National Theatre of Scotland

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Make It Happen | National Theatre of Scotland Behold the rise, fall and fail of the biggest bank in the world – The Royal Bank of Scotland. Helmed by Fred “The Shred” Goodwin, with his fervent belief

Written by James Graham and directed by Andrew Panton

Co-prod. by National Theatre of Scotland, Edinburgh International Festival and Dundee Rep Theatre, in association with Playful Productions and Neal Street Productions

Full Cast & Creative Team
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🏦Congratulations to the company of Make It Happen as they take their final bow!🪙

Thank you to audiences at Dundee Rep and at the Edinburgh International Festival who joined us for this sold-out run of an epic Edinburgh tale and the rise and fall of the world’s biggest bank

Written and performed by Johnny McKnight and directed by John Tiffany

Commissioned by the National Theatre of Scotland and @traversetheatre.bsky.social

Produced by the Traverse Theatre in association with the National Theatre of Scotland as part of #TravFest25

She's Behind You | National Theatre of Scotland Johnny McKnight has spent a lifetime in the pantosphere. After playing eighteen dames and writing more than thirty pantomimes, he invites you to take a pee

Thanks to the Scotsman and congratulations to all the other winners!

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“Johnny McKnight’s beloved, quintessentially Scottish pantomime dame” has only gone and won a Fringe First ✨

🌈 Congratulations to Dame Dorothy Blawna-Gale AKA Johnny McKnight, John Tiffany, Kenny Miller, Grant Anderson, Ross Brown and all the team! 👠

Set Designer, Costume Co-Designer & Video Co-Designer - Anna Fleischle
Costume Co-Designer & Associate Set Designer - Angelica Rush

Full creative and production team and box office info HERE
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Written by James Graham & directed by Andrew Panton, Make It Happen is a co-production by NTS, with Edinburgh International Festival and Dundee Rep, in association with Playful Productions and Neal St Productions

A man stands holding a blue folder. Behind him, three men raise champagne flutes. There is text on top of it that reads '5 STARS - "Graham has done it again - turned complex history into theatrical gold." The Telegraph.'

5 people in grey suits with blue ties look off into the horizon, facing out towards the camera. Behind them are tall pillars with projects of the interior of a bank on them. Above their heads it reads '5 STARS, "Andrew Panton directs a sharp-suited Greek chorus... to perfection" Fest Mag'

A man with a 17th century style wig is standing with his arms open. Next to him is a man looking panicked. Between them it reads '4 STARS "two woering central performances by Grierson and Cox" The Herald'

A woman is standing holding a champagne flute and smiling as she pulls a man's blue tie out of his suit jacket. Above them it reads '4 STARS "Catastrophic economic meltdown shouldn't be this fun." Financial Times'

🏦The stars are out for Make it Happen! 🪙

Tickets are currently unavailable but check the box office at the Festival Theatre for returns! 🎟️️

📸 Marc Brenner

📢 WE ARE HIRING 📢

We are looking for a motivated Office Administrator with an attention to detail to join our Finance and Admin team!

Deadline: Monday 25 August

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A partnership with Who Cares? Scotland and the National Library of Scotland

We are grateful to Heritage Fund & National Lottery players for making this project happen.

Caring Scotland | National Theatre of Scotland Caring Scotland is a far-reaching creative oral history project that will document the lives and experiences of at least 100 members of the care experience

Stories have been collected from across Scotland, and these will be celebrated through an oral history audio archive at the National Library of Scotland and a touring immersive installation in 2026.

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“It felt good to be involved in something that will hopefully educate others on care-experience and help care-experience people feel less lost”

The countdown clock is ticking for the final chance to be part of our Caring Scotland project.

The Unlikely Friendship | National Theatre of Scotland Two friends perform breathtaking aerial shows. They fly, spin, hang from the rooftops and fall out of the sky… But they weren’t always so glorious. How di

Produced by @cwheels.bsky.social, commissioned by @edchildrensfest.bsky.social, in association with NTS & supported by Assembly

4-17 August at Assembly Roxy, 29-30 August at Glasgow Tramway

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Huge congratulations to The #UnlikelyFriendship on their opening performance at Assembly Roxy today✨

A visually stunning aerial show, The Unlikely Friendship is the story of a girl who wants to be a monster & a boy who wants to fly 🪶

She's Behind You | National Theatre of Scotland Johnny McKnight has spent a lifetime in the pantosphere. After playing eighteen dames and writing more than thirty pantomimes, he invites you to take a pee

Written and performed by Johnny McKnight and directed by John Tiffany.

Commissioned by NTS & @traversetheatre.bsky.social Produced by the @traversetheatre.bsky.social, in assoc with NTS as part of #TravFest25

Book now!

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"Be cheaper. Be funnier. Be wilder. Be bolder. Be for everyone. Be daring. In Scotland, we do that in spades.”

Break a leg to the wild and bold cast, crew and creative team of She’s Behind You- opening at the Traverse Theatre tonight!

Make It Happen | National Theatre of Scotland Behold the rise, fall and fail of the biggest bank in the world – The Royal Bank of Scotland. Helmed by Fred “The Shred” Goodwin, with his fervent belief

Written by James Graham & directed by Andrew Panton, Make It Happen is a co-production by NTS, Edinburgh International Festival & Dundee Rep Theatre, in association with Playful Productions & Neal Street Productions

Full production team here www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/make-...

🏦Here’s your first look at Make It Happen ahead of its WORLD PREMIERE tomorrow evening at the Edinburgh International Festival 🪙

Final few tickets remaining, so head to the link in our bio to BOOK NOW to avoid missing out! 🎟️️
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📸 Marc Brenner

She's Behind You | National Theatre of Scotland Johnny McKnight has spent a lifetime in the pantosphere. After playing eighteen dames and writing more than thirty pantomimes, he invites you to take a pee

📸Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Written and performed by Johnny McKnight and directed by John Tiffany.

Produced by the @traversetheatre.bsky.social, in association with the National Theatre of Scotland as part of #TravFest25

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A panto dame with bright orange hair and a gingham dress is holding her hands up high and smiling.

A panto dame wearing a gingham dress and red trainers is throwing confetti out of a basket she has under her arm.

A panto dame in a gingham dress is skipping across the edge of a stage.

A panto dame stands towards the back of a stage where she is posing with her thumb up.

It's panto season! Oh no, it's not!?✨

Well, it's definitely festival season and She's Behind You has arrived at #TravFest25

Here's a first look at the world premiere of She's Behind You with Dorothy Blawna Gale storming the @traversetheatre.bsky.social stage until the 24 August!👠

Co-produced by National Theatre of Scotland, Edinburgh International Festival, and Dundee Rep Theatre and presented in association with Playful Productions and Neal Street Productions.

Written by James Graham, Directed by Andrew Panton

Anna Fleischle Set Designer, Costume Co-Designer & Video Co-Designer & Angelica Rush Costume Co-Designer & Associate Set Designer

Step inside the minds of Make It Happen’s designers, Anna Fleischle & Angelica Rush. Drawing inspiration from Greek tragedy, power dynamics & church iconography they’ve created a "whirlwind” of exaggerated suits and bold visuals.

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National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step | Official Website | In Cinemas 27 Nov Jack Lowden is joined by Martin Freeman in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland. In cinemas worldwide from 27 November.

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The #FifthStep with Jack Lowden & Martin Freeman will be broadcast in Scotland / UK wide as part of the new season of NT Live on 27 Nov.

Written by David Ireland & directed by Finn den Hertog

Presented by Neal Street and Playful Productions & @ntsonline.bsky.social in assoc with Nica Burns

CONGRATULATIONS & THANK YOU 🐰

To the cast, crew & creatives of The #FifthStep as its ends it sold-out run in West End’s Soho Place tonight

Fear not if you missed it....

📸 Johan Persson

Written and performed by Johnny McKnight and directed by John Tiffany. Produced by the @traversetheatre.bsky.social, in association with the National Theatre of Scotland as part of #TravFest25

“Hopefully it’s going to bring a bit of joy. Much needed joy and levity and laughter at a time where sometimes that's quite hard to find.” ✨🌈 👠

We're so excited that She’s Behind You will meet its first preview audience tonight!

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Co-produced with Edinburgh International Festival & Dundee Rep Theatre, in association with Playful Productions & Neal Street Productions