about

surrogate is a touring theatre company, breeding new forms. We were founded in 2019. We are based in Edinburgh. We are artistic director and founder Nora Wardell, producer Anna Hainsworth, and assistant producer Eilidh Northridge.

surrogate – to act in place of another

  • We share international voices asking urgent questions about our lives now.

  • We foreground the actor, dramatic characters and situations of a play.

  • We search for new artistic forms.

Recent performers and collaborators: Michael Marcus, Joshua Gadsby, XANA, Hazel Low, Blythe Brett, Matthew Evans, Ann-Christine Simke, Sarah Beaton, Emma Jones, Hanna Tuulikki, Robbie Bowman, Renee Williams, Eszter Marsalkó, Daniel Brecher and Katharina Neuhaus.

Site created by Kate Amann.

surrogate is committed to responding to the climate and ecological emergency, and we are a member of the Green Arts Initiative.

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