Currently we are working with Young Quines Youth Theatre, our brilliant Quines Community Company & are just heading into rehearsals for our new show Breathtaking Roads, coming to the Kings Theatre in June as part of Lang Toun Fest!💜
#UKTownOfCulture2028 #KirkcaldyIs #LangTounFest #Kirkcaldy2028
For us…. Kirkcaldy is… making theatre 🎭
Stellar Quines Theatre Company has over 30 years of theatre-making experience, making us one of Scotland’s longest running independent theatre companies.
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Your reminder that we are looking for a Producer (deadline 6th May!) 💼
We're looking for someone organised and efficient who can work across all the strands of our programme who will help us innovate how we make theatre to better serve communities 🎭
More info at stellarquines.co.uk/about/work-w...
Breathtaking Roads by Ryan Hay, directed by Caitlin Skinner, will run in Glasgow from the 25th-30th May before taking a wee trip to the Kirkcaldy seafront from the 2nd-6th June! ⭐
Tickets are now available at £15 in Kirkcaldy and starting from £17 in Glasgow
🔗 stellarquines.co.uk/show/breatht...
The World Famous A Play, A Pie & A Pint is coming to Kirkcaldy!
We are delighted to be bringing our co-production with @playpiepint.bsky.social to the King's Theatre (yes, you'll still be able to get your pie & pint 😉)
📸 Donna Kerr(King's Theatre) & Caitlin Skinner(Stellar Quines)
Cath Ruane
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If you send your CV and an introductory email to hello@stellarquines.co.uk by the end of April, we'll add you to our database and keep you in mind for future opportunities 🎭
Calling Lighting Designers & Stage Managers 📣
We're looking to expand our networks!💜
If you're an experienced Lighting Designer or Stage Manager who is a women, trans, non-binary or any other marginalised gender -we'd love to hear from you. If you have a connection to Fife that's an added bonus! ⭐
A teal background with an orange keyboard doodle. Text reads Feminist Fife Edit-athon! Saturday 4th April.
Coming up this Saturday: Feminist Fife Wikipedia Edit-a-thon!
Together, we’ll join the global feminist edit-a-thon movement to put more legendary Fife women on Wikipedia!
No need to book, just come along!
When: 4th April, 10:30-12:30
Where: Every One Every Day, Kirkcaldy
A collage of the young quines activity, posing by the amber moon, eating and learning magic tricks.
This March the Young Quines have been BUSY! 😆
We've had some more wonderful guests including magician Louise Andree Douglas, additional rehearsals, our visit to Perth and getting well underway planning a VERY exciting summer 👀
We can't wait to tell you more when the time comes... ✨️
An image of a script, with people rehearsing in the background. the image has an orange tint and text reads Recruiting: Producer.
📣 Calling all Producers! 📣
We are looking for a passionate producer interested in the power of arts for social change to be a key part of our leadership team at Stellar Quines! 💜
💰️ £38,000 (Full Time, 28 hours PAYE)
📆 6th May 2026 @ 2pm
To find out more and to apply head to: buff.ly/xgB2pjl
In the lead up to our film sharing on Friday hosted by Glasgow Women's Library, we're looking back to the first stage of our Berlin-Glasgow exchange last summer 💜
You can catch the film they made for free this Friday evening.
🎟️ buff.ly/R9hA2t2
A collage of the Young Quines on their day out. Images show them walking around perth, posing in front of posters and the signage of the theatre, the stone of destiny and Mary's Letter.
The Young Quines (and some of the Constellations) took a trip to Perth the other week for a fun-filled day of culture & sightseeing! 🖼️
We visited Mary, Queen of Scots last letter & the Stone of Destiny at Perth Museum, explored the city and saw Saint Joan at Perth Theatre 🎭
What a fab day out! ☀️
Two of Lung Ha's Ensemble actors taking part in a rehearsed reading. The caption reads: "Have your arts donations doubled! 17-24 March"
Today marks the launch of our #ArtsForImpact2026 campaign! For the next week, until Tues 24 March, we will be raising funds with the support of @biggive.bsky.social and Figurative Philanthropy for Arts and Culture. Thanks to their support, donations will be doubled until we reach our £1,500 target.
A group of people smile at the camera, they stand by a London, Paris, New York, Kirkcaldy sign.
In the interest of knowledge exchange and old neighbours, at the start of the month we invited the Imaginate team to our office to share some learning about putting young people's voices at the heart of decision making 📣
Thanks so much to the team for coming to share their skills and knowledge 💜
We'll also be running a session for Linton Lane Youth Club, making sure young people's voices are heard in the creation of the bid 📣
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2 photo's collaged together of the workshop. One of Caitlin (SQ Artistic Director), delivering a speech whilst the students listen. Below is an image from above of an exercise where the students map Kirkcaldy in multi-coloured tape on the stage.
Last Tuesday we were in Fife College working with the HND Acting students, exploring their experiences of Kirkcaldy and how their ideas for the future could be heard in the town's bid for UK Town of Culture ⭐
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Another group of people gathered last night at Greener Kirkcaldy for a workshop led by Vanessa Gibson, to talk about Kirkcaldy and put their thoughts down on paper with paint and pens📃
The ideas shared will help shape the #UKTownofCulture submission being prepared by the Lang Toun Partners 💜
They want to hear from anyone aged 16+ who has views on VAWG in Fife - whether through personal experience, professional insight, or community concern.
🕒 The survey takes around 10 minutes
🗓️ Open now until 16 March 2026
🛡️ All responses are anonymous
👉 Take the survey here: buff.ly/cmZuXfO
📢 Have your say on tackling violence against women & girls in Fife
The Fife Violence Against Women Partnership is taking part in the national VAWG Needs Assessment pilot, helping build a clearer picture of the issues facing women, children, & young people who have experienced violence/abuse.
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NB: The printed brochure from GWL has this event listed as Thursday 26th - oops! The website listing is correct, and the event will take place on Friday 27th March.
Image Credits to Glasgow Women's Library
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You'll also have the opportunity tohear from Raisah Ahmed and Adura Onashile, as they reflect on their career to date in Scottish filmmaking 🎥
For more info and to book, head to buff.ly/9QcqPGA
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This month we are delighted to share the film created from our exchange with MPower Girls in Berlin last October! 🧡
At the free event at Glasgow Women's Library on Mar 27, experience the short film ‘Words to Her’, an exploration of personal archives & cross-cultural & geographical memories 🌎️
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If you want to support our work and our commitment to keeping gender justice centre stage, don't forget you can join Quines Collective for only £3/month. Regular donations from supporters, no matter how small, have such a huge impact on what we can do! 🎭
stellarquines.co.uk/quines-colle...
Later this month, we're also embarking on a series of IWD themed workshops as part of our yearlong NOVA project with Kirkcaldy High School and St Andrew's High School, led by our Creative Engagement Associates Rachael Keiller and Katrine Turner 💪
Three images are given an orange tint. In the first staff and young people are running a stall, below a group of young people in rehearsals ask questions of the director, and the third is of an event where people are talking at cabaret tables. Text Reads International Women's Day, 8th March.
Happy International Women's Day from Stellar Quines! 💜
Tonight, Artistic Director Caitlin Skinner & Company Assistant Emma Ruse will be on a panel at Scylla's Bite's "Bite Nite" - talking all things women in theatre, before a showcase of 5 new pieces from Scotland's up and coming talent.
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A pair of hands fold paper on a messy craft table.
Want another chance to contribute to Kirkcaldy's bid for UK Town of Culture? 💜
Vanessa Gibson is hosting a workshop at Greener Kirkcaldy on Wed 11th March, 6-8pm where participants can collage, draw & write to make a Community Artist's book to support the bid 📖
Head on down to get involved! 👥
A collage of images in purple, including young people taking selfies, attending workshops and eating snacks. One photo is not purple, and is a group polaroid of them smiling at the camera. Text reads: Young Quines February Roundup.
Young Quines February Roundup! 🎭
This month we've been busy exploring concepts for the new Young Quines show coming to the stage this summer... 👀
We've had special guests Kate Pickering and Alice Tarbuck, plenty of snacks and a LOT of exciting conversations. Stay tuned to see what's coming up 🪄
Free this weekend? If you want to take part, head down to Every One, Every Day in the Mercat (near Boots) this Saturday 28th February between 11am-3pm drop-in anytime and join the Paper-Making Workshop with Gail Cadogan 📃
Come get your voices heard and let’s put Kirkcaldy on the UK Culture Map!
A paper craft is being made - it looks messy, and is contained in a wooden frame after being dipped in water.
The Lang Toun Partners Group are working on a submission for Kirkcaldy to be considered for the UK's Town of Culture! 🌟
As part of the process, Stellar Quines and two visual artists are leading workshops to help create the bid in collaboration with the people of Kirkcaldy 💜
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Alongside the exhibition of the Last Letter of Mary, Queen of Scots you can access a series of workshops from Perth Museum including creative writing sessions and more! 👑
Whilst you're there, make sure to listen to our audio recording of the letter from Elspeth Turner 🎧
🔗 buff.ly/WzmyPt3