Play on Words Competition Launched   Click Here Monologue Competition Launched   Click Here One Act Play competition 2021

It is our intention to be as flexible as possible with the the festival for 2021.  As you see below, the British Final has been pushed back to the end of September.  Each Division has been given flexibility to make local arrangements.  These are now shown below.

 

---

• Western Division

  • Stage 1 of F1 to be submitted by the first weekend in December

• Highland Division

  • Stage 1 Saturday 13 March 2021

  • Stage 2 Saturday 10 April 2021

• Northern Division

  • Stage 2 date of 10th April no stage 1 required

• Eastern Division

  • F1 stage 1 by 13 March

  • F1 Stage 2 by 10 April 2021.

Scroll down to view older items

British Final Rhyl 24-25 September 2021

SCDA National AGM

This took place using Zoom on Saturday 7 November at 11am.

You can download the Agenda the Minute of the 2019 Meeting, the Trustees Report and Accounts  by clicking the links above.

 

---

Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for the performing arts and venues sector

---

Our own Drama Adviser Carole Williams interviews Ken Alexander.  There are sound issues with this recording, but we feel the wide interest this will have outweighs this.

 

---

---

Continuing our series on choosing a play, SCDA’s National Drama Advisor, Carole Williams, in conversation with Dominic Hill, Artistic Director of the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow about the process he uses for selecting plays to direct. Dominic shares his thoughts on what makes a good play and the importance of the ongoing relationship with the audience.

 

NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH: –

In-Motion theatre in partnership with SCDA present 10 short monologues written by SCDA members and performed by professional actors.  The actors are:- Alan Cumming, Robin Laing, Caroline Deyga,  Mark Armstrong, Alasdair Hill and Lisa Nicoll (creative director of In Motion theatre.)

Clubs involved in Beyond The Headlines include Kirkton Players, Ury Players, Aberdour Players, Spotlights Community Youth Theatre, Thornhill Players, Greenock Players, Dunoon Players, Linlithgow Players and Fintry Amateur Dramatic Society

Please find the link on their website or via the In Motion Theatre YouTube channel  https://www.inmotiontc.co.uk/

 

---

---

National Library Current position

While the Library at Summerhall will remain closed to the public for a while longer we are delighted to be able to advise that the postal service is re-commencing as of now.
Script requests go to library@scda.org.uk
Please be patient as circumstances may delay processing.
We would ask that you don’t try and visit the Library. Scripts can however be returned to Summerhall reception with appropriate social distancing measures.
Please mark all packages with the Library name and your details – it makes Alison’s life so much easier

Ben Humphrey of GoDA made this short video for SCDA on Choosing a Play.  All should find it useful. It is the first in a series.  View on YouTube

If you wish to participate in an online discussion and Q&A session, then please email discuss@SCDA.org.uk with your name and SCDA connection. Time and date will be announced when we have a viable group.

---

---

Elizabeth Newman, Creative Director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre is interviewed by Anushka Asthana of the Guardian on the future of PFC and theatre generally. Well worth listening to!

---

---

Tech Talk – finally some sound advice! 

---

---

This week’s Community Connection blog is now live and can be found in Latest Posts. 26/6/2020

 

See article about SCDA on Voluntary Arts

 

---

---

 

---

 

Community Connections Blog

Pervious blogs from Carole : –

COMMUNITY CONNECTION 4 – 17 April 2020

How to Run a Playreading Event

COMMUNITY CONNECTION 3 – 10 April 2020

and

An ‘almost technophobe’ view of online tools by Carole Williams

Previous blogs…

BREAKING NEWS – COMMUNITY CONNECTION 2.1

Community Connection 2 – 3 April 2020

Tech Talk blog

This is the first of a series of blogs with links to useful resources.  Next will be sound.  Please get involved and make your own suggestions and comments

Lighting

 

Click to see our Facebook Feed on this site 

---

---

National Office

Please note that following government guidance issued on Monday 23 March, the National Office for SCDA is now closed.

Brenda is working from home and will answer emails etc as soon as possible but please note that responses to phone calls and postal items will be slower.

Only if your enquiry is urgent, an alternative contact is membership@scda.org.uk 

National Drama Adviser

To minimise the exposure of our staff to COVID-19, from now on Carole Williams will be working from home both for SCDA and her work at the Scottish Conservatoire.  Watch this space for more on her activities.

Comments

Please leave comments and suggestions below – these won’t appear until they have been moderated but that should happen pretty quickly