LAS is there to help Gaelic artists take a step forward with a new theatre project. With the support of our team, and a budget for expenses, artists spend time developing an idea for a new theatre piece.The scheme is open to different forms and styles of project – from a new script, children’s work, music for theatre, dance and more – as long as it is aimed at a live audience at the end.
In 2025 we added Lasag to this development scheme, for earlier stage ideas, which may not be quite ready for Las. It gives them a small budget to do some research or consideration to take their idea forward.
It is important that artists are given the opportunity to try new things, play with ideas and work out what might happen with them. You may see these projects on stage one day.
Artists
David Walker – The Sound of Iron
Research and writing about the true story of Màiri, who came to work in Glasgow driving cranes during the Second World War.
Robbie MacLeod – Hinba
The next stage of development to rewrite a play about an island that has emerged among the Outer Hebrides due to climate change.
Angus MacLeod – Annag Christie
A new version of Eugene O’Neill’s play, moving the drama from the Ame
Catriona Murray
Research for a new play about the New York Highlands in the 1920s.
Rhiannon Ledwell
Development of a performance that weaves together Gaelic music, stories and songs from India.
Martin O’Connor & Chloe Shimmin
Development for workshops with primary school children in Glasgow and the Isle of Man, to build connections between the two communities.
Calum MacLeod
A new theatre piece based on the story of the Megantic Refugee, but told through the eyes of a female bounty hunter.
Déirdre ní mhathúna – Tairm fo Sgàil
Playing with drama, sound, poetry and video to bring the voices of Gaelic women singers to life for a modern audience.
DS Murray
To expand on a play about the life and death of Donald MacKinnon, who was captain of the clipper ‘Taeping’.
Martin MacIntyre – Bampot Joe
A new play about Joe, his bilingualism and how he comes to terms with his differences in each language.
Kat Siebert
A play set in a future where Gaelic is the main language of Scotland. The story explores issues of immigration and identity.
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