@stellarquines.bsky.social
Stellar Quines creates theatre, supports creatives and engages communities, all with the aim of achieving greater equality.
Through The Mud opens at The Traverse Theatre tonight, closing our Autumn 2025 tour!
Don't miss our final performances of this "brave and remarkable" show, against a stunning live soundtrack of gospel and blues.
📅 14 - 15 Nov
🎟️ Limited tickets available: buff.ly/t0ZWPGJ
Through The Mud opens tonight at Eden Court in Inverness for one night only!
don't miss this "‘...fierce 70 minutes of music and protest’ against a stunning live soundtrack of gospel and blues sung live.
📅 11 Nov
🎟️ Limited tickets available: buff.ly/KxVPhEQ
Thank you so much to our brilliant facilitators, Summerhall & the Tron for the use of your space, and of course our wonderful early-career designers who took part in the programme! We can't wait to see where you go next 👀
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With guest facilitators and panellists including Lizzie Powell, Michaella Fee, Jemima Levick, Anna Orton, Laura Skinner and Kate Hall - participants got to hear from lighting designers, relighters, directors, venues and set & costume designers about working with lighting design in theatre. 🎭
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In September we ran our M*****Classes Lighting Design programme! 💡
Designed to support early-career lighting designers to gain confidence, learn new skills and build connection - Lighting Designer Emma Jones curated a series of brilliant workshops! 📝
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Focusing on Stellar Quines’ relocation from Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy, the project examines how intersectional feminist and place-based practices can reshape theatre-making and cultural value in Scotland.
We are delighted to be working alongside her for the next three years!
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Amy’s PhD research, funded through the University of the West of Scotland & undertaken in partnership with Stellar Quines, explores how a feminist-led theatre organisation can challenge traditional ideas of legitimacy, cultural value and professionalisation.
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She has worked for a variety of leading Scottish theatre organisations, including at the National Theatre of Scotland and Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland. She recently completed an MA in Arts, Festival and Cultural Management at Queen Margaret University, graduating with distinction.
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Introducing... Amy McKenzie!
A researcher, producer & theatre-maker with over a decade of experience across Scottish theatre. Her work spans producing, directing, dramaturgy, administration, & artist development, with a practice focused on new writing & equitable, feminist artistic approaches.
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After success in Mexico, Through The Mud will be headed to São Paulo in Brazil before heading back to Scotland to finish our Autumn Tour.
Don't miss your chance to see this "profound and unique exploration of what it means to be a revolutionary" (The Skinny)
🎟️ Tickets: buff.ly/rfh4AH4
Through The Mud opens tonight at Tron Theatre , starting off our Autumn 2025 tour.
Against a stunning live soundtrack of gospel and blues, Through The Mud explores what it takes to become a revolutionary - don't miss out!
📅 16 - 18 Oct
🎟️ Limited tickets available: buff.ly/jGJi2px
Final call!!!
At 12pm today our campaign ends. Can you give anything to get us closer to our target? 🎯
For this morning only, your donation is doubled by the big give - turning your £5 into £10!
Every donation donation makes double the difference 💰💰
🔗 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Meet the Quines Community Company! 🎭
With less than 24 hours left, hear from them why you should support Stellar Quines today and donate to the big give! 💰
Help us make work locally, with the community, that keeps equality centre stage 💜
🔗 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
#biggive #wgmf
Our fundraiser closes at 12pm tomorrow! 💰
We are £3000 away from our target - meaning if we can crowdfund another £1500 we will smash it! 🎯
Can you help us keep making work with young people, communities & professionals that keeps equality centre stage? 💜
🔗 - donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
We are so close to 50% of our overall target!
As every donation is doubled, we just need to crowdfund £450 to reach halfway. Every single penny counts, so whether you can give £2, £10 or £20 we'd love your support!
We only have til Wednesday, so make your donation count!
🔗 buff.ly/PFzAqne
Big Give funding will enable us to remove barriers 🎭
We offer child-care, transport, food, integrated disability access and wrap around activity to support participants, practitioners and audiences to engage with our work💜
Help us reach our target by Wednesday 15th! 💰
🔗 - buff.ly/PFzAqne
Thank you for sharing Anupama! 💜
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The @stellarquines.bsky.social are an incredible feminist theatre company in the north east of Scotland doing wonderful things in the community particularly supporting young folks who are NB, trans, or just exploring who they are. Can you spare them a £1?
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Big Give funding will support our Quines Community Company; a group of women who meet regularly to explore performance and gender justice in Kirkcaldy. 💪
Remember that every donation between now and Wednesday is doubled, enabling you to make double the difference. 💜
🔗 - buff.ly/PFzAqne
Two young people hold signs up that read Coal Will Kill You Nan, What Are You Gonna Do About It? There is a purple triangle and text that reads Women & Girls Match Fund.
Big Give funding will support us to commission writers to develop stories with our communities in Kirkcaldy 🌎
Can you spare a few pounds today to support feminist theatre -making? Even the smallest donation makes the world of difference 💜
🔗 - buff.ly/PFzAqne
A young women stands on a stage, singing. She is dressed as an AI Robot, in green and metallic. She is surrounded by two pink metallic "police" bots. There is a purple triangle superimposed onto the image and text reads Big Give Women and Girls Match Fund.
Big Give Funding will help us continue to develop exciting feminist theatre! 💚
Including shows like Frankie Stein - a darkly comic exploration of gender, power & technology that premiered in Lochgelly in April 🤖
Can you spare £1, £5, £15 to support feminist theatre-making? 💪
🔗 - buff.ly/PFzAqne
In 8 hours we've hit 28% of our target! We are blown away by your support 🥳
We’re hoping to reach 100 donors in the first 48 hours. Even the smallest donations are doubled, and help us get closer to our target! 💪
🔗 - donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
We are LIVE! Time to hit the donate button 💜
Help us get the ball rolling & your donation will be DOUBLED 💰
We have 1 week to meet our target of £5000 to ensure we keep producing work that puts the voices of Scotland's women, trans & non-binary people centre stage 🎭
Donate now: buff.ly/PFzAqne
ICYMI: We are taking part in the Women & Girls Big Give!
For one week only, every donation to Stellar Quines is DOUBLED! We need your help to raise £5000.
Get ready to share, support and donate - it all kicks off tomorrow at noon 👀
Don't miss Through The Mud on tour this Autumn:
@trontheatre.bsky.social (16 - 18 Oct)
Eden Court Theatre and Cinema (11 Nov)
@traversetheatre.bsky.social ( 14 - 15 Nov)
🎟️ Tickets available now: buff.ly/7BHgSoI
Stellar Quines needs you! 🫵
Next week, from the 8th-15th of October we are trying to raise £5,000 to support our work- which will be match funded by the @biggiveorg!💰
If you can help us, sign up to be a first day donor and help us Keep Equality Centre Stage 💜
🔗 stellarquines.co.uk/support/big-...
We are DELIGHTED to have been selected for the Big Give Women & Girls Match Fund Campaign between 8-15 October! 💜
All donations will be doubled during the week, giving us the opportunity to raise up to £10,000! 🎉
Let's get ready to launch the BIG GIVE 🥳
See you Wed 8th October at 12pm sharp 🫡
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200+ charities. One mission. Endless impact. 💜
From 8–15 Oct, the #WGMF will support over 200 incredible charities empowering women and girls worldwide. Every pound you give can be doubled, making your support go twice as far.
Watch to find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzy7...
ICYMI: We’re going on tour! 🔥
This is your chance to catch Through The Mud, the 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 star award winning play across Scotland and internationally!
Those stars speak for themselves 👀
🔗 - stellarquines.co.uk/show/through...
A Royal Lyceum Theatre and Stellar Quines Co-Production
📸 - Stuart Armitt
