Stephanie Gibson
Hi, thanks for stopping by.
I’m a hard working Mum, director and actor based in the vibrant, multi-cultural area of Govanhill in Glasgow, Scotland.
I’m juggling all the crazy stuff of life and I try to make work which speaks to people on a really visceral level.
Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
Stories are around us all the time, pulsing, alive, waiting to be told if you can hear them.
Often those shows are inspired by real people I meet along the way.
I am inspired by humans, real stories, by brave survivors and fighters, by those who won’t accept the status Quo, and by those who keep on fighting when it seems every avenue has long been exhausted.
Stephanie Gibson
I try to be hyper-alert to the city and the world I am loving in, its hidden stories, its hidden people. For instance, giving a room to a girl who had been trafficked led to telling one of the most vital stories of my creative life. Being out on demos in support of Refugees brought me to the remarkable story of the teenage ‘Glasgow Girls.’ Chancing upon a community show led me to meet a young trans teen boy from Egypt. 10 years later we had a hugely successful theatre show Adam and a BAFTA-winning film of the same name starring the very young man who inspired it.
Scott Rylander
I ran my own company Pachamama for ten years and was an Associate Director at the National Theatre of Scotland from 2014-2022.
I decided this year after Directing the epic New Musical ‘ORPHANS’ with NTS, (based on the cult film by Peter Mullan) that it was time to move on, let some other artists avail of the privilege of that space, and develop my Film Directing alongside my theatre work.
I have just recently been working on a short film commissioned and funded by the Short Circuit Film Scheme. It was co-written with the brilliant deaf actor Jamie Rea about a profoundly deaf man who loves music and wants to perform as a deaf ‘singer.
You can read about this and all my other current, and past projects in the work section.
Awards
Olivier Award
Best Production in an Affiliate Theatre
Roadkill, 2012
BAFTA Scotland Award
Best Television Scripted
Adam, 2021
Amnesty International
Freedom of Expression Award
Glasgow Girls, 2014
Adam
Film
BAFTA Award Scotland 2021
Vancouver Queer Film Fest Audience Choice Award 2021
Centre Piece Film Pride FLIX 2021
Official Selection qFLIX Philadelphia 2021
Official selection Seattle Queer Film Fest
Official Slection LA QueerFest 2021
Adam
Theatre Production
Herald Angel 2017
Fringe First 2017
What Girls Are Made Of
Herald Angel 2018
Fringe First 2018
The Scottish Cultural Awards:
Cora Bissett for Outstanding Performance 2018
Glasgow Girls
Off West End Award for Best New Musical 2014
Amnesty International Award for Freedom of Expression 2014
Roadkill
Olivier Award, Best Production in an Affiliate Theatre, Roadkill, 2012
Fringe First, Roadkill, 2010
Amnesty Award for Freedom of Expression, Roadkill, 2010
Herald Angel, Roadkill, 2010
Total Theatre Award for Innovation, Roadkill, 2010
Edinburgh International Festival Award, Roadkill, 2010
Holden St Theatre Award (Australia), Roadkill, 2010
Stage Award for Best Actress – Mercy Ojelade, Roadkill, 2010
Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland, Best Production, Roadkill, 2010
Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland, Best Actress – Mercy Ojelade, Roadkill, 2010
GRIT: The Martyn Bennett Story
Event of the year, Scots Trad Music Awards, 2014
Whatever Gets You Through The Night
Creative Scotland, Theatre Award, 2012
Midsummer
Stage Award for Best Female Performance 2009 –Cora Bissett