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Tin Forest, The

A celebration of Glasgow’s industrial past and creative future. Taking place at the South Rotunda, across Glasgow and across the Commonwealth. Part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. Read more …

Inspired by the book by Helen Ward and Wayne Anderson. Led by Graham McLaren and Simon Sharkey

There was once a wide, windswept place, near nowhere and close to forgotten, that was filled with all the things that no one wanted…

Events in June: At the end of 2013, we took The Tin Forest story to four post-industrial communities across Glasgow; to schools, community groups, clubs, workplaces and cafes and other places. And that’s when our Tin Forest started to grow. Share their performances in Govan, Springburn, the East End and SouthWest Glasgow.

Events in July: We’ve reinvented the South Rotunda and invited over 200 theatre makers from across Glasgow, across Scotland and across the Commonwealth, to join us for two special weeks.

It’ll be a festival of stories and ideas and cultural exchange; a way to celebrate creativity and a way to celebrate Glasgow, as the city welcomes the world this summer.

You coming?
More information on this production is available at www.nationaltheatrescotland.com.

The critical consensus

Heart-warming and wonderfully immersive.

****(*)Irene Brown, Edinburgh Guide, 25/07/2014

The Tin Forest remains a memorable experience, in a remarkable building.

****(*)Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman, 26/07/2014

The only complaint one might make, as one climbs the spiral staircase to meet the aerial artists and musicians who close the show in front of a projected image of a bay in St Kilda, is that, at half-an-hour, there isn’t quite enough of this delightful puppet experience.

Mark Brown, Scottish Stage (Daily Telegraph), 27/07/2014

This gorgeously detailed promenade performance evokes a spooky, lonely world to tell a tale of post-industrial regeneration.

****(*)Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 29/07/2014


Features about Tin Forest, The

Telling Glasgow's stories: NTS' The Tin Forest

Peter Ross, The Scotsman, 19/05/2014

Streets, Schemes and Stages

Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman, 24/05/2014

The National Theatre of Scotland mounts its biggest show ever with The Tin Forest

Susan Mansfield, The Scotsman, 10/06/2014

Preview: The Tin Forest, by National Theatre of Scotland

Mark Brown, Scottish Stage(Sunday Herald), 18/06/2014

National Theatre of Scotland's The Tin Forest set for 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games cultural programme

Susan Mansfield, The List, 15/07/2014

Where and when?

Multiple venues. Check the website for event and venue details., from Saturday June 7, 2014, until Sunday August 3, 2014.

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