Visible Fictions was the first Scottish company to present work on New York’s 42nd Street, and has regularly created internationally acclaimed story-driven pieces for over thirty years. This talk dives into how experimentation and uncertainty shapes everything the company does, with examples from their recent Scottish Theatre Award nominated production of ‘Up’ and their extensive back catalogue of multi-disciplinary experiences. Come and have ideas provoked and uncover how taking risks create connections and sparks creativity in art and in life. Step in, embrace the unknown, and see how curiosity and play can turn missteps into moments that matter.
Dougie Irvine is a founding member, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Visible Fictions. Under his leadership, this award-winning company has presented various live and digital based works in theatres, schools, outdoor sites, community settings, on television, radio, the internet, and at international animation festivals. The Company’s cross-art form and multi-disciplinary work is regularly performed in Scotland and across the world. Under Dougie’s leadership, both national and international partnerships have been at the heart of the company’s work, with co-productions and collaborations being formed with a range of arts organisations including: The Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts, BBC Scotland, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Opera, The Traverse Theatre, Aberdeen Performing Arts, Cumbernauld Theatre, National Theatre of Scotland, Mark Taper Forum, and CTC in Minneapolis. He has also worked as an actor, tutor and director with other companies including the BBC, Citizens Theatre, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Macrobert, Scottish Youth Theatre, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow University, New College Lanarkshire, and the Leeds Conservatoire. Dougie has served on the boards of The Federation of Scottish Theatre, International Performing Arts for Youth, Puppet Animation Scotland and the Scottish Drama Training Network. He is currently the Vice Chair of the Independent Theatre Council.
