was flying high after joining the final performance of our Theatre in Schools Scotland show ‘A Home for Hamish’ at James Gillespie Primary School! With @edchildrensfest.bsky.social Find out more about our TiSS project at: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/latest/ian-m...

🎤 @ptbopoetry.bsky.social is here! The brand-new poetry-led performances 'Anthropocene: The Human-Altered World' premieres on Sunday. In assoc with NTS. 📅Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh. 5.30pm BSL interpreted & livestreamed.

THE SCOTTISH PREMIERE NOW ON SALE 📚THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE Forever 'in her prime'. Gayle Rankin returns to Scottish stages, taking on the iconic role of Miss #JeanBrodie, in this visceral adaptation by David Harrower. Directed by Vicky Featherstone.

We’re looking back on 2025 and all the brilliant theatre that we’ve toured to Scottish stages this year 🎭 󠁢󠁳󠁣If you enjoyed Through the #ShortbreadTin, #KELI or #MakeItHappen this year, please consider voting for us at the @WhatsOnStage Awards🏆 📸Marc Brenner, Mihaela Bodlovic, Sally Jubb

📢WE ARE HIRING 📢 We are looking for an Assistant Producer (Artistic Development) to work in the Artistic Development team to support the development of the Company’s pipeline of projects for production. Deadline: 07 Jan 2026 APPLY NOW www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/jobs/assistant-producer-2

We are proud to be a founder supporter and champion of the Theatre Green Book, and to be one of 350+ organisations UK-wide committed to reaching its standards!

🖊️Beyond the Draft is a new free, eight-week programme for six playwrights in Scotland, who self-identify as experiencing barriers to access within the theatre sector Hosted at NTS HQ in Glasgow & created by NTS Fellows Hannah Low & Leah Byrne 📸Alastair More

There is still a chance of being involved in the Caring Scotland listening project and the One Hundred Voices interactive installation and sound collection! If you are care experienced and want your voice to be heard, please do get in touch

🏥Trolleydarity invites hospital patients on a sensory micro-adventure, blending soundscapes and scents to take you places without ever leaving their bed Co-created by Shona Reppe and Alan Grieve In partnership with NHS Lothian Charity: Tonic Arts www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/latest/fancy...

“The whole of the 20th-anniversary season is about going out to the people of Scotland, and actually being part of the storytelling of the nation…” NTS AD Jackie Wylie spoke to Jane Bradley at The Scotsman ahead of our 2026 launch. 🔗 Read more here - shorturl.at/9i9lW

Join us for the premiere tonight of Kinaara (Edge) 💛 A powerful new short film by @realkalsabir.bsky.social, produced by @ntsonline.bsky.social part of @mhfestival.bsky.social at CCA Glasgow. 🎟️ www.mhfestival.com/events/home-comforts/ 📸 Kirsty Anderson

20 Years of Game-Changing Theatre 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
💙✨ Bold ideas, new voices, and unforgettable stories. Check out our 2026 programme now! 💫  👀👉 www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/latest/nts-at-20-launched #NTS2026

📣 Announcing #NTS2026 📣 20 Years of Game-Changing Theatre For two decades, @ntsonline.bsky.social has ripped up the rulebook. Our 2026 season celebrates bold ideas, new voices, and unforgettable stories. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Ready to find out more? 👇 buff.ly/kBz5fEB 📸 Kirsty Anderson

The stage is set. Tomorrow at noon. #NTS2026

From 4 November, artists Shona Reppe and Alan Grieve (Trolleydarity) will be offering patients and staff at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, the chance for a unique, immersive Scratch and Sniff Staycation! 🏥 In partnership with NHS Lothian Charity: Tonic Arts 📸Eoin Carey

🚨COMPETITION TIME🚨 🎟️ If you’d like to win 2x tickets to the red-carpet premiere of The #FifthStep NT Live capture at Jack Lowden’s favourite cinema – The Filmhouse, Edinburgh on Tues 4 November, reply to this post by 13:00 on Fri 31 October and make sure you’re following us!

The #FifthStep, with Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman comes to cinemas worldwide from 27 November with National Theatre Live🐰 Find your local venue and book now! 🎟️ www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/the-f...

First Nights offers community groups a brilliant night out at the theatre To celebrate 20 years of NTS in 2026, we are hosting more groups than ever before! By supporting Festive First Nights this year, you’ll help make this possible MORE INFO www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/support-us/f...

Tonight is the final performance of Black Hole Sign, the urgent new play by Uma Nada-Rajah, directed by Gareth Nicholls. Thanks to the cast, creatives and crew who brought this show to the stage, and to all the audiences who joined us in Glasgow and Edinburgh 📸Mihaela Bodlovic

The #FifthStep, with Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman comes to cinemas worldwide from 27 November with National Theatre Live🐰 Find your local venue and book now! 🎟️ www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/the-f...

It’s #NationalRestartAHeartDay, and today, NTS staff and freelancers have been doing Emergency First Aid at Work training, delivered by Bee Core Training. We also have a publicly accessible defibrillator in our Rockvilla HQ and always have trained staff on site to operate it.

We're going to be a little quieter on our social platforms as we get ready for 2026 Season Launch... We launch our 20th Birthday Season on November 6 2025 – we can’t wait to share!

To mark #WorldMentalHealthDay, we wanted to share a first look at Kal Sabir’s short film Kinaara (Edge) 🎥The short film, written and directed by @realkalsabir.bsky.social and produced by NTS, will premiere at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2025

📢 WE ARE HIRING 📢 We are looking for a Producer to work as part of our Producing and Planning team to support a range of projects and productions! Deadline: Monday 3 November APPLY NOW www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/jobs/producer #ArtsJobs

#BlackHoleSign opens at the @traversetheatre.bsky.social tonight and plays until the 18 Oct, you don't miss it! BOOK NOW🎟️ www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve... 📸Mihaela Bodlovic

Today, Martin O’Connor’s “thought-provoking and ­delightfully humorous” (The National) show Through the #ShortbreadTin was screened for a live and online audience of High School Gaelic learners from around Scotland

Tonight marks the final performance of #SmallActsofLove Thanks to everyone who brought this story to the stage, and everyone who came out to celebrate the return of the Citz And thank you to those who shared their stories and pain – this work stands as a tribute to your strength and compassion💙