Created by Founder and Director, Gordon Beck in 2003. Shine launched with the vision of creating an intergenerational arts community within Clydesdale to inspire and uplift children and young people and provide a creative space for parents and adult volunteers. With a creative production team and a cast of children and young adults, Shine presented the musical, Annie as its inaugural production.
Throughout the years, Shine grew and expanded its reach to welcome new members and volunteers throughout the organisation. From 2003 until 2010, Shine Youth Music Theatre presented 24 productions including, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Les Miserables, Oliver! and Billy Elliot, which they also performed in London’s West End. Shine’s creative teams crafted detailed costumes and intricate sets that grew with each new production requiring workshop and storage facilities which were acquired within Castlehill Industrial Estate, Carluke.
Our purpose-built studios provide a physical home for Shine as well as a centre for the development of arts activities in Lanarkshire. Built entirely by volunteers and based in Carluke, The Lighthouse features three multi-purpose studios, reception area with coffee bar, box office, and office space. The largest studio converts to a small studio-theatre seating up to 150 people. In 2020, The Lighthouse expanded once more with the addition of a large outdoor courtyard and marquee studio.
Over 20 years, Shine has performed over 60 musical theatre productions, designed and built The Lighthouse Studios & Arts Centre, and expanded our team of volunteers to include experts in set design, costume design, sound & lighting, social media, marketing, finance, merchandising, administration and more and created an organisation where children, young people and adults can be passionate, creative and inspired.
To celebrate our 20th anniversary, Shine has performed across the West of Scotland, beginning with a production of School of Rock in Motherwell Concert Hall in March 2023, Six – Teen Edition in The Lighthouse in June 2023, Frozen JR in The Lighthouse in August 2023, Grease in Lanark Memorial Hall in October 2023, a Christmas Concert in Glasgow’s Princes Square in December 2023 and to conclude Shine will be presenting their 20th Anniversary Concert in Lanark Memorial Hall in February 2024.
THE WIZARD OF OZ
Shine Kids is a theatre company for children in Primary 4-7. The company meets weekly to develop acting, singing, movement and dance skills through different drama activities and performances. The company’s most recent productions include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Children of Eden, and Cats.
FROZEN JR | SCHOOL OF ROCK
Ignite was formed in 2014, giving more young people in S1 and above opportunities to perform in their own productions and develop skills in acting, singing and dancing. The company have most recently performed in productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and Cats. Members of Ignite were also part of our 2022 summer production of Calamity Jane.
THE WIZARD OF OZ | SHREK THE MUSICAL
Shine is a theatre company for young people in S1 and above. The company thrives on an ethos that encourages its members and volunteers to build positive relationships, develop new skills and feel empowered by creativity while preparing for a variety of performances and productions. The company’s most recent performances include The Addams Family, Children of Eden, and Bring Me To Light.
