Backstage

Welcome to BACKSTAGE, our space to see news, behind the scenes, development and documentation of our projects.

19 Dec 2024

Kelton Hill Fair Paid Apprenticeship

Paid opportunity for young people interested in creative and backstage roles in theatre.

19 Dec 2024

Wonder Fools 2024 Wrapped

Wonder Fools 2024 Wrapped: A Year to Remember!

10 Jun 2024

Meet the Positive Stories for Negative Times Season 4 Writers

Wonder Fools and the Traverse Theatre are delighted to reveal the six new writers as part of Positive Stories for…

31 Oct 2023

The Kelton Hill Sharing Reactions

In October 2023 we spent a week rehearsing with our Young D&G Collaborators and six actors for our sharing of…

19 Oct 2023

549: Scots of the Spanish Civil War – Documentary

Created by Robbie Gordon and Jack Nurse – founders of Wonder Fools and writers of 549, the show was first…

23 Aug 2023

Positive Stories Festivals – Partners, Writers and Group Leaders

During the Positive Stories Festivals we spoke to the group leaders of the participants, the writers of each play and…

22 Aug 2023

Positive Stories Festivals – Youth Board Experience

The Wonder Fools Youth Board talk about their experience since joining the board two years ago, their journey with Positive…

21 Aug 2023

Positive Stories Festivals – Participants’ Reactions

The young participants of the first ever Positive Stories Festival tell us what was their favourite part of the experience…

26 May 2023

D&G Young Collaborators – May 2023 Development

In Autumn 2021 we delivered theatre skills workshops to schools across Dumfries & Galloway and through these workshops, employed six…

23 Feb 2023

Positive Stories Season Three – Panel Discussion

Our Positive Stories for Negative Times: Season 3 playwrights sat down for a panel discussion during our Positive Stories Festivals…

20 Feb 2023

PSFNT3: Are You A Robot? by Tim Crouch

Positive Stories For Negative Times: Season Three – Are You A Robot? Two groups of children meet. They look the…

30 Jan 2023

PSFNT3: Ms Campbell’s Class Fifth Period by Leyla Josephine

Positive Stories For Negative Times: Season Three – Ms Campbell’s Class Fifth Period A group of school students in the…

27 Jan 2023

PSFNT3: The Day The Stampers United by Sara Shaarawi

Positive Stories For Negative Times: Season Three – The Day The Stampers United Some say the day the stampers united,…

25 Jan 2023

PSFNT3: And The Name For That Is…? by Robert Softley Gale

Positive Stories For Negative Times: Season Three – And The Name For That Is…?   Robert Softley Gale talks us…

01 Oct 2022

D&G Young Collaborators – Oct 2022 Development

In October 2022 Wonder Fools worked with five Young Collaborators from Dumfries & Galloway to come up with a concept…

01 Sep 2022

549 Educational Resources

549: EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Thank you for your interest in 549: Scots of the Spanish Civil War. We’ve put together some…

07 Apr 2022

Wonder Fools Youth Board – Revolting by Bryony Kimmings – Documentary

Follow the Wonder Fools Youth Board behind the scenes as they prepared and rehearsed for their own unique version of…

10 Jan 2022

St Roch’s Documentary – Positive Stories Season 2

In June of 2021, we worked in collaboration with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s Fair Access Department to create a…

16 Nov 2021

Positive Stories For Negative Times 2: Bryony Kimmings

Positive Stories for Negative Times is an international participatory project by Wonder Fools in association with the Traverse Theatre.. Season 2…

20 Sep 2021

PSFNT2: The PappyShow with Lewis Hetherington

Positive Stories For Negative Times 2: The PappyShow with Lewis Hetherington Positive Stories for Negative Times is an international participatory…