Ivor MacAskill (he/they) is a queer, trans, neurodivergent live artist and theatre-maker based in Glasgow, UK. They create both solo performance works and collaborative projects as artistic director and co-creator of The Polar Bears and one half of Cade & MacAskill. His highly original works are entertaining and experimental both in content and form, straddling theatre, live art and visual art. There is a particular focus on creating innovative work for children and their adults in a range of settings and contexts.
Ivor’s main current project is The Making of Pinocchio, created with Rosana Cade which has been touring internationally since 2021. Past projects include STUD, a solo performance for adults exploring masculinity, gender, DIY and Horses, which has toured to London, Dublin and Auckland; MOOT MOOT created with Rosana Cade and Yas Clarke which was part of both the British Council and Made in Scotland showcases at Edinburgh Fringe 2019; and The Polar Bears Go Up! a children’s show created with Fiona Manson, directed by Lee Lyford and a co-production with The Unicorn Theatre which is a funny and adventurous show for 2-5s now touring in China.
Ivor is also a freelance performer, dramaturg, and facilitator for a variety of other organisations and artists. Past collaborative projects include dramaturgy for Rituals For Change, None of Us is Yet a Robot; directing on EATEN, Mamoru Iriguchi; co-creator and director of How To Be A Christmas Tree, Cumbernauld Theatre; Performer/Deviser on The Live Art Community Musical with Get In The Back Of The Van; Performer and co-creator in Dickie Beau’s Drag Family, The House Of Strange Loops.
He is often a mentor for other artists, particularly those wanting to move into creating work for children and has consulted on Katy Baird’s latest work, ‘Get Off’; Daniel Oliver’s ‘The Egg Show’, Heather Brandenburg’s ‘Sasquatch’ – a queer wrestling show for kids; ‘Plink And Boo’ by Can’t Sit Still; and he worked on Figs In Wigs’ Christmas Show, ‘Wind in The Willows’.
He was recently invited to be the lead artist facilitator on the BUZZ Youth Theatre Network’s international lab on Diverse Voices, supported by Youth Theatre Arts Scotland.
In 2015-2017, Ivor was supported by Imaginate as a research artist leading on Gendersaurus Rex, a major project exploring gender, sexuality, queerness and difference in children’s performance, which then led to him being the lead artist on the EU-funded PUSH project.
Ivor MacAskill 
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