Fort Theatre

The Theatre was the brainchild of Mr James Bissell who, in 1960 was a member of an amateur dramatic club, but was filled with the desire to begin an amateur theatre group in Bishopbriggs. His idea was that in time there would be a theatre built which would house an amateur club, completely run by amateurs but from time to time bringing professional performances to the town

The idea of using Brackenbrae Farm came when Mr Bissell, himself a councillor on the Town Council, heard that plans were afoot to pull down Brackenbrae House. He pleaded the cause of the theatre to have the derelict granary for use as a Theatre.

Since then the theatre has been used extensively for a variety of activities and shows. It is a community run theatre, and has been such for 43 years. It is run by the Antonine Theatre Group who were established approximately 53 years ago. the group are responsible for all upkeep.