’S ann às an Eilean Sgitheanach a tha Tanya NicDhòmhnaill bho thùs. An dèidh dhi ionnsachadh aig Stiùidio Ealain Cleasachd Alba ann an Dùn Èideann, tha i a-nis ag obair na stiùiriche tèatar agus bùthan-obrach dràma.

O chionn ghoirid, stèidhich Tanya Higgledy Piggledy Productions a tha gu sònraichte a’ brosnachadh sgeulachdan Albannach ionadail agus tèatar air a stiùireadh le boireannaich, a bharrachd air a bhith a’ brosnachadh na Gàidhlig. Ann an 2022, chuir Tanya air dòigh dealbh-cluich chloinne ann an co-obrachadh le Caisteal Dhùn Bheagain san Eilean Sgitheanach, leis an ainm “The Flag, the Flood and a Fairy Called Flo” air a sgrìobhadh le Lana Pheutan agus stèidhichte air beul-aithris ionadail. O chionn ghoirid tha i air a’ bhuidheann pantomime coimhearsnachd ionadail a stiùireadh. Tha i an-dràsta ag obair air dealbh-chluich Albannach ùr “PALS” a thoirt gu Iomall Fèis Dhùn Èideann 2024.

A bharrachd air a bhith a’ stiùireadh, tha Tanya cuideachd air a bhith ag obair le Fèisean nan Gàidheal mar phàirt den phrògram Fèisgoil a’ cleachdadh dràma agus òrain gus Gàidhlig a theagasg do chlann bun-sgoile. O chionn ghoirid tha i air a bhith a’ cuideachadh le bùthan-obrach dràma òigridh Theatre Gu Leòr Strabang.

Originally from the Isle of Skye, Tanya MacDonald is a theatre director and drama workshop leader having studied at Performing Arts Studio Scotland in Edinburgh.

In recent years, she founded Higgledy Piggledy Productions which specialises in local Scottish stories and female led theatre as well as promoting the Gaelic Language. In 2022 Tanya commissioned a children’s theatre performance in collaboration with Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye, called “The Flag, the Flood and a Fairy Called Flo,” written by Skye playwright Lana Pheutan and inspired by local folklore. More recently she has directed the local community pantomime group. Tanya is currently working on bringing new Scottish play “PALS” to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024.

Aside from directing she has also worked with Fèisean nan Gàidheal as part of their Fèisgoil programme, using drama and songs to teach primary school children the Gaelic language. More recently Tanya has been assisting with Theatre Gu Leòr’s Strabang! National Gaelic Youth Theatre of Scotland.