The Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Theatre of Scotland, Jane Spiers, has introduced that Liam Sinclair has been appointed as the brand new Executive Director of the Company.
Liam is among the UK’s most revered cultural leaders and has been Executive Director and joint CEO of Dundee Rep Theatre and Scottish Dance Theatre since 2019, in addition to serving as Co-Chair of the Board of the Federation of Scottish Theatre, till 2023, guiding the Scottish theatre sector via instances of upheaval and uncertainty in the course of the pandemic and restoration phases.
Previously Liam has held the roles of Artistic Director of the Byre Theatre, Executive Producer for Scottish Dance Theatre, Artistic Director & CEO of Macrobert Arts Centre, Director of the Edinburgh Mela, and Head of YouthWorks Drama (Short Courses) for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, of which he’s a graduate.
He served as a Co-Chair of the Federation of Scottish Theatre having been on the Board for seven years. During this time, he, his fellow Co-Chair and the FST CEO had been on the forefront of sector advocacy work with authorities, Creative Scotland and others to safe very important help for the theatre and dance sector in Scotland. Previous board positions have included Chair of the Board for Luminate, Scotland’s inventive ageing organisation and Chair of the Board for Birds of Paradise Theatre Company, one in all Scotland’s main inclusive theatre corporations.
He has in depth expertise in a spread of sectors having labored for a number of Higher Education Institutions -The University of St Andrews, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and in partnership with The University of Stirling – along with unbiased arts organisations, to guide festivals, venues, producing corporations and studying programmes.
The National Theatre of Scotland is among the 5 Scottish National Performing Companies and is immediately funded by the Scottish Government. The Company operates a singular mannequin, as a “theatre without walls” touring to arts venues, group areas and stunning places throughout Scotland and past. The Company works out of a inventive technical and rehearsal facility on the banks of the Forth and Clyde Canal in Glasgow.
In 2025, they are going to be bringing Brian Cox again to Scotland’s levels, in an epic new play by James Graham, Make it Happen, in a co-production with Edinburgh International Festival and Dundee Rep, in addition to presenting participatory tasks in colleges in Fife and Falkirk, a nightclub in Glasgow and hospital in West Lothian. They will announce their programme celebrating their twentieth birthday in 2026, later this yr.
Jane Spiers, Chair of the Board of National Theatre of Scotland stated
“It is with very nice pleasure that we welcome Liam Sinclair because the National Theatre of Scotland’s new Executive Director and Co-Chief Executive, following a rigorous and aggressive recruitment course of. Liam’s huge expertise, management prowess and first-hand data of the Scottish theatre sector will show invaluable, making certain the organisation thrives within the subsequent section of its evolution. We very a lot sit up for Scotland’s National theatre Company approaching its twentieth anniversary with an excellent and visionary Executive Leadership Team.
Both Liam and Artistic Director Jackie Wylie are dedicated to making a National theatre for everybody, persevering with to develop finest observe within the trade, while delivering a world class programme for Scotland and past.”
Jackie Wylie, CEO and Artistic Director of NTS stated
“I’m delighted to welcome Liam Sinclair to the Company. I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with Liam throughout our a long time in Scottish theatre working in parallel, and he’s the best individual to come back on board at this good second within the Company’s historical past. I’m vastly enthusiastic about working in shut partnership with him to make sure NTS is probably the most culturally related, and artistically impactful National Theatre that we may be.
Liam’s far-sighted expertise, passionate advocacy, and dedication to our values, be certain that, as we enter the subsequent stage within the Company’s unimaginable journey, we are able to ship towards our ambition for NTS in a significant means.”
Liam Sinclair stated
“I am absolutely thrilled to be joining the National Theatre of Scotland as Executive Director and Co-Chief Executive. Now, more than ever, the role that culture plays in our lives to help us navigate, shape, and understand the world in which we live, is vital. Collaborating with Jackie, the NTS Board, the NTS Team and all the amazing artists and freelancers the Company works with, to take forward the important mission of the Company, will be a rewarding challenge in the years ahead. I am very much looking forward to getting started later this year.”
Liam Sinclair shall be taking on the submit in September 2025.
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