Alan Boyd

Theatre Studies at University of Glasgow has launched its first online course. Introduction to Playwriting, a partnership with Scottish Playwrights Studio and brilliant playwright Douglas Maxwell, alongside other featured writers, is FREE.
www.futurelearn.com/courses/an-introduction-to-playwriting

Like, did you know a huge amount of art only gets made if working class folk play the lottery?

I made a little video for my website showcasing what I do.

I'm lucky to be pretty busy this year but still have some gaps to fill later in the year if anyone is looking for a director, writer and/or composer!

Come see the SAST scratch night! Thursday 27th February, 7.30pm. Mysterious location revealed when you buy a ticket! (or email & ask)

Come see our new scratch night. We have comedians, short plays & poetry.
Someone may learn to juggle.
Location information comes with the ticket - the clue is Billy Connolly 🧐 🎟
www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele...

Poster for Short Attention Span’s shows at the Ayr Gaiety 6, 7 & 8 February.

We’re at @thegaiety.bsky.social in Ayr Thursday to Saturday and then out touring Ayrshire the following week.

I’m looking forward to this. The Gaiety is a lovely place to perform with an amazing cafe. The plays are great fun too.

We have an amazing line-up on Monday, very excited to have all these fantastic creatives joining us at Leith Depot for our pint-sized play night, Up in the Air.
Tickets available here
tinyurl.com/3m6rc58b
We do tend to sell out, so grab one now!

We're launching a new scratch night for artists of all disciplines in a new space in Glasgow next month. There's information on how to take part in the attached brochure. drive.google.com/file/d/1jz7b...

Multi-Year Funding The Multi-Year Funding Programme is designed to provide stable, long-term financial support to creative and cultural organisations in Scotland, covering core costs and programmes of work from April 20...

New multi-year funding programme now up on Creative Scotland's website.

Now to dive into the spreadsheet...
www.creativescotland.com/funding/fund...

I'm waving 👋

A History Of Scottish Drama In Six Plays: Black Watch Episode six of A History Of Scottish Drama In Six Plays focuses on Gregory Burke's 2006 play Black Watch.What happened in Scottish theatre after Scottish devolution in 1997 and the reconvening of t...

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Produced with support from Scottish Society of Playwrights as part of their SSP@50 Fellowships, supported by Creative Scotland & @bespoken.bsky.social. Made in association with @traversetheatre.bsky.social.

Exercise 60 Welcome back to 101 Exercises for Playwrights. I’ll be migrating from Twitter once these 101 Exercises are posted. For the moment, you can catch up on the...

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A conjested with photos and text poster to advertise a comedy night at the Admiral Woods on Wed 20 November featuring Bratchy, Amanda Dwyer, Mick Cullen, Elaine Malcolmson, Ifrah Qureshi, Scott Agnew and Chris Thorburn.

Giving this a plug here if there is anyone in Glasgow next Wednesday who wants to see a great comedy line up for a bargain £10 and contribute towards grassroots theatre. www.ticketsource.co.uk/short-attent...

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