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Emergence Festival

21-24 January 2026

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A Pan***ic Play (Emergence 2026)
A Pan***ic Play image of a facemask on a park bench.
Drama

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland presents

A Pan***ic Play (Emergence 2026)

Part of Emergence Festival


More Than Conquerors (Emergence 2026)
Saint thomas image

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland presents

More Than Conquerors (Emergence 2026)

Part of Emergence Festival


The Prince of the Underground (Emergence 2026)
A shrouded figure holds a lamp in front of their face

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland presents

The Prince of the Underground (Emergence 2026)

Part of Emergence Festival


Rockpools (Emergence 2026)
Rockpools image. Illustration of a house and person hybrid with arms and legs sticking out of the house and a face peaking out from inside open windows.
Drama

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland presents

Rockpools (Emergence 2026)

Part of Emergence Festival


Bird Eats Bread (Emergence 2026)
Bird Eats Bread image of a surreal collage of items that create a face against a black background.
Drama

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland presents

Bird Eats Bread (Emergence 2026)

Part of Emergence Festival


The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven
Drama

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland presents

The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven

Part of Emergence Festival


You Know Who / UNICORN (Emergence 2026)
Two images, one spiders web with water due on it, and another a woman behind a wire fence
Drama

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland presents

You Know Who / UNICORN (Emergence 2026)

Part of Emergence Festival


The Killing Steel (Emergence 2026)
Rembrandt Man in Armour painting
Contemporary Music And Performance

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland presents:

The Killing Steel (Emergence 2026)

Part of Emergence Festival


Samadhi (Emergence 2026)
Contemporary Music And Performance

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland presents

Samadhi (Emergence 2026)

Part of Emergence Festival



Welcome to 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?

Multibuy Offer – Book 2 Performances or More and save up to 20%!

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