Eve Nicol - Playwright & Theatre Director
Credits
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As Writer; If You’re Feeling Sinister (BBC Arts and Avalon in association with Tron), One Life Stand (Middle Child), First Woman (Traverse Theatre) & A Brownie Guide to Aviation (Slung Low & Unicorn Theatre).
As Director; I Can Go Anywhere (Traverse Theatre), The Drift (National Theatre of Scotland), The Mistress Contract (Tron Theatre Company), We Interrupt This Programme (Glasgow Lunchtime Theatre), Sea Wall, The Pitchfork Disney (Heroes Theatre). As Associate Director; THEM! (National Theatre of Scotland), What Girls Are Made Of (Raw Material & Traverse Theatre). As Assistant Director; Local Hero, The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other and Glory On Earth (Royal Lyceum Theatre), Cock (Tron Theatre). |
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About Me
Photography by Mihaela Bodlovic.
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I write plays and direct theatre shows that are colourful, funny and flirtatious.
I throw up soul bearing acts of catharsis in small, dark rooms. I lovingly drape my plays in fancy clobber, dressing up the devil in chiffon and sequins. I burrow inside of characters steeped in strained passions and exhausted vitality. I shake them to life with music and daft jokes. Tried and tested theatre texts and tools are used to exorcise confusing, conflicting, emotions and experiences. I get my kicks from torch songs, teenage obsession, love affairs, poetry, oil paintings, drums and electric guitars. I tickle and terrorise audiences in equal measure with stories built on sparkle and soul.
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Contact me
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I live and work from my hometown, Glasgow, Scotland.
Best to get me on email - eve.c.nicol@gmail.com 
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Selected work
Photography by Sarah Beth.
“A cautionary tale of our need to get to grips with the way mass connection is remoulding us, its message is needed.”
★★★★ The Scotsman ★★★★ The Stage ★★★★ The List ★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine ★★★★ The Wee Review ★★★★ A Younger Theatre |
Photography by Mihaela Bodlovic.
If You're Feeling Sinister [a play with songs] - stage adaptation of Belle & Sebastian's iconic album↗
"A funny, touching tale, sitting confidently between buddy comedy and romantic tragedy and proving a memorable festival afternoon."
★★★★ The Skinny
★★★★ The Wee Review ★★★★ Ed Fest Mag Critics Pick of the Fringe: The Guardian, The Stage, The Independent, The Times |
Photography by Lara Cappelli.
I Can Go Anywhere by Douglas Maxwell - a Mod anthem to solidarity and acceptance in an increasingly hostile world↗
"A witty provocation... teases and cajoles us with questions about how we see ourselves."
★★★★ The Guardian ★★★★ The Herald ★★★★ The Scotsman ★★★★ The Stage ★★★★ The Reviews Hub |
Photography by Mihaela Bodlovic.
"What this fine production achieves is to suggest a different approach to male-female relationships – one that defies conventional ideas of romance, but somehow seems, in this narrative at least, to level the playing-field between She and He in ways that make it possible for them to be together, right to the end."
★★★★ The Scotsman ★★★★ The Herald ★★★★ The List |
Photography by Jassy Earl.
"There’s a deep artistry here and a searing vividness of imagination that leaves audiences shocked and subtly changed.”
★★★★ The Scotsman ★★★★ The Herald ★★★★ Exeunt ★★★★ Broadway Baby |
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