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Press Release – for immediate release Jackie Wylie announced as new Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Scotland The Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Theatre of Scotland, Dame Seona Reid, today announced that Jackie Wylie has been appointed as the Artistic Director of the Company. Jackie is one of the UK’s leading creative producers whose success as the Artistic Director of The Arches in Glasgow between 2008 and 2015 saw the organisation become a leading European powerhouse of cultural activity. Jackie Wylie lives in Scotland and is currently Co-Director of Take Me Somewhere, a new city-wide festival, based at Tramway in Glasgow that will build on the legacy and international programming of The Arches. She will take up post at the National Theatre of Scotland in Spring 2017. The search for the National Theatre of Scotland’s new Artistic Director was far-reaching and attracted a strong field of candidates from Scotland, the UK and internationally, with the recruitment panel looking for a candidate who could build on the National Theatre of Scotland’s reputation and loyal audiences whilst further extending its work to new partners, new audiences, new forms of theatre and new talent. Seona Reid commented “It is with very great pleasure that we welcome Jackie Wylie as the National Theatre of Scotland’s Artistic Director. Jackie brings great energy and a passion for theatre-making that is far-reaching and collaborative and we look forward very much to Scotland’s national theatre entering its second decade with her at the helm. Under her leadership, we will see a commitment to building on the National Theatre of Scotland’s exceptional reputation for world-class theatre whilst engaging further with new forms of theatre, new audiences, new communities and new talent. We will see a continuing commitment to a theatre for everyone, serving the whole of Scotland, whilst developing and consolidating partnerships in Europe and the rest of the world. And we will see a collaborative National Theatre of Scotland extending its work with partners, existing and new, to make great theatre in, of, and for Scotland. Throughout its first ten years, the National Theatre of Scotland has become a major force for exciting and pioneering work, much of it produced in partnership with Scotland’s world-class theatre-makers. Jackie takes over a Company that, under her inspiring leadership, will grow ever more significant in its mission to be artist-led and audience focussed, further enhancing its widely-admired status as a theatre without walls.” Jackie Wylie commented “It’s an incredible privilege to be given the opportunity to lead the National Theatre of Scotland. Ten years ago it pioneered the ground-breaking model of a theatre without walls and since then it has combined world-class artistic distinction with a particular commitment to involving the entire population of Scotland. I look forward to continuing that spirit of innovation, building on the organisation’s many existing successes and relationships whilst also bringing in new voices, seeking out exciting collaborations at home as well as looking outwards, across the world. It’s a thrilling prospect to continue the brilliantly ambitious work that the National Theatre of Scotland has excelled at over the past decade, reaching new audiences in places and spaces across the country. Our national theatre is in a confident position, able to explore future definitions of what theatre can be and who it should be for. We are fortunate in Scotland to have so many extraordinary, world-class theatre-makers and I’m looking forward to working with them – on both local and global stages – as we go forward.” Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, Scottish Government, commented: “Congratulations to Jackie Wylie in her new role as the Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Scotland. Jackie’s experience and collaboration with the sector, here and internationally, will lead the National Theatre of Scotland from strength to strength as they celebrate their 10th anniversary. I look forward to enjoying new collaborations, creations and continued success from our theatre without walls”. NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND PRESS OFFICE CONTACTS: Emma Schad – Head of Press – [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)141 227 9016 M: +44 (0)7930 308018 Joe Blythe - Press Officer – [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)141 227 9497 M: +44 (0)7500 258404 Follow the National Theatre of Scotland’s press office on Twitter @NTS_press Press Images: please contact press office for announcement images. There is also a selection of images for current productions available for download from www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/press - please contact the press office for a password. NOTES TO EDITORS 1. Jackie Wylie Biography Jackie Wylie was born in Edinburgh and gained a First Class MA in Film and Television and Theatre Studies at the University of Glasgow. Jackie is currently the co-director and Founder of Take Me Somewhere, a new organisation based at the Tramway in Glasgow that will provide international programming alongside artistic development opportunities and a high profile platform for Scotland’s contemporary theatre-makers. As Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive of The Arches, Glasgow, from 2008 to 2015, she provided the organisation’s artistic leadership, transforming The Arches’ reputation into a leading European powerhouse of cultural activity. During her time there, she supported a generation of innovative Scottish theatre-makers such as Rob Drummond, Cora Bissett, Nic Green and Kieran Hurley who have gone on to win numerous Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS), Herald Angel, Total Theatre and Fringe First awards. She commissioned world-class, cross-discipline work that toured to the National Theatre in London, Barbican, Brits off Broadway New York, Spoleto Festival Charleston, Brighton Festival, Push Festival Vancouver, Cultura Inglesa Festival Brazil, NZ, Sydney, Hong Kong and Luminato Festivals. Jackie established The Arches’ annual international festival, Behaviour, with a focus on ground-breaking global companies including The TEAM, Taylor Mac, Peggy Shaw (New York) Mammalian Diving Reflex (Canada), Ontroerend Goed (Belgium), Milo Rau (Switzerland) Gob Squad (Berlin), Pan Pan, Dead Centre, Junk Ensemble (Ireland) Derevo, Akhe (Russia), 1927, Quarantine , Tim Crouch (UK). She often co-presented this work with a range of venues including the Citizens, Tramway and CCA in Glasgow and Traverse and Summerhall in Edinburgh, as well as in site-specific and found spaces. The Arches’ theatre productions toured to venues across Scotland. Other achievements while at The Arches included the Auteurs programme, in collaboration with the National Theatre of Scotland and the Conflux project for street arts and physical theatre, funded by the Cultural Olympiad Legacy Trust UK. As Artistic Director she established a radical and participative creative learning model that underpinned the organisation and led the way in redefining the value of socially engaged arts practice across the UK. Other recent work includes with Prime Cut Productions Belfast, Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture bid and NVA’s Kilmahew St. Peter’s Seminary. Jackie is currently a Fellow on the 2016/17 Clore Leadership Programme, awarded to exceptional individuals from across all disciplines in the arts, designed to strengthen excellence in leadership in culture. During the last eight years, she has been a Board Member of the Federation of Scottish Theatre and the Glasgay! Festival, an Advisory Board Member of Untitled Projects, advisor to the Buzzcut Festival, a panel member, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Contemporary Performance Practice programme review and a contributor to ‘It’s All Allowed, The Performance Works of Adrian Howells’ edited by Dee Heddon and Dominic Johnson. Prior to that she worked in the film and television industry. 2. National Theatre of Scotland: The National Theatre of Scotland is marking its tenth birthday in 2016. Dedicated to playing the great stages, arts centres, village halls, schools and sitespecific locations of Scotland, the UK and internationally, the Company celebrates its status as a Theatre Without Walls. As well as creating ground-breaking productions and working with the most talented theatre-makers, the National Theatre of Scotland produces significant community engagement projects, innovates digitally and works constantly to develop new talent. Central to this is finding pioneering ways to reach current and new audiences and to encourage people’s full participation in the Company’s work. With no performance building of its own, the Company works with existing and new venues and companies to create and tour theatre of the highest quality. Founded in 2006, the Company, in its short life, has become a globally significant theatrical player, with an extensive repertoire of award-winning work. The National Theatre of Scotland is supported by the Scottish Government. www.nationaltheatrescotland.com ENDS –