Created and Performed by Stuart Kenny, Grant Robertson and Lewis Gillies ★★★★ Let’s just get it out of the way: what a bloody beautiful show. Over the rolling hills of heather, traversing the rough and rugged terrain of the landscape, Scotland’s wilderness is an envy of the world: perhaps some of us need reminding of … Continue reading Bear With Me: A Polar Bear in Scotland – Scottish Storytelling Centre
Written and Performed by Sinéad O’Brien ★★★★ Often, the discussion of loved ones with mental illness sparks a sense of storytelling and catharsis. Less often, though, are tales about the act of caring for them, and the struggles we encounter. The pangs of guilt, the harsh realities. Even rarer is how much we love them … Continue reading No One Is Coming – George Mackay Brown Library at The Scottish Storytelling Centre
Libretto and Performed by Cécile McLorin Salvant Composition by Darcy James Argue ★★★★★ There’s a regret, of sorts, in covering single-night events. Cécile McLorin Salvant: Ogresse at The Festival Theatre, part of the Edinburgh International Festival, is a shining example of the deep-panged guilt of not being able to share the experience with another the following … Continue reading Cécile McLorin Salvant: Ogresse – Festival Theatre
Created and Performed by John Bolland Co-directed by Mark Thomson ★★★ Conjuring the idea of how it feels to find oneself on a ‘burning platform’ - too hot to stand but too late to abandon, just what options do we have left when facing down the barrel of this Climate Emergency, and what parallels can be … Continue reading Pibroch – Scottish Storytelling Centre
Written and Performed by Imogen Stirling Directed by Matthew Lenton ★★★★★ Envy, Lust, Wrath, Avarice, Gluttony, Sloth, and Pride. Archaic vices, relics of a Christian device of control – or something altogether more benign? Initially conceived and eventually published by Verve Press as Stirling’s second poetry collection, Love the Sinner draws the seven vices of classical theology … Continue reading Love the Sinner
Hosted by Kevin Mclean Music from Jack Hinks Featuring: Malaika Kegode, Stephen James Smith, Roshni Gallagher and Sofia Siren Nobility, gentry, and even the rabble: we all share few things, but the spoken word is one of them. Poetry is a language across boundaries - despite its occasional high-brow misconceptions. But now, so ingrained and … Continue reading Loud Poets: April – Scottish Storytelling Centre
This year’s Scottish International Storytelling Festival saw dozens upon hundreds of shows, events, and workshops occur across Edinburgh - with over one hundred of these free across the city. A wealth of theatrical and performance-orientated events took place at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, a hub for diverse creativity to flourish and nurture its emerging ideas. … Continue reading Have A Gander – The Scottish International Storytelling Festival II
This year’s Scottish International Storytelling Festival saw dozens upon hundreds of shows, events, and workshops occur across Edinburgh - with over one hundred of these free across the city. A wealth of the theatrical and performance orientated events took place at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, a hub for diverse creativity to flourish and nurture its … Continue reading Have A Gander – The Scottish International Storytelling Festival
Hosted by Kevin Mclean They’re back. There’s no pomp or pretension; what Loud Poets does from the onset is encourage and offer inspiration to audiences who perhaps wish to find a footing within the spoken word community or want to appreciate it. There’s no lingering start, no extended explanations or push for interactivity; from the onset host … Continue reading Loud Poets – Scottish Storytelling Centre
Hosted by Kleio Pethainou with Guest Contributors. ★★★★ Scáthach, Warrior Queen of Skye. The Gyre-Carling, crone of the Highlands. The golden-haired Grecian girl, her purity tainted. Cailleach's creation of Ailsa Craig. And, of course, the misunderstood romanticism of the Selkies. You may know their names, but are you acquainted with their stories? More importantly, how … Continue reading Untellable Tales: Femininities – Scottish Storytelling Centre
