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© Supplied by Dundee Rep Theatres only exist through the relationship with their audience. Staying connected with the people who turn up in every weather to fill the seats and support productions has been key to planning successful re-openings, whenever those might be. When lockdown began, Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre reached out with “Where Are You Dundee?”, a way to keep in touch with the audience through creative projects. “As a follow-up we put out a call for works that were specifically for the people of Dundee,” say Andrew Panton, artistic director at Dundee Rep. Artis...

© Supplied by Dundee Rep The new online production of Smile, the play which went behind the touchline traumas of Dundee United legend Jim McLean, has punted the ball out of the park with ticket numbers, after just two days on sale. Enough of the football puns. Much of the success of Phillip Differ’s portrait of the footballing icon was the fact that it looked at the man rather than the manager. Its success just before lockdown, in February 2020 as part of the Rep’s 80th anniversary season, was reason enough to bring it back with the original production team, but restaged and shot specifi...

Dundee Rep launches online studios as Barrie Hunter opens up on emotional reprisal of role portraying Dundee United legend Jim McLean © Steve Brown / DCT Media Barrie Hunter as Jim McLean. As the doors to theatres and venues closed last spring, there was a rush to keep a connection with audiences in any way possible. Throughout the year and its extended lockdowns, it became clear that there would be no speedy reopening. The content being offered became more sophisticated and there was a realisation that this could become another valuable strand to performance of all kinds. At Dundee Rep, thi...