Outside Eyes is the Tron’s scratch-night, presenting a selection of brand new ideas from theatre-makers and live artists to an audience keen to see the boldest new performance Glasgow has to offer.

Our lead artists for our Autumn edition of Outside Eyes are Owen Sutcliffe, Amber Frances & Odhran Thomson, Sarah Grant and Euan Munro.

CREEL by Owen Sutcliffe

Wherever Creel goes, The Nothing goes too. The Nothing feels like a storm, like panic, and the only way Creel copes is by stealing things. Instinctive, petty theft wrestles back control and the storm passes. Trouble is, it digs him a hole too.

Isolated, bruised by the pressures of growing, Creel’s world seems only grey. Until, that is, an opportunity for change, big change, might turn it green instead.

In the gardens, he meets Liz. It seems The Nothing might just be leaving him alone. But events will see Creel end up somewhere where he’ll be forced to consider a fundamental question: is he scared of death, or scared of life?

Owen Sutcliffe is a writer, emcee and youth worker. He is writer in residence with the Edinburgh Book Festival and was the National Theatre of Scotland’s 2025 ‘Discover’ resident. His play Òran (Wonder Fools) won an Edinburgh Fringe ‘Best Debut’ and tours the UK this autumn. Owen is a national prizewinner in Gaelic poetry and his work has been published in Gutter. He is also a hip-hop emcee, releasing music under the moniker CRPNTR and as one half of the duo tues..

Creel is directed by Jack Nurse (Wonder Fools) and scored by Ben Deans (Anam Creative, tues.).

The Ferry, the Dog and the Fading Folk by Amber Frances & Odhran Thomson

Jules is on a boat. A ferry, in fact. She’s got some things to work out so she’s going on a trip to the Isle of Arran. On the ferry she meets a man and his dog. He invites her to join him for a hike up a “wee” hill and she accepts. As they climb, a huge storm hits forcing them to pitch up and wait it out at the top. This tempest, however, takes Jules on a mythical journey through the night to find the voice she keeps hearing. In the process, she will have to find her way out of a hungry giant’s kitchen, a sultry faerie rave cave and an old rag lady’s cloth ringing hands.

A play accompanied by two musicians improvising to and scoring the action, “The Ferry, The Dog & The Fading Folk” explores grief after palliative care through the lens of folklore.

Amber Frances (she/her) is an actor and theatre maker, originally from Belgium, with a love for developing and devising new and classical writing. She recently went on tour performing in an adaptation of King Lear at European festivals for the European Shakespeare Festivals Network. Two years ago, after caring for and losing a close relative she decided to go to the Isle of Arran on a day trip that turned out a little differently than expected… This piece is directed by Katie Jackson, artistic director of Glass Moose Theatre (they/them), and co-written by Odhran Thomson (he/him).

Offal by Sarah Grant

Marketing and Events Coordinator, Eeibhlin (EEV-Lin) is given her first big account to manage; a Black Tie Burns Supper. As she moves towards the extravagant and expensive event, old memories and habits resurface from the working class life she thought she’s left behind. “Offal” (the organs of an animal eaten as food, the primary ingredient of haggis) is a story about pulling the working class out of your mouth in order to be more palatable. It explored the relationship between Scots language, woman’s bodies and eating disorders. It’s visceral and food led, funny and sickening. 

Sarah is a writer, director and performer based in Glasgow. She has a number of BAFTA qualifying shorts under her belt, and is moving towards writing and directing long form in scripted and unscripted, stage and screen. Sarah is the author of Fat Girl Best Friend, a creative non-fiction book about representation of plus size women in film and tv, published by Tippermuir books. She is also a practicing spoken word artist and award winning theatre maker, with shows she has taken from Summerhall to Glastonbury and beyond. Sarah is committed to creating body positive, sex positive and inclusive female-led stories that are honest, feminist and fearless.

Playback by Euan Munro

A million strangers watched Euan’s childhood. Some saw a kid. Others saw an opportunity. 

Playback is the tragicomic true story of Euan Munro’s experience as a child YouTuber. The play blends live performance with his original vlogs to explore awkward ambition, online predators, and digital ghosts. As past and present blur, Playback asks what it costs to grow up for an audience – and what happens when strangers remember your childhood better than you do.

Euan Munro is a Glasgow-based actor and writer working across theatre, film, and internet culture. A graduate of RCS and former child YouTuber, his work combines digital experimentation with live performance, using his personal archive to explore identity, memory and media. Euan has performed with the BBC and National Theatre of Scotland, and his recent short film Raindog won the Rising Spirit Award at the Spirit of Independence Festival.

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