ABOUT
ARCTIC LION THEATRE is a production studio that develops original playwriting, performance and experimental theatre-based art/scenographic/illustration projects that explore sustainability, circular economy, and environmental design strategies. We want to foster novel ways of creating drama that question assumptions of conventional forms of theatre via embedding creative, ecologically driven design strategies into the theatre making process. We see the pursuit of environmental sustainability as a creative opportunity and a laying down of the gauntlet to innovate. The circular economy is about 'designing out' waste, which suggests that the answer to the environmental challenges that society faces will come from ambitious and bold creative ideas.
The arctic lion is an extinct animal and a mythological creature, meaning it is both a symbol of ecological conservation and of cultural story telling.
DR HAMISH MUIR - ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - PORTFOLIO
Hamish Muir founded Arctic Lion Theatre in 2017. Hamish is a multi-disciplinary artist, playwright and academic. His creative work includes set design, illustration, playwriting, and poetry. He draws on his background studying civil engineering at Imperial College and art history at Christie's Education, associated with the University of Glasgow. Hamish has worked in the commercial and public art world. He completed his PhD at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, researching environmental sustainability and the circular economy in the design of theatre performance. He has worked with leading theatres in the UK in the development of creative solutions that make sustainable operations fruitful artistic opportunities. Arctic Lion Theatre is a forum to apply environmental design strategies in line with his research.