Alan Boyd

Thanks to Stephen Barnes @artoforiginality.bsky.social for organising and facilitating the read, the actors for their thoughtful and valuable feedback and of course @playwrightsstudio.bsky.social for providing space. The feedback will take the script to a better draft! Cheers!

Thanks to @alanboyd.bsky.social, @playwrightsstudio.bsky.social, Karen Bartke, Lily McCaffrey and Betty Valencia for an excellent reading of Alan Boyd’s play-in-development ‘Flowers In The Dirt’ at the Playwrights Studio Scotland last week — your contributions were hugely appreciated!

this shit is just beyond parody, man

On the off chance anyone finds themselves short of an actor last minute for pantos (especially in Glasgow or the Central Belt of Scotland), I am VERY available and very good at learning lines REALLY quickly.

The cover of Dalglish The Fifty Matches That Made the Player by Tom Brogan. It shows images of Dalglish playing for Liverpool, Celtic and Scotland.

My fourth book, a biography of Kenny Dalglish, is in bookshops and online now.

I mean it, Scotland. We’ve got to ditch England and save ourselves. The union is done. England is done. Scotland can still be saved if we go it alone, but we’ve gotta go fast and go soon. We’re in a burning building. Only a fool stays to die.

Tonight is the first preview of #BlackHoleSign at the Tron Theatre. Here’s the cast letting us know what to expect…

Catch it at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow until 4 October and then at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from 8 to 18 October

🎥81 Films UK

NTS and I think playwright studio Scotland do feedback icydk

Looking for some readers for feedback on a new play of mine. Drop me a message if you'd like a look at what I've been working on.

Lisa Nicoll Productions: Creative Hub - YTAS Lisa Nicoll Productions & Perth Theatre’s Creative Hub are calling out for more professional actors, writers, directors and producers across Scotland to

Lisa Nicoll Productions & Perth Theatre’s Creative Hub are calling out for more professional actors, writers, directors and producers across Scotland to get involved for 2025/26 Programme which kicks off on 22 September 2025

www.theartoforiginality.com/unbox-your-creative-potential/

Scotland is a nation - and nations have the right to decide their future.

Add your name to the Right to Decide declaration.

Let’s make Scotland’s voice heard loud and clear. Add your name here: yes.scot/decide

Professional rehearsal image from Scottish Graduate Showcase - an actor is deep in thought. The SGS logo is in the top right corner and the text “Assistant Director Callout” is in the bottom left.

📣 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR CALLOUT!

We are delighted to be supporting the Scottish Graduate Showcase by aiding the recruitment of their Assistant Director for 2025! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🔗 For more info & to apply: www.frameworktheatre.com/work-with-us

📣 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

We’re delighted to announce that Leah Balmforth, Julie Coombe and Louise Haggerty will be starring in #FEIS by Anna McGrath.

Also featuring live music from Brian James O'Sullivan!

YouTube video by [TheNEW] The Beatles - Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End (Official Music Video)

#ALL50RTS Day 50: well how else could you finish?

GOLDEN SLUMBERS/CARRY THAT WEIGHT/THE END by THE BEATLES (1969) (11 PTS)

They wrote their own perfect epitaph, and undercut it seconds later and for over fifty years since. Because all endings are imposed. Funny guys

m.youtube.com/watch?v=b1q5...

Hello, Playwrights and theatre colleagues. We have made it to Bluesky.

The SSP is Scotland's theatre writer's union. We develop and promote the interests and craft of professional #playwrights and #playwriting within Scottish theatre.

Give us a follow or tag us so we can find you!

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www.theartoforiginality.com

Small Acts of Love | National Theatre of Scotland A powerful new play that celebrates love, resilience, and community. In the wake of the Pan Am 103 atrocity in December 1988, the people of Lockerbie respo

Written by playwright Frances Poet, with music by Ricky Ross and directed by Dominic Hill, Small Acts of Love is produced by the Citizens Theatre in association with the National Theatre of Scotland

BOOK NOW

www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/small...

Greetings, playwrights! We're accepting play submissions for the 2026 Scribe Playwriting Competition. Submit your one-act and full length plays at: scribeplaywriting.weebly.com

#playwriting #playwright #playwrights #theater #dramaturgy #theatre #writingcommunity #writing #theatersky #theatresky

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...