WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES TO TELL THEIR STORIES THROUGHOUT SCOTLAND AND BEYOND
Wonder Fools are a socially engaged theatre company and registered charity (SC047673). We:
- Make work with communities that has national ambition and mass appeal.
- Develop the skills and careers of socially engaged artists.
We do this to achieve the following:
- Broaden access to theatre for those who do not usually get the opportunity to engage.
- Empower young people through the arts.
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Live audiences (2024)
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Freelancers worked on our projects (2024)
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productions (2024)
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Positive Stories for Negative Times Participants
“Blazing powerhouse of invention and activity”
The Scotsman, 2024
Wonder Fools Highlight
Alright Sunshine – Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Alright Sunshine is a razor-sharp monologue dissecting gender, power, and who owns public space.
Wonder Fools Highlight
PSFNT Season 4
Positive Stories for Negative Times is an international participatory project by Wonder Fools in association with the Traverse Theatre.
Current and Past Projects
Here’s some of our most recent work and highlights from the past few years.
Backstage
Check out our Backstage content. Where you can see news, behind the scenes, development and documentation of our projects.
SHOP
The company’s work takes many forms, shapes and sizes; whichever is most suited to the stories we are telling. Visit our shop to buy one of the 20 plays and processes that have been published by Methuen.
