One Hundred Voices is an interactive, audio-guided installation, bringing creative insight into living in the care system. It serves as an artistic act of recognition and celebration of the one hundred testimonies recorded through the Caring Scotland project.
Step into a guided, immersive experience which walks you through an intimate landscape of memory, resilience and imagination, drawn from the lives of one hundred voices from Scotland’s C are Experienced community. Fragments of stories unfold across sound, light, and space, as the audience journeys through a series of spaces. This interactive installation transforms oral history into artistic encounters, and asks us to imagine together a more compassionate Scotland where every child is cherished, every voice amplified, every future honoured.
One Hundred Voices is part of Caring Scotland, a three-year listening project led by acclaimed playwright Nicola McCartney, documenting and recording the lives of Care Experienced people in Scotland.
Ten Portraits, one of the other strands of the Caring Scotland project, will also be available to view.
Audiences will move through the installation in groups of up to 4 people. Each audience member will receive a headset, which will deliver the audio guide instructing you to move through the installation. Audiences will stand or walk for the duration of the installation. If you use reading glasses please bring these with you. Space is limited within the installation, please do not bring any bags larger than an A4 sheet of paper with you. You will be briefed by the Front of House staff on what to expect, how to use the headsets, and given instructions should you wish to leave the experience.
Tickets are pay what you decide at £0, £5, £10 and £20. And can be purchased on the National Theatre of Scotland website.
Please arrive at least 25 minutes before your time slot, as there are additional security checks in place to access the building. See our 'Plan your visit' page for more info.
Latecomers will not be permitted during this event. If you miss your time slot we will attempt to accommodate you at the next available time slot, however this will be subject to availability and may result in a long wait. There will be no readmittance for attendees who leave the installation during the experience.
Recommended for ages 14+ . Some stories contain references to sexual, physical and emotional harm as well as mental health and suicidal ideation.
We are an accessible venue. Read our detailed guide on what you can expect.
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Location
Main Hall
Days and times
Monday to Saturday
12-28 August 2026
12.10pm-3.20pm
Price
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