A Pan•••ic Play, Emergence Festival

21 and 22 January, 2026

This event takes place at The Art School, 20 Scott St, Glasgow G3 6PE

How often does an event occur that affects nearly everyone on the planet simultaneously? The COVID-19 pandemic is a global event that we all have different experiences with and perceptions of.

Inspired by verbatim theatre and works such as The Vagina Monologues, A Pan***ic Play shares the real, lived experiences of everyday people with the pandemic through the voice of one actor.

Credits:

Serina Estrada (Actor, Producer, Story Curator)
Jason Dean (Stage Manager, Senior Technician)
Roy Shearer (Lighting Designer, Junior Technician)

Emergence Festival 2026

Emergence is a festival of new work from the graduating artists of the MFA Acting/Directing Classical and Contemporary Text programme.

Emergence 2026 will include a range of provocative live performances and gripping short films presented across four days in January, returning to Glasgow’s iconic Centre for Contemporary Arts and surrounding venues.

These creative projects are the result of what can happen when artists are given a small budget and autonomy to respond to the provocation: what is the future of theatre and film?

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