Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

About the Book: 

It’s a wonderful institution and the training is amazing. SAM HEUGHAN

I can honestly say, no word of a lie, that the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland changed my life. JACKIE KAY

For 175 years, a Glasgow institution has been teaching the performing arts to students who have become some of the world’s most distinguished artists. This celebratory history raises the curtain on the inner life of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Peek into the bustling backstage world of Scotland’s national conservatoire, feast your eyes on never-before-seen archival material and bask in dazzling production photography that captures the creative effervescence of its students.

Ncuti Gatwa, Richard Madden, Karen Cargill, Alan Cumming, Maggie Kinloch and many other alumni take to the spotlight to share what the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has meant to them.

Raising the Curtain reveals the past, illuminates the present and invites you to look to the future of this world-class performing arts institution.

About the Author:

STUART HARRIS-LOGAN is the Keeper of Archives and Collections at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Stuart joined the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2009, and was tasked with creating the institution’s archive from the mess of old store cupboards. What emerged was an impressive collection of materials covering the full span of the Conservatoire’s 175 year history, that has grown and flourished to become the busiest conservatoire archive in the UK, with one of the largest collections of historic musical instruments in the world.