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With pantos cancelled, and a digital Christmas foretold, the National Theatre of Scotland wants to offer up an online season of theatrical sparkle to audiences across the land as well as launching a competition and fundraising campaign with the chance to win your own fairy tale experience.
Putting the J for Joy into Xmas.
What would the Festive Season be without someone fabulous whose name begins with J? At the invitation of Jackie Wylie - Jackie Kay, Janey Godley and Johnny McKnight, our own holy trinity of Scottish artistic talent, with a special guest appearance by Jack Lowden are serving us up a season of festive online treats this year.
The National Theatre of Scotland wants to spread some JOY throughout the land with the offering of;
- Rapunzel, a Christmas show online and in cinemas from Scottish panto legend Johnny McKnight in partnership with Historic Environment Scotland.
- Makar to Cracker, the return of Jackie Kay’s soulful poetry and music offering.
- Alone, two brand new festive episodes from Janey Godley’s online viral drama about Betty and Bobo.
- A Queen's Speech, a very special alternative message on Christmas Day from Dame of the Realm, Paige Ootabook, AKA Johnny McKnight.
- A Winter Special from our Social Dance Club for LGBTI + elders and a Winter Warmer event.
- 20 days of festive joy with special content for online audiences from 13 December 2020 to 1 January 2021.
- A chance to Win Your Own Fairy Tale experience whilst helping to raise money for the National Theatre of Scotland’s Future Fund.
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A Queen's Speech
25 DEC | A very special alternative message from Dame of the Realm, Paige Ootabook.![A sausage dog in a santa hat on hind legs beside a woman sitting cross-legged](https://supercool-nts.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Productions/Archive/Alone/Janey-and-Bobo-santahat.jpg?w=600&h=358&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4972&fp-y=0.3904&dm=1666774452&s=e2890f7a6ea0abff09bc0e850c1284b5)
Alone
26 & 31 DEC | Two new episodes of Janey Godley's viral drama about Betty and Bobo![](https://supercool-nts.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/NTS-General/Festive-Fund-2020_FA_3.jpg?w=600&h=358&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4975&fp-y=0.614&dm=1717666209&s=3af90fec941dede8fb1aa1b1b89cd6c5)