The National Theatre of Scotland is to stage a production on the current crisis in newspaper journalism.

Performed next month in Glasgow the one hour show called Enquirer will look at the ‘past, present and future’ of newspapers.

It will examine ethical questions and the Leveson Inquiry, as well as issues around declining print revenues and the rise of digital media.

The thaeatre’s artistic director, Vicky Featherstone said: “A lot of our peers, people we grew up with, are journalists, and we’d had discussions with them about this ‘crisis’ – as they called it – in journalism. It is the hardest thing for journalists to be able to talk about their own situation.”

She added: “We are not doing a piece where a single writer with a single voice will come up with a state-of-the-nation piece with a conclusion and a thesis. This will not be a complete analysis of where we are at now.”

Anonymous interviews are being conducted with 50 people working in the newspaper industry, including reporters, columnists, editors, photographers, printers, web designers, newspaper carriers, retailers and readers.

These include leading journalists from newspapers including Scottish titles the Daily Record and The Herald.

The project has been put together following the unfolding events of recent months in the newspaper industry, and will be updated throughout the rehearsal and performance period to reflect the current state of play –including the phone-hacking scandal and Leveson Inquiry.

The production is a collaboration with the London Review of Books, and is written by its contributing editor, Andrew O’Hagan. It will be performed in Glasgow from 26 April until 12 May.