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Dateline:
23rd April, 2010
Two Years of the NTS
The Scottish Government has published a report on the two years of
direct funding (2007 - 2009) of the National Theatre of Scotland, along
with other major performing arts organisations in the country.
- During 2007 and 2008, the NTS production of Black Watch undertook
two successful runs in New York and received audience and critical
acclaim from performances throughout Scotland, in Los Angeles, Toronto,
Virginia, Sydney, London and across the UK. The production won many
awards during this period, including 4 Olivier Awards and the New
York Drama Critics' Circle Awards for Best Foreign Play.
- The company’s production of The Bacchae saw the return
of Alan Cumming to the Scottish stage after a break of 17 years.
- NTS presented 30 productions, of which 24 were brand new and the
remainder being revivals of works previously created by NTS or its
associates. These productions included work for children and families,
small scale productions created for touring to rural Scottish venues,
site-specific projects, work at the Edinburgh International Festival,
plays by emerging and established writers, workshop productions and
works-in-progress.
- NTS Learn presented 16 major education projects, delivered through
2,714 events, involving nearly 5,000 people and resulting in over
51,000 participations in their programme. These projects included
six Transform projects in Arran, South Lanarkshire, East Ayrshire,
East Renfrewshire, Dumfries and Dunfermline in partnership with Determined
to Succeed and Scottish Power Learning. Transform has become
established as a beacon of good practice, generating theatre for and
with local communities in a sustained and meaningful way.
- The company performed in 49 different venues and delivered education
projects in 37 different venues across Scotland, as well as performing
in 17 different venues in the UK.
- NTS toured extensively overseas, and received £285,000 from
the Scottish Government’s International Touring Fund to support
performances of Black Watch in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto,
Virginia and Dublin, and The Bacchae in New York. The company
also toured to Australia and New Zealand in 2008.
- The company had a turnover of £12,999,879 during 2007/08 and
2008/09 of which £8,476,884 or 65% was received in core grant
from the Scottish Government. The company generated 35% of its income
from non-Scottish Government sources, including £3.44m in performance
and education fees and box office receipts.
The company's work was assessed by a group of external assessors:
Michael Boyd: Artistic Director, Royal Shakespeare Company
Sally Cowling: Director, Drama and Dance British Council
Stella Hall: Director, Culture 10, Newcastle and Gateshead
Sue Storr: Freelance consultant, former CEO of Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
David Taylor: Director of Drama, Scottish Arts Council
Sylvia Dow: Freelance consultant, former Head of Education at the
Scottish Arts Council
Heather Lynch: Head of Education, Tramway Arts Centre, Glasgow
Lucy Vaughan: Head of Education, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
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