October 2014
In Time O’ Strife
On the 30th anniversary of the 1984 miners’ strike, the National Theatre of Scotland revives Joe Corrie's 1926 classic play about a Fife mining community buckling under the strain of a seven month lockout.
September 2014
An Afternoon with The Dane
Director Dominic Hill and guests in conversation about the challenges and joys of playing Shakespeare’s most famous character.
Stage to Page
Stage to Page is a voluntary collective of writers, directors and actors who meet monthly at different venues to conduct short public workshops of scenes from brand new plays.
Hamlet
Hamlet’s father is unexpectedly dead. Returning home from university, he is shocked to discover that the funeral wake has rapidly turned into a celebration of his mother’s remarriage to the dead man’s brother.
August 2014
1984
April, 1984. 13:00. Comrade 6079, Winston Smith, thinks a thought, starts a diary and falls in love. But the cold face of Big Brother is always watching and the door to Room 101 can swing open in the blink of an eye.
Citizens Theatre Open Day
We’re opening our doors for a day of fun, drama, music, arts and crafts – and you’re invited!
July 2014
On Common Ground
What do a tribe who have been travelling for 18,000 years discover when they meet Glaswegians ‘On Common Ground’?
On Common Ground
What do a tribe who have been travelling for 18,000 years discover when they meet Glaswegians ‘On Common Ground’?
Historic Seat Sale
Take home a piece of history! We are completing our auditorium seat restoration - replacing the old Dress Circle seats with lovely new ones.
June 2014
Summer Academy 2014
Our popular summer courses of drama classes are back for a 6th year! Meet new friends, have great fun and learn new drama skills in one of Scotland’s best loved theatres.
The Great Yes, No, Don’t Know Five Minute Theatre Show
A one day event, filled with over 200 micro theatre shows, all performed in front of live audiences and providing hundreds of answers to one very important question - a democratic dramatic response to the theme of 'Independence'.
Betty Blue Eyes
It is 1947, Britain has won the war but still has to deal with food rationing in Austerity Britain. The only light on the horizon is the impending marriage of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip.