Showmen’s
The
Theatre Company
The Showmen’s Theatre Company is a Showmen’s artist collective bringing theatre and workshops made
by Showmen about Showmen for Showmen.
Who we are …
Yana is an actor, musician, singer and writer. She is a new 2023 graduate from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with a BA in Musical Theatre. Yana grew up on a Showmen’s yard in the east end of Glasgow.
Yana Harris
Bailey Newsome
Bailey is an actor and creative. He graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2019 and has been working in theatre and television since then. Bailey is Scottish showman from the east end of Glasgow but his mammy’s English…
Ava is an actor, writer and theatre-maker in her final year at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland on the BA Acting course. She travelled with the fair until she was four, before her family settled in a house in Dundee.
Ava Hickey
Yana, Bailey and Ava come from many generations of Showpeople, with members of their families still travelling with the fair!
Attributing their adaptability, work ethic and storytelling to their heritage, together they plan to use those skills to celebrate the community and preserve their history.
Big Wheel, performance event, June 2023
Images courtesy of Jack Young
