{"id":113,"date":"2019-09-03T14:37:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T14:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markfisher.theatrescotland.com\/?page_id=113"},"modified":"2025-01-17T11:18:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T11:18:47","slug":"mark-fisher-journalist-cv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.markfisher.theatrescotland.com\/index.php\/mark-fisher-journalist-cv\/","title":{"rendered":"CV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markfisher.theatrescotland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mark-Fisher-author-of-How-to-Write-About-Theatre-credit-Lotte-Fisher-8007-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Fisher journalist, author, editor, critic\" class=\"wp-image-99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markfisher.theatrescotland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mark-Fisher-author-of-How-to-Write-About-Theatre-credit-Lotte-Fisher-8007-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.markfisher.theatrescotland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mark-Fisher-author-of-How-to-Write-About-Theatre-credit-Lotte-Fisher-8007-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mark Fisher: freelance arts writer, editor, workshop leader, lecturer, mentor and critic<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2003-present<\/strong> Working for: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Acting Coach Scotland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arcola Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arts Council Malta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arts Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Association of Lighting Designers (Focus)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Association for Scottish Literary Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Audience Business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aukland Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Barbican Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Barn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BBC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Big Issue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Birmingham Rep<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Brown Publishing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canterbury Christ Church University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creative Scotland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cumbernauld Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daily Record<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DCA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Divadelny (Bratislava)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dublin Theatre Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dulwich College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dundee Rep<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edinburgh Festivals Magazine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edinburgh Festival Fringe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edinburgh International Book Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edinburgh International Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edinburgh International Science Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Envelope Room<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evening Times (Glasgow)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Falmouth University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Festival City Theatres Trust<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Festivals Edinburgh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Glasgow Caledonian University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Good Publishing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Guardian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hall for Cornwall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Herald<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Historic Environment Scotland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hookson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hordaland Fylkeskommune<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Horsecross Arts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hotline (Virgin Trains magazine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Humanist Society of Scotland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IATC Hong Kong<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Imaginate (Scottish International Children\u2019s Festival)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Independent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Independent on Sunday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International Journal of Scottish Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Irish Theatre Magazine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leeds Beckett University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lighthouse Poole<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The List<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Literature Wales<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Little, Brown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liverpool Hope University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liverpool Independents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lung Ha Theatre Company<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Malthouse Theatre, Media Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Melbourne Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Methuen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MJE Productions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mull Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Napier University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Library of Scotland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Union of Journalists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Theatre of Scotland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>News of the World<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Zealand International Arts Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Zealand Herald<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Northings (Hi-Arts website)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pepperdine University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pitlochry Festival Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Playbill, Press Gazette<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Playwrights&#8217; Studio Scotland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pleasance Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prompt (TMA magazine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raploch Urban Regeneration Company<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Renaissance Theatreworks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rennes\u00f8y kommune<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Royal Central School of Speech and Drama<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Royal Holloway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Royal Shakespeare Company<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scotland on Sunday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Scotsman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scottish Drama Training Network<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scottish Opera (Brio)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See Glasgow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Le Soleil (Quebec)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>State Theatre Company, Adelaide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Sunday Times Scotland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swindon Festival of Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sydney Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sydney Theatre Company<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teaching Drama Magazine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Theatre by the Lake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Theatre Royal, Plymouth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Theatre Royal, Winchester<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TheatreVoice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Time Out<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trinity College, Dublin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tron Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UBU\u2013European Stages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UCLA, UK Arts International<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UK Theatre Net<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Bath<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Bristol<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Chichester<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Exeter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Kent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Leeds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Manchester<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Roehampton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Sheffield<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Sunderland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Variety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visit Britain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Voyagers.io<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Young Vic Theatre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2000-2003<\/strong> The List, editor of Glasgow and Edinburgh events guide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1996-2000<\/strong> The Herald, chief theatre critic&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1993-2000<\/strong> Freelance writer working for BBC, The Big Issue, Cahiers de th\u00e9\u00e2tre Jeu (Canada), Caledonia, The Daily Telegraph, Dublin Theatre Festival, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, The Forestry Commission, Glasgow Film Theatre, The Guardian, The Herald, The Irish Times, The List, The New Statesman, N\u00fcrnberger Nachrichten (Germany), The Observer, RTE, The Saarbr\u00fccker Zeitung (Germany), Scotrail Horizons, The Scotsman, Scottish Tourist Board, Scottish International Children&#8217;s Festival, Stagebill (USA), The Sunday Times Scotland, TheatreForum (USA)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1992-1995<\/strong> Theatre Scotland magazine founder and managing editor of quality quarterly theatre journal&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1987-1995 <\/strong>The List magazine production co-ordinator (1987-1989), theatre editor (1989-1995), assistant editor (1990-1992)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1986 and 1987<\/strong> Edinburgh Festival Fringe, administrative assistant during summer months&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1982-1992<\/strong> Limelight magazine founding editor of official XTC fanzine&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2025\u2013present<\/strong> Freelance seat, NUJ National Executive Council<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2021\u20132023 <\/strong>Scotland seat (job share), NUJ National Executive Council<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2021\u2013present<\/strong> Arts Society accredited lecturer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2021<\/strong> and <strong>2022<\/strong> Lecturer in arts journalism, Glasgow Caledonian University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2020\u2013present<\/strong> Host of <a href=\"https:\/\/whatdoyoucallthatnoise.transistor.fm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2019<\/strong> Author and publisher of <a aria-label=\"What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xtclimelight.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book<\/a> (Mark Fisher Ltd)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2017<\/strong> Author and publisher of <a aria-label=\"The XTC Bumper Book of Fun for Boys and Girls (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xtclimelight.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The XTC Bumper Book of Fun for Boys and Girls<\/a> (Mark Fisher Ltd)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2017<\/strong> Chapter published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markfisher.theatrescotland.com\/index.php\/mark-fisher-chapters-in-books\/a-nation-changed-the-snp-and-scotland-ten-years-on\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"63\">A Nation Changed?<\/a> (Luath Press)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2016<\/strong> Chapter published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markfisher.theatrescotland.com\/index.php\/mark-fisher-chapters-in-books\/theatre-criticism-changing-landscapes\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"75\">Theatre Criticism: Changing Landscapes<\/a> (Bloomsbury)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2015<\/strong> Author of <a aria-label=\"How to Write About Theatre (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtowriteabouttheatre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Write About Theatre<\/a> (Bloomsbury Methuen Drama)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2014\u2013present <\/strong>Scotland seat, NUJ Freelance Industrial Council<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2012<\/strong> Author of <a aria-label=\"The Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghfringesurvivalguide.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide<\/a> (Bloomsbury Methuen Drama)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2011<\/strong> Chapter published in <a href=\"Cosmotopia: Transnational Identities in David Greig's Theatre\">Cosmotopia: Transnational Identities in David Greig&#8217;s Theatre<\/a> (Litteraria Pragensia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2007\u201308<\/strong> Lecturer in cultural journalism, Napier University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2007\u20132022<\/strong> Co-convener of the <a aria-label=\"Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/criticsawards.theatrescotland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Critics&#8217; Awards for Theatre in Scotland<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2007\u2013present<\/strong> Secretary <a aria-label=\"NUJ Edinburgh Freelance Branch (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edinburgh-freelance.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NUJ Edinburgh Freelance Branch<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2005\u2013present<\/strong> Judge on the UK Theatre Awards (previously TMA Theatre Awards)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2004\u2013present<\/strong> Judge on the <a aria-label=\"Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edinburgh-freelance.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Critics&#8217; Awards for Theatre in Scotland<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2004\u2013present<\/strong> Judge on the Scotsman Fringe Firsts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2004\u20132018<\/strong> Editor of Edinburgh International Festival Newsletter for patrons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2003\u20132010<\/strong> Chair <a aria-label=\"NUJ Edinburgh Freelance Branch (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edinburgh-freelance.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NUJ Edinburgh Freelance Branch<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2003<\/strong> Chapter published in The World of Theatre (International Theatre Institute)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2002<\/strong> Seminar leader, IATC young critics forum, Almada, Portugal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1998-2000<\/strong> Treasurer <a aria-label=\"NUJ Edinburgh Freelance Branch (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edinburgh-freelance.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NUJ Edinburgh Freelance Branch<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1998-2001 &amp; 2003<\/strong> Editor of drama programmes, Edinburgh International Festival\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1996<\/strong> Chapter published in Scottish Theatre Since the Seventies (Edinburgh University Press)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1995-1999<\/strong> Board member Clyde Unity Theatre\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1995-1999<\/strong> Judge on the TMA Theatre Awards\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1995<\/strong> Co-editor of Made in Scotland play anthology (Methuen) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Kent at Canterbury 1982-86 BA Honours Drama and Theatre Studies (2:1)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Fisher: freelance arts writer, editor, workshop leader, lecturer, mentor and critic 2003-present Working for: 2000-2003 The List, editor of Glasgow and Edinburgh events guide.&nbsp; 1996-2000 The Herald, chief theatre critic&nbsp; 1993-2000 Freelance writer working for BBC, The Big Issue, Cahiers de th\u00e9\u00e2tre Jeu (Canada), Caledonia, The Daily Telegraph, Dublin Theatre Festival, Edinburgh International Book &hellip; 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