Vivid Roots Collective

Reminder for our online info session about the residency in Ullapool TONIGHT at 6pm 🌟

Join us for a relaxed session about the residency and if you have any questions, there will be a Q&A at the end.

More info about the residency and how to sign up to the info session here: https://vividrootscollective.co.uk/residency-programme/

We're very excited to announce our Scratch Night artists for an evening at Inverness Creative Academy on 12th June!

🤩 Alina Ben Larbi
🤩 Caroline Burrows
🤩 Elliot Scott

This Scratch Night brings together intimate verbatim storytelling, historical drama inspired by the Highland diaspora, and an epic ballad of love and astrology.

Join us for an evening of new performance and work-in-progress theatre from local artists 🎟️

More info about the individual performances and to book your tickets, click here:https://vividrootscollective.co.uk/scratch-nights/

This week our artist in residence at Eden Court Theatre and Cinema Elliot Scott is working on his draft play. Here are some impressions of his working day - planning, writing, snacks and a lovely walk at the river Ness.

If you'd like to hear more about this play, come along to the play reading this Friday evening from 6 - 7pm 🤩

Book your FREE ticket here: https://events.humanitix.com/artist-in-residence-reading

Thank you so much Ewan and Becky from Company of Wolves for leading such a great workshop at Inverness Creative Academy!

A few snapshots of the workshop where participants got to experiment with movement, focusing on different parts of their bodies and devised small pieces in collaborative work.

One participant said: "10/10 workshop! Thank you for being so open, sensitive and collaborative with all of us and helping us to feel safe to explore!"

Join us next Friday for a reading of our artist in residence's play in progress at Court Theatre and Cinema 🤩

It's free to attend and part of our first artist in residence programme!

Elliot Scott will be reading from his draft play set in a small community in the Canadian bush at the end of the eighteenth century, drawing on a cassette recording of his Great Grandmother.

🗓 29th May
🕔 6pm-7pm
📌 Eden Court

Book your free ticket now: https://events.humanitix.com/artist-in-residence-reading

Our next residency will be in Ullapool at the Macphail Centre 🤩

The residency will be for 5 days from Monday 3rd August to Friday 7th August and will be supported by an industry mentor, who will be selected based on the nature of the resident artist’s practice.

ℹ Info session: Tuesday 2nd June 6pm
🕚 Deadline: Monday 15th June 9am

👛 Artist Fee: £1,350 (2 weeks at £600, plus holiday pay)
💷 Development Budget £750 (materials and resources to support the residency)

More info on our website: https://vividrootscollective.co.uk/residency-programme/

We're hiring! 👋💼

Join us as Facilitator for our 2026 Programme, working with the Creative Learning Officer to plan and deliver the scheduled workshops for the Inverness Roots Collective.

⏰ Mon, 9am, 1st June 2026
🗣Tuesday 8th June (morning, afternoon and evening slots)

If you have any questions, please get in touch with us.

More info can be found on our website: https://vividrootscollective.co.uk/job-vacancies

🚨Reminder🚨

Submit your idea for our scratch night on 12th June at Inverness Creative Academy by Monday morning.

More details on our website: https://vividrootscollective.co.uk/scratch-nights/

Our next Emerging Artist Highlight is Bryony Barclay 💖

Bryony has just joined the Vivd Roots Collective team as assistant producer for our 2026 programme, welcome to the team!

1. How would you describe your creative journey so far, and what influences from the region have shaped the way you make theatre?

My creative journey has been very varied so far - I feel like I've tried loads of different things! Originally I trained as an actor, so that gave me a different way in to the industry. I sort of fell into producing when co-founding Mad Bad Productions. Since then I have worked in TV and theatre in producing and AD roles. Alongside this, I write plays - the landscape of the Moray Coast inspires everything I do! I am particularly drawn to folklore and mythology in my writing and my plays blend poetry and spoken word with naturalistic dialogue.

2. You have just joined the team as Assistant Producer, congratulations! What element of the role are you most excited about?

I am very excited to help plan the scratch nights and artists residencies. It's always such a pleasure to give artists in the highlands opportunities to develop their work. I am also really looking forward to working with the Vivid Roots team at this exciting point in the company's development!

3. For other emerging theatre makers based in the Highlands, what advice or practical tips would you offer as they begin carving out their own paths in the industry?

Email artists and companies you are interested in, go to workshops, meet people for coffee, network, network, network. You can still do this if you live in the highlands! Also, creatives need time and space to develop ideas. Set aside time each week to be creative, and treat it with the same importance and commitment as your other work.