The Fellowship Programme | 2025/26 Cohort
For Artists
Our fellows for 2025/26 are Andrea Ling, Directing Fellow; Hannah Low, Dramaturgy Fellow; and Leah Byrne, Producing Fellow. They are working with NTS to explore cultural democracy decision-making within the organisation.
During 2026 the Fellows are curating a creative programme to address sectoral inequalities with workshops, surveys, a writer’s programme for playwrights, an artists’ networking day, call-outs and change-making research projects running throughout the year.
The programme concludes later in 2026 with a sharing of findings from all the Fellows and recommendations for the sector going forward.
Each Fellow's research will focus on a different area;
- Empowering and amplifying East Asian voices within Scotland’s cultural landscape (Hannah Low);
- Exploring the concept of tokenism and its role in determining how work and artists are platformed, developed, and represented (Leah Byrne)
- A research project, Project EX/CHANGE, exploring how the theatre sector can innovate to create sustainable and equitable practices by rethinking the relationship between freelancers and institutions (Andrea Ling).
The Fellowship Programme is supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
Meet the fellows
2025 Fellows
- Name
- Andrea Ling
- Role
- Directing Fellow
- Name
- Hannah Low
- Role
- Dramaturgy Fellow
- Name
- Leah Byrne
- Role
- Producing Fellow
Fellowship Opportunities
Upcoming Opportunities
| Opportunity | Call Out Date |
|---|---|
| Behind the Scenes Artist Networking Day Call Out | January 2026 |
| Fellowship Programme – new cohort Call Out | March 2026 |
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