The Made in Scotland showcase is selected by two panels of industry experts: one focuses on theatre and dance, the other on music. The make-up of the selection panels changes each year to ensure a diverse range of experience, artforms and opinions are represented. For Made in Scotland 2023, the selection panels included:
MUSIC PANEL:
Non-voting Chair
Chris Snow (Head of Artist Services, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society)
Voting Panellists
Linda Buckley (Composer)
Thursa Sanderson (Chief Executive, Drake Music Scotland)
Fiona Shepherd (Music Journalist)
Coralie Usmani (Chief Executive, Jazz Scotland)
Non-voting Panellists
Kate Deans (International Officer, Creative Scotland)
Gill Maxwell (Director, Scottish Music Centre)
Alan Morrison (Head of Music, Creative Scotland)
THEATRE AND DANCE PANEL:
Non-voting Chair
Chris Snow (Head of Artist Services, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society)
Voting Panellists
Elisabetta Bisaro (International Programming, La Briqueterie)
Ashley Davies (Freelance Arts Journalist)
Low Kee Hong (Creative Director, Factory International)
Karl Taylor (Director, BUZZCUT)
Neil Webb (Director Theatre and Dance, British Council)
Non-voting Panellists
Paul Burns (Head of Dance, Creative Scotland)
Kate Deans (International Officer, Creative Scotland)
Laura Mackenzie-Stuart (Head of Theatre, Creative Scotland)
Fiona Sturgeon Shea (CEO, Federation of Scottish Theatre).
Theatre, Dance and Music:
Bek Berger
Independent Curator / Artist Director of New Theatre Institute Latvia
Jean Cameron
Executive Producer, Edinburgh International Culture Summit
Ed McKeon
Founder and Director, Third Ear Music
Joyce McMillan
Theatre Critic, The Scotsman
Susanne Naess Nielsen
Director, Davvi – Centre for Performing Arts
Liliane Rebelo
Head of Culture and Society, Cultura Inglesa
Katy Snelling
Freelance Theatre Programmer and Consultant
Neil Webb
Director Theatre and Dance, British Council
Some of the Made in Scotland 2022 shows were chosen In January 2020 to be a part of the showcase in August 2020 but then, unfortunately, the Fringe was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. They became a part of the showcase this year instead.
In 2020, the selection panel for Theatre and Dance included:
Tarek Iskander
Artistic Director & CEO, Battersea Arts Centre
Neil Webb
Director, Theatre & Dance, British Council
Lyn Gardner
Associate Editor/Theatre Critic, The Stage
Kath Mainland
Executive Director,
Melbourne International Arts Festival
Benjamin Perchet
Artistic Director, Dublin Dance Festival
Lynn Fu
Independent Performing Arts Curator
And the music panel included:
Francis Macdonald
Musician, composer, manager
Joe Smillie
General Manager/ co-founder, The Glad Café
Karine Polwart
Songwriter, folk singer, composer
Michael Duffy
Music Programme Manager, British Council
Each year, the non-voting panel members include:
Chair: Shona McCarthy
Chief Executive, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Paul Burns
Head of Dance, Creative Scotland
Laura Mackenzie-Stuart
Head of Theatre, Creative Scotland
Gill Maxwell
Executive Director, Scottish Music Centre
Alan Morrison
Head of Music, Creative Scotland
Fiona Sturgeon Shea
CEO, Federation of Scottish Theatre