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My Left/Right Foot: development week

With the hustle of crowded Edinburgh pavements, thick with underpaid comics making witty comments about your favourite jacket in the hope of attracting you […]

BOP turns 25 – May: Morven Gregor

BOP is turning 25 this year – to celebrate we have been in conversation with some of the key figures who have helped to […]

Blog 29 Apr 2018

25th anniversary at the Scottish Parliament

On the 22nd of March 2018 we were very lucky to be able to celebrate our 25th anniversary in the Garden Lobby of the […]

BOP turns 25 – April: Caroline Parker

BOP is turning 25 this year – to celebrate we have been in conversation with some of the key figures who have helped to […]

BOP turns 25 – March: Mick Duke

BOP is turning 25 this year – to celebrate we have been in conversation with some of the key figures who have helped to […]

BOP turns 25 – February: Amy Conachan

BOP is turning 25 this year – to celebrate we’re releasing a new film each month with with some of the key figures who […]

Creative Scotland funding reinstated

Creative Scotland reinstates Birds of Paradise’s Regular Funding Birds of Paradise Theatre Company are relieved to learn that Creative Scotland have reinstated our company’s […]

A fond farewell to Garry Robson

On this – the final day of January 2018 – we’re announcing that Garry Robson is leaving BOP after five years as one of […]

Creative Scotland funding cuts: our statement

Creative Scotland cuts Birds of Paradise Theatre Company’s funding, in organisation’s 25th anniversary year Award-winning theatre company Birds of Paradise has lost its £450,000 […]

A frontal shot captures a bald man with light skin speaking in front of a backdrop of red auditorium seats. The man is slightly off-center to the right side of the frame. He is wearing a textured, gray sweater with a round neckline. A glimpse of a black undershirt peeks out from beneath the sweater. His facial features are clearly visible, and he has a neutral expression on his face. The backdrop is filled with rows upon rows of red auditorium seats. The seats are arranged in a grid-like pattern, with the vertical black metal supports clearly visible between the cushions. At the bottom of the frame, there is white text overlayed on a black background. The text reads, "It was quite exciting for me, I remember getting a letter - I'd moved to Scotland in about 2001 –". The text runs almost the entire width of the frame at the very bottom.

BOP turns 25 – January: Garry Robson

In 2018 BOP turns 25. To celebrate we have been in conversation with some of the key figures who have helped to make […]

A collection of white cups and saucers on a bright patterned tablecloth.

BRAW

After doing a public call out for artists who identify as disabled, Heather Marshall from Creative Electric was selected to work with Birds of Paradise and Argyll Arts Collective on BRAW - an initiative from The Touring Network

People watch a man talking on stage with his arms in the air

Intergenerational Cabaret

Six participants (4 older, 2 younger) worked with one Project Lead / development artist, Philippa Clark