Glasgow Short Film Festival Filming The List

The List transforms the intimacy of live theatre directly onto the big screen. In 2013, theatre company Stellar Quines, in association with Screen Academy Scotland at Edinburgh Napier University, set out to discover how a mid-scale theatre company can reach a larger audience in the cinema, something big players like the Met Opera have had conspicuous success with but which, until now, has been beyond the reach of Scottish theatre companies. Restaging their award-winning Edinburgh Festival Fringe production The List, Stellar Quines commissioned BAFTA-winning film director Morag McKinnon to work alongside stage director Muriel Romanes and actress Maureen Beattie to produce a cinema version of the play. Their aim was to create a filmed experience that didn’t compromise the live-ness and intimacy of the actor’s relationship with an audience. This screening of the film will be followed by a discussion between theatre and filmmakers about the opportunities for collaboration between these two art forms.

All production shots are of Maureen Beattie.

All images by Caroline Webster.