The Made in Scotland showcase is selected by two panels of industry experts, one panel for theatre and dance applications and the other for music. The make-up of these panels changes each year to ensure a diverse range of experience, artforms, and opinions are represented. For Made in Scotland 2021 the panels for the showcase included:
Theatre & Dance
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
Laura Mackenzie-Stuart
Head of Theatre, Creative Scotland
Paul Burns
Head of Dance, Creative Scotland
Jude Henderson
Director, Federation of Scottish Theatre
Non-voting chair:
Rachel Sanger, Head of Participant Services,
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Music
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
Alan Morrison
Head of Music, Creative Scotland
Gill Maxwell
Executive Director, Scottish Music Centre
Non-voting chair:
Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive,
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society