1 Mar 2023
Would you like to start or be part of a deaf | Deaf club/group at Platform? We are looking to start a group...
Would you like to start or be part of a deaf | Deaf club/group at Platform? We are looking to start a group...
As our team finish up for the Christmas break we wanted to say a huge thank you to audiences, artists, partners, funders, peers and friends for the continued support over the past 12 months. It is greatly appreciated. The Platform office will close on Christmas Eve and reopen at 10am on Thursday 8 January 2026.
Artistic Director Matt Addicott shares a look back at the past year…
"The past year has had many highlights here at Platform. Welcoming thousands to the venue for our summer festival; unveiling an amazing new stained-glass window; hosting some of Alan Dimmick’s beautiful photographic works; running monthly Make Do events; working in partnership with FUSE to produce the first Glasgow East ComiCon; supporting Play Cafés at Platform and Parkhead and staging international performances as part of the Take Me Somewhere programme was a privilege and a joy.
By the time the curtain comes down on the final performance of A Christmas Carol, over 7,000 people will have been to see the show and your continued support is much appreciated. Huge thanks and congratulations to everyone involved from the stage management team to the ensemble of performers from Glasgow Kelvin College - everyone has worked hard to make the show a success and their work is much appreciated.
Engagement with our programme of weekly music, performance and visual art classes and workshops continues to rise and places for the next block running from January to March are available to book here. Our new creative programme, running until April, has also launched and is on sale now - details can be found here.
Thank you to everyone that has joined us for a workshop, attended a live performance or visited us at some stage this year – notable mention to all those parents, carers and friends that have helped transport audience members and group participants too!
Huge thanks to the whole staff team here as well as all the artists, technicians, volunteers, facilitators, stewards, café bar workers and other freelance and sessional staff that have contributed to our work in 2025.
At the end of the year we also remember those who we have lost along the way and this year sadly there were many that have made significant contributions to the arts centre and the communities we serve. From Mags and Jean, whose devotion to knitting, chatting and weekly workshops at Platform leave a deep and lasting impact on all those that met them, to Gerry with whom we worked closely with to plan and deliver projects like the Blairtummock Park Activity Trail and ComiCon. Each cared deeply for the area and their communities and leave the rest of us to continue that care and advocacy – inspired by the trails they blazed.
Looking ahead, 2026 will see us mark twenty years since first opening the doors here at The Bridge. From birthday parties, special commissions, new performances, archives, websites and exhibitions we have lots planned and look forward to celebrating with you.
In the meantime, on behalf of everyone at Platform, we wish you a very merry festive season and look forward to seeing you here next year!"
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Matt
