Scotland's national theatre have officially opened its new headquarters in the north of Glasgow.

The National Theatre of Scotland's £6.5m Rockvilla home, on the banks of the Forth and Clyde Canal, sees a former cash and carry building in the Speirs Wharf area of the city become the "engine room for Scottish theatre."

However the building, its development designed by Hoskins Architects, will not be a place for performance for the public - it will be used for rehearsal, wardrobe, workshops and office space.

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The company (NTS) said the company will remain a "theatre without walls" - or without a permanent theatre home - and will continue to collaborate with other Scottish theatre companies and tour the nation.

The building has already been in operation but yesterday was formally opened in a ceremony with Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, Dame Seona Reid, chair of the NTS and Councillor Frank McAveety, leader of Glasgow City Council.

The large facility is 3700 sq. metres (40,000sq.ft) of space over two levels.

The company moved into the building in November 2016 and productions of Let The Right One In and The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart have rehearsed in Rockvilla before their respective openings at the McCullough Theatre for Texas Performing Arts in Austin, Texas and The McKittrick Hotel in New York in January 2017 and December 2016.

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Dame Seona said: "Rockvilla is not only a major resource for our national theatre, but also for the entire Scottish theatre sector.

"It will allow us to expand our offer to artists, practitioners, partners and communities and contribute significantly to a new and evolving cultural hub on the banks of the Forth and Clyde canal in north Glasgow."

Ms Hyslop said: "Rockvilla will not only be a centre for creativity, production and talent development for the National Theatre of Scotland, it will be a hub of innovation for our wider Scottish theatre industry."