Macrobert News

In 2019 Petre Dobre received an award from the Create:Inclusion Fund backed by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland. These funds have enabled his personal progression, his development of creative and professional practice and allowed him to follow through on opportunities to take professional and creative risks. As a result of that reward Petre is currently developing a new piece of work called Squirrel, exploring the use of sign language, physicality and visual storytelling to create an accessible performance for deaf and hearing children and their families.  

Macrobert Arts Centre and Gary Clarke Company (GCC) are on the lookout for 4 non-professional singers aged 40 and over to play 4 Pit Men in Wasteland when GCC makes a welcome return to Stirling on Thu 19 and Fri 20 Mar. This is a unique opportunity for local performers to make their contribution to this acclaimed production, the sequel to the hugely successful Coal.

Oscar nominees Joker, Judy, Little Women and Once Upon A Time in Hollywood return to Macrobert Arts Centre! 

We're closed from Mon 6 - Fri 10 Jan. On Friday, Box Office will be open for telephone bookings only from 12.30pm before reopening fully at 4.30pm.

We're delighted to announce that we've been awarded funding from Screen Scotland's Cinema Equipment Fund to upgrade our Filmhouse. We're going to be installing state-of-the-art cinema equipment, including a 4K Laser Projector and a new sound system and move the original Filmhouse equipment to our Mainhouse, in order to open this up as a third cinema space.

We delighted to announce an open opportunity for an artist to exhibit work in our Arthouse exhibition space (Jan to Apr 2020). This is the chance to reach a a wide audience pool of up to 4,000 people and give further life to existing work (this is not a commission). 

Christmas classics arrive on the Big Screen at Thistles, Stirling this festive season. Take a break from all your shopping and relax with a free cinema ticket on receipt of your purchase from Thistles.

The Skywalker Saga concludes in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and we're celebrating with a trilogy screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi before the midnight screening of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

We're delighted to have lots of brand new products available in our Kiosk. From popcorn and ice cream, coffee and alcohol, crisps and sweets, there's something for everyone! We're committed to being environmentally friendly and we have introduced lots of new products in line with this. Find out more about our products and prices here.

Our annual Handmade Exhibition and Christmas Craft Fayre of arts and crafts are back for a fifth year. We're looking for independent practitioners with original, high quality work to sell for both of our events. Previous popular items for sale have included: mosaics, jewellery, framed ceramics, framed prints, textiles, cards and decorations. Find out more and apply before 12 noon on Mon 23 Sep.