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Space Raiders

Produced by Hopscotch Theatre Company, Space Raiders is a sketch comedy for young audiences about two AI space pirates on a cosmic quest to find Siri. On their journey across the universe, they collect relics of the past and present, discovering what it means to be human - and, more importantly, what it means to be friends.

Space Raiders was created in collaboration with the P4 and P5 classes at St Saviour’s Primary School in Govan through participatory in-school workshops. In our initial development period, we focussed on building sketches through a hybrid devised/writing process and finding creative ways of devising with AI. We will soon begin rehearsals for a full schools tour of the production.

26 March - 24 April 2025

Initial Development Period - Hopscotch HQ, Glasgow

24 April 2025

In-school Performance Sharing - St Saviour’s Primary School, Glasgow

Images by Tiu Makkonen, ‘Space Raiders’ R&D, Hopscotch Theatre Company, 2025.

Lead Artist & Writer Gregor McKay

Dramaturg Josh Dodds

Composer Gary Cameron

Performers

Megan Lovat & Sandy Bain

Produced by Hopscotch Theatre Company

Images by Tiu Makkonen, ‘Space Raiders’ R&D, Hopscotch Theatre Company, 2025.

MouthSounds

MouthSounds is a non-verbal, vocal sounding collective. We come together to create improvised experiments with the sounds we can make with our mouths; from drones to shouts, to screeches and hums, playing with pitch, volume and duration. Listening and togetherness are the guiding principles of MouthSounds. We try to enhance the sounds being made by the others in the space, encouraging participation and using visual scores, instructions and choreography to shape and extend our vocalisations.

We have begun to develop different strands of performance; donning oversized ears and engaging in character-driven, play-centred improvisation for young audiences as “The Listeners,” and engaging in more abstract, structured improvisation for adults. We also run workshops to share our practice with new groups and experiment with new forms of participation and collective sounding.

Performance History

09 March 2023
Performance at Tablespoon Theatre Scratch Night, Ushi’s Coffee Corner, Glasgow
01 July - 15 July 2023
Residency in Wexford, Ireland
14 October 2023 + 21 October 2023
Workshops at Play Cafe, Platform, Glasgow
07 April 2024
Performance Sharing at Single End Collective Studio, Southside Studios, Glasgow
16 May 2024
Workshop at Full House Fridays, Platform, Glasgow
27 May 2024
Workshop at Monday Night Drama, Platform, Glasgow
12 July 2024
Performance at By Our Hands We Make Our Way, Nottingham
20 October 2024
“The Listeners” - SPT Wheels & Thrills Family Day, Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow
15 December 2024
Performance at Rumpus Room Fundraiser, The Glad Cafe, Glasgow
23 January 2025
Performance at Events Research Programme Scratch Night, The Old Hairdresser’s, Glasgow
11 March 2025
Performance at Electronic Experimentations, The Flying Duck, Glasgow
14 March 2025
“The Listeners” - Romp Around, The Bowling Green, Pollokshields, Glasgow
19 April 2025
“The Listeners” - SPT Round & Round Subway Fun Day, Glasgow Subway, Glasgow
19 September 2025
Performance at Advanced Chat Privacy, Glasgow Art Map, Southside Studios, Glasgow
19 October 2025
“The Listeners” - SPT Wheels & Thrills Family Day, Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow
21 November - 22 November
Residency at Platform, Glasgow

Co-Lead Artists

Julia Darrouy, Josh Dodds, Sean McGarvey, Lucy Stewart & Seán Talbot

Additional Collaborators

Kaiya Bartholomew (SPT Wheels & Thrills)

The Secret Lives of Christmas Trees

Commissioned by RIG Arts as part of the 2021 Light Up the Glen, The Secret Lives of Christmas Trees began as a site-sensitive performance procession through Auchmountain Glen in Greenock. Designed for families and created in participation with local residents, the show asks children and adults to think about what Christmas trees get up to when everyone else is asleep. As they travel through the magically lit-up glen in search of the elusive Shy Christmas Tree they hear the voices of the other trees that surround them and start to discover a world right under their noses.

The performance has since been reworked to include a treasure hunt, where the audience find presents to give to our Shy Christmas Tree and remind us of the words to our new Christmas number one so we can all sing along together. We have performed at many festive events across Glasgow and Paisley and continue to adapt the show to new spaces and settings.

11 December 2021
Auchmountain Glen, Greenock
09 December 2022
Auchmountain Glen, Greenock
10 December 2022
Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley
24 December 2022
Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow
24 December 2023
Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow
21 December 2024
BAaD - Barras Art & Design, Glasgow
23 December 2024
Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow

Performance History

Co-Lead Artists Josh Dodds & Lily Carmen Smith

Costume Designer Rae Halliday

Performers

Josh Dodds, Rae Halliday & Lily Carmen Smith (2021)

Josh Dodds, Fi Halliday, Rae Halliday & Lily Carmen Smith (2022)

Josh Dodds, Fi Halliday & Rae Halliday (2023)

Josh Dodds, Sean McGarvey & Lucy Stewart (2024)