Women and the contemporary Scottish stage

The twenty-first century has witnessed a welcome and continuing growth in the representation of women in Scottish theatre across a range of roles. As well as providing statistics in support of this claim, this chapter considers the significant contribution made by these women to the developing ecology of theatre and performance in Scotland. It analyses the work of prominent playwrights including Zinnie Harris and Rona Munro, whose work evidences a remarkable breadth of stylistic and generic range. It also considers the contribution of women programmers and producers and thinks about some of the ways that women have collaborated to create distinctive and impactful work.