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Welcome to our Education Portal!

Teachers, educators, home educators, pupils and students are able to sign up and view full recordings of select National Theatre of Scotland performances, as well as interviews from cast and creative team members of each production.


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Teachers, educators and students can now sign up to watch a selection of our pervious performances online through our Education Portal for 1 year. Each production also has a set of specially curated resources to complement the show.

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Productions and Resources

In a living room dressed in 80s decor, a young boy wearing a cape is playing in front of the television. On the television screen is Margaret Thatcher, surrounded by clouds. The TV is emitting a bright light.

Maggie & Me

“Don’t you worry. I’ll always love you. Love doesn’t run out. It’s not like the gas meter. I’ll find extra love.”
coming soon

The Fifth Step

“The point is to divest yourself of shame… It’s about getting clean.”
coming soon

Protest

Three girls challenge the status quo in this new play exploring the power of friendship, activism and the believing in your own voice.
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Thrown

A politically powerful and playful new production about Scottish Backhold Wrestling led by Nat McCleary and directed by Johnny McKnight.
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Dracula: Mina's Reckoning

Protect your loved ains fae the claws o' a beast
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Kidnapped: A Swash-buckling rom-com adventure

Some are born great, some achieve greatness… and then there’s Davie Balfour.
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Black Watch

Hurtling from a pool room in Fife to an armoured wagon in Iraq, Black Watch is based on interviews conducted by Gregory Burke with former soldiers.
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Enough of Him

From writer May Sumbwanyambe, a thrilling study of the dynamics of power: between slaves and free men, servants and masters, and husbands and wives.
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A red clouded background. A woman stands centre looking outward a man and woman on either side of her.

James IV: Queen of the Fight

With wit and theatricality, playwright Rona Munro and director Laurie Sansom take us back to a thrilling and uncharted  period of Scottish history
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Exodus

How far will a politician go?
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Medea

A powerful, visceral production of Liz Lochhead's award winning adaptation of a classic
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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

A thrilling new hybrid version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story, conceived and directed by Hope Dickson Leach
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Adam

Inspired by the life of Adam Kashmiry, Adam tells the remarkable story of a young trans man and his struggle across genders and borders to be himself.
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Lament for Sheku Bayoh

A young black man lost his life. Eight years ago. In police custody. In Scotland.
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The Enemy

A radical re-imagining of the classic Henrik Ibsen play about truth, power and deception from Kieran Hurley.
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We love bringing our productions to your classrooms, but, as a registered charity, we need your support now more than ever to continue enriching education. Help us bring more filmed productions and free resources to you. Together, we can inspire the next generation!

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FAQS:

| Where can I sign up?

You can sign up using the Education Portal registration form.

| Are my students able to sign up?

Yes. Students and pupils can sign up using their school/education email address.

| How long will I have access to the Education Portal?

You will have access for 1 year.

| My account is “pending” - what does that mean?

We have received your completed registration form, and our team will manually verify your account promptly, provided you meet the relevant criteria.

| How can I watch on my classroom TV or screen?

You can connect your computer, tablet or mobile device to your TV or screen using an HDMI lead.

| Can I renew my access to the Education Portal after it expires?

Yes. Upon the expiration of your access, you will have the opportunity to re-register by completing the Education Portal registration form.

| Do I have access to multiple productions at one time?

Yes. Once you have access to the portal, you will be able to view all the resources.

| How do I get in touch if I’m having problems with the portal?

If you are having trouble accessing the portal, contact creativeengagement@nationaltheatrescotland.com.


We have developed a range of resources to support teachers and secondary school students to study selected productions from our programme. The resources are free and available to use, and may also be a useful tool for home educators.

We will be adding new National Theatre of Scotland theatrical recordings to the portal on an ongoing basis. We will focus mainly on bringing new productions to our Education Portal, due to rights issues and the quality of video footage of our archival recordings.

To respect the rights of the artists, we have to restrict the access to full production films for educational use only.