How would you describe your show in one sentence? Is This a Dagger? The Story of Macbeth – Award-winning performer and storyteller Andy Cannon, takes audiences on a thousand-year journey from fact to fiction and back again, cleverly weaving Shakespeare’s original language with his own storytelling style making this classic tale appealing for audiences young … Continued
ReadHow would you describe your show in one sentence? Eaten is a really funny yet educational show about food, food chains and digestion, starring a big cuddly lion called Lionel McLion. Is this a new show or have you performed it elsewhere? We performed this show in many places including Edinburgh International Science Festival, Istanbul … Continued
ReadHow would you describe your show in one sentence? A hopeful show using songs and stories to shine a light on ordinary and extraordinary women worldwide over many years who have found their own ways to take a stance against war. NB Gie’s Peace means Give Us Peace Is this a new show or have … Continued
ReadHow would you describe your show in one sentence? The Scientific Romance Theatre Company present HG Wells’ chilling classic -The Time Machine! Is this a new show or have you performed it elsewhere? This show had its world premiere in February at the SSC. It then went on to tour Scotland and is due to … Continued
ReadHow would you describe your show in one sentence? An inspiring, comical, multi-sensory adaptation of Jean Giono’s classic environmental tale. Is this a new show or have you performed it elsewhere? We have been performing it for 13 years now and recently passed 1700 performances, appearing all over the UK and North America, with return … Continued
ReadAlice Mary Cooper talks to us about Waves, her one-woman show celebrating women who performed extraordinary feats before being forgotten in the mundane struggle to survive. How would you describe your show in one sentence? An inspiring, joyful, funny dip into the life of an incredible person/woman. Is this a new show or have you … Continued
ReadHow would you describe your show in one sentence? OLD BOY is a show about grandfathers and grandsons and what men mean to each other in families. Is this a new show or have you performed it elsewhere? We have presented it once before at Platform in October 2017 as part of the Luminate Festival. … Continued
ReadHow would you describe your show in one sentence? Mindful Disco partners up Dance and Mindfulness, brings them on to the dance floor, to let the joy ignite. Is this a new show or have you performed it elsewhere? It’s a new dance event. What’s your favourite thing about the Fringe? We have lived in … Continued
ReadHow would you describe your show in one sentence? Unique, hard-hitting, poetic and highly visual exploration of creative resistance and the different ways in which women are silenced. Is this a new show or have you performed it elsewhere? It’s a new show! Is this your first visit to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? My eighth … Continued
ReadHow would you describe your show in one sentence? Three stories from three classic writers that showcase the eerie, the disturbing and the tragic. Is this a new show or have you performed it elsewhere? We’ve performed it in quite a few places – the Bread and Roses, and the White Bear in London, as … Continued
ReadTRACS (Traditional Arts & Culture Scotland, SCIO SC043009) is a co-operative network which champions our shared traditions of music, song, storytelling, dance, crafts, customs and local languages. TRACS brings together the Traditional Music Forum (SCIO SC042867), the Scottish Storytelling Forum (SCIO SC052330) and the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland (SCIO SC045085). Together we celebrate the local distinctiveness of Scotland’s places: our intangible cultural heritage. TRACS and the Forums have their registered office at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR.
