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...

This month's #TwentyIn prize is a prompt-book page from #Kidnapped, our swashbuckling, rom-com adaptation of the #RobertLouisStevenson classic from Isobel McArthur & Michael John McCarthy + 2 tickets to a NTS show in 26/27. 🫶Donate throughout April www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/support-us/t...

‘In a factory like this, you’re part of a team. You’re a family.’ Introducing the brilliant creative team behind Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In. Meet the team here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/stand...

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday! Cora Bissett & Hannah Lavery present an urgent, collective response to the times we are living through with a one-night-only gathering. BOOK NOW Friday 1 May 2026, 7pm Central Halls, Edinburgh www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/mayday

It’s The High Life preview at Dundee Rep & our cabin crew are ready to get the show airborne. @alancumming.bsky.social, @forbesmasson.bsky.social, Siobhan Redmond & Patrick Ryecart return with a brilliant ensemble of Scottish talent ✈️Tickets here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/the-h...

Drum roll please. Here's Artistic Director Jackie Wylie with the winner of our March #TwentyIn prize draw. Donate now for the chance to win next months special prize + two tickets for our 26/27 season: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/support-us/t...

Taking to the skies this Edinburgh International Children’s Festival...The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl, by Vee Smith and Sadiq Ali. Assembly Roxy 31 May – 7 June Ages 8+ TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/the-u...

The High Life cabin crew are on the airwaves, tune in today! 📻 BBC Scotland with @paulenglishwords.bsky.social - from 1.30pm 📻 @forbesmasson.bsky.social is on Front Row with Kirsty Wark, BBC Radio 4 - 7.15pm

We’re thrilled that Greg McHugh is so thrilled about our nationwide call out for True Story. We want to hear your #TrueStory. Find out more about how your story could be brought to life here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/true-story

A big Rockvilla welcome to the cast and creatives of Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jean Sit-in as rehearsals begin this week. Find out more about the production, as well as the true story that started it all here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/stand...

Twenty years of theatre made with you, by you, for you. Thank you for joining us on this extraordinary journey. 🤝Where will we go next together?

@lenniesaurus.bsky.social knows a good story 🎭 Now we want to hear yours. We're searching for one True Story to bring to life on stage, is it yours? 📆Submissions close 13 May. More details here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/true-story

"How amazing that we’re all still alive for one thing, and able to turn up together in a rehearsal room...” Siobhan Redmond chatted to @paulenglishhack for The Herald ahead of #TheHighLife. Read the full interview here: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2590995...

📣ARTIST OPPPORTUNITY📣 Sign up for our free Behind the Scenes – Artists’ Day on Saturday 16 May. Find out more about the event, what support is available and how to sign up here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/for-artists/...

A big thank you to our Beyond the Draft writers group! Over the last eight weeks, eight playwrights have been developing their craft and confidence, exploring theatrical structure and honing their voice as a playwright. Find out more here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/beyon...

💫YOUR CHANCE TO WIN 💫 An original rehearsal script page from Medea + two tickets to a NTS performance in 2026/27. Join our Twenty-In monthly prize draw by donating £20 today. Prize draw ends 25 March. 👉Enter here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/support-us/t... 📸Medea by Jess Shurte

👖 Meet the strikers of Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In👖 Jo Freer as Helen, Hannah Jarrett-Scott as Cathie, Chiara Sparkes as Maggie, Madeline Grieve, ensemble. Aron Dochard as Finlay, and Shonagh Murray, performing music director. www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/latest/meet-...

Last month we launched our goal to find one True Story from the Scottish public. Read about how true stories have shaped our True Story Champions Greg McHugh, Shereen Nanjiani, @irvinewelsh.bsky.social @lenniesaurus.bsky.social @valmcdermid.bsky.social www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/latest/true-...

We’re absolutely flying through The High Life rehearsals and there’s still plenty of time to join us. Follow the link for a taste of The High Life - landing in Scottish theatres soon!: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/the-h...

👖 Working women unite this #InternationalWomensDay ! Helen Monaghan & Maggie Wallace discussed their role in the Lee Jeans occupation of 1981 on @stv.news , and call out for other participants to be honoured in Stand & Deliver. Watch back here: news.stv.tv/west-central...

Our Artistic Director, Jackie Wylie is chatting about our special 20th year with @lenniesaurus.bsky.social on BBC Scotland's The Art Mix this afternoon Tune in to hear them discuss our upcoming shows: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

✈️ We're thrilled that Ann Scott Jones is reprising the role of the iconic Air Scotia training instructor Gretchen Betjemen, for a special filmed cameo for #TheHighLife. 📸Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Tickets here🎫https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/the-high-life

📢 WE ARE HIRING 📢 We are looking for an experienced Production Manager to support our productions and busy technical team. Deadline: Friday 20 March APPLY HERE www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/jobs/product... #ArtsJobs 📸Mihaela Bodlovic

📢 Our 2026/27 Fellowships are now open to applicants! 📢 Deadline: 10am, Mon 27 April Find out more about this opportunity, the eligibility criteria, and how to apply, follow the link: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/for-artists/...

Vocal chords are warming up in the Air Scotia staff room. It’s #TheHighLife rehearsals! Expect shenanigans, alliteration, and many more character names that rhyme. 🛬 There’s plenty of time to secure your seats before take-off, click the link below: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/the-h...

Thug Màirtinn Ó Conchobhair dhuinn òraid le pìosan dhen dealbh-chluich Through the Shortbread Tin ann an Gailearaidhean Nàiseanta na h-Alba rè Seachdain na Gàidhlig. Lean an ceangal againn airson coimhead air an òraid air YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/eeRJeDF...

🎂 We're twenty! Donate £20 to enter our Twenty-In monthly prize draw and claim a piece of NTS history. This month: a special prize from Medea, selected by Artistic Director Jackie Wylie. Every month of 2026 brings something new. 👉 www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/support-us/t...

YOUR TRUE STORY, ON SCOTLAND’S STAGE 🎭 To mark our 20th Birthday, we're launching #TrueStory, a search for one real-life story from the Scottish public to be brought to life on stage, chosen by you. 📃 Find out more: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/true-story

Twenty years of our national theatre –were celebrated last night at the @parliament.scot in true NTS style, marking two decades of Scottish theatre-making. Here’s to the next twenty! 📸by Julie Howden

🚌 TiSS turns 10! And we're offering FREE theatre performances to Scottish schools in 2026–27. 100+ shows, 10,000+ young people. Register your interest by 27 Apr here: www.theatreinschoolsscotland.co.uk/tiss-at-10.h... 📸James Chapelard #TheatreInSchools #Scotland #TagATeacher

Call out for East & Southeast Asian participants! 🐎To kick off Chinese/Lunar New Year, our Dramaturgy Fellow Hannah Low is looking to hear from artists and communities in Scotland for her research project. Find out more: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/esea-researc...

The High Life takes off! Rehearsals begin as original cast Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson, Siobhan Redmond & Patrick Ryecart join Director Andrew Panton, Writer Johnny McKnight & the full cast & creative team ✈️ Get your tickets here🎫https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/the-high-life

20 years of NTS L.O.V.E. 💌Here's to two decades of the stories that captured our hearts. 📸Eoin Carey, Mihaela Bodlovic, Manuel Harlan

Facilitators Dan & Minnie are taking over the Trolleydarity wheels for the next few weeks, bringing our multi-sensory Scratch n Sniff experience to even more hospital wards. Find out more about ‘Scratch n Sniff Staycation' here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/latest/fancy...

This month we're celebrating all things NTS as we mark two decades of theatre without walls. Read our feature in the Scotsman.com now, with more birthday celebrations to come: www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul... 📸 by Drew Farrell

👖 GREENOCK LEE JEANS WORKERS NEEDED👖 On the 45th anniversary of the Lee Jeans Occupation, NTS & @trontheatre.bsky.social seek strikers, or their family members. More info/sign up here: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/whats-on-tem...