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Leadership Update and Next Steps

Chief Executive Sarah Price is to step down this summer after seven years, having led Cumbernauld Theatre through one of the most transformative chapters in its history.

Patricia Stead, former Executive Director and co-CEO of the Tron Theatre in Glasgow, will join Cumbernauld Theatre Trust as Interim Chief Executive later this month.

3 Jun 2025

CATS Awards Nominations for co-productions

Two Cumbernauld Theatre co-productions have been nominated for Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS). These nominations underscore the success of the organisation’s pioneering commissioning model, but the withdrawal of Creative Scotland’s Multi-Year Funding means all original theatre-making by Cumbernauld Theatre has stopped.

14 May 2025

Statement from the Board of Cumbernauld Theatre Trust

Representatives of Cumbernauld Theatre Trust met with Creative Scotland on Tuesday 11 February to discuss the decision not to award the Trust multi-year funding two weeks ago. Sadly, at that meeting, Creative Scotland indicated that they will not revisit their decision to reject our application for funding. They outlined what support is now available to […]

14 Feb 2025