Written by Morna Young, after Lewis Grassic Gibbon Co-conceived by Finn den Hertog and Morna Young Directed by Finn den Hertog, Music by Finn Anderson Review by Josie Rose Tickets from £10.00 ★★★★★ ‘Nothing endures but the land’. As audiences follow the seasons of Chris Guthrie’s life, change seems to be the only constant. In some … Continue reading Review: Sunset Song – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Written by Morna Young Directed by Finn den Hertog Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★ At the risk of conjuring a Prelim exam question: just what is it that secures Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s Sunset Song as one of the most important contemporary pieces of Scottish literature? But for any who have read the original piece or audiences leaving the Dundee Rep this evening, … Continue reading Review: Sunset Song, Dundee
Written by Hans Christian Andersen, Adapted by Morna Young Directed by Cora Bissett Composition and Sound Design by Finn Anderson Tickets from £22.50, £10.00 for children ★★★ As the cold winds blow and chill to the bone, Edinburgh envelopes itself in a glittering robe of festive cheer once more as the Royal Lyceum revives its … Continue reading The Snow Queen – The Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/SDUj0904xYQ Written by Morna Young Concept by Alan B McLeod Directed by Luke Kernaghan Featuring the Songs of Runrig ★★★ What is 'home'? Is it where we feel safe, where we are from, or is it simply the land itself we inhabit? Perhaps, it’s all of these. Or maybe it's something more. The merger of … Continue reading The Stamping Ground – Festival Theatre
Written by Morna Young Directed by Beth Morton ★★★★ Depending upon the poison you pick, the legendary Baba Yaga is famed for either devouring or protecting and raising those without mothers. Is either a fearsome, powerful, malicious witch or an emphatic woman of the world. Context is everything, and that’s something threaded beautifully into Morna … Continue reading Babs – A Play, A Pie, and A Pint
Directed by Amy Liptrott ★★★ Oh, the stories these waters could tell – from strife, famine and war to heartache and eternal lovers, the River Tay trickles a life force through the nation. The promised conclusion of the unique Shades of Tay project, which ran as digital audio productions, returns to the land for select performances overlooking … Continue reading A Night By The River Tay – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
