State of the Nation: A Strategic Gathering for Scotland’s Arts Sector — An Tobar and Mull Theatre

Schedule

Fri Oct 24 2025 at 11:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Citizens Theatre | Glasgow, SC

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🎭 State of the Nation – A Landmark Gathering for Scotland’s Arts 🎭
State of the Nation is co-hosted by An Tobar and Mull Theatre, Citizens Theatre and Playwrights' Studio, Scotland
Funding cuts. Political instability. A fractured sector. It’s time for Scotland’s arts organisations to come together and shape the future—on our own terms.
📅 Fri 24 Oct 2025, 11am–5pm
📍 Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
Join colleagues from across the sector for bold discussion, action planning, and building a united strategy for change.
💡 Key topics:
-Resource Sharing – lighten the load, unlock opportunities
-Advocacy & Lobbying – shape policy, don’t just react
-The Future – break the cycle, include missing voices
A Play, A Pie and A Pint •Beacon Arts •CatStrand • Eden Court Theatre and Cinema • Federation of Scottish Theatre •Lung Ha's Theatre Company • Lyceum Edinburgh• Lyth Arts Centre • North East Arts Touring (NEAT) • Pitlochry Festival Theatre • Oban Communities Trust - The Rockfield Centre) •The Touring Network • Theatre Gu Leòr • Traverse Theatre • WonderFools • National Theatre of Scotland • Scottish Society of Playwrights• Toonspeak Young People's Theatre • Tron Theatre • Scottish Society of Playwrights• Toonspeak Young People's Theatre • Tron Theatre • Equity
Tickets are free – all welcome. Lunch provided.
Book by Mon 20 Oct 👉 https://www.antobarandmulltheatre.co.uk/whats-on/state-of-the-nation-a-strategic-gathering-for-scotlands-arts-sector
Chloé Nelkin Consulting
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