Name: Scottish Theatre History Weekend - Talks
Start: 2024-11-30T14:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-11-30T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Scottish Storytelling Centre

Scottish Theatre History Weekend - Talks

A weekend of talks and performance exploring Edinburgh’s rich theatre history, presented as part of the Edinburgh 900 celebrations.
On Saturday 30th November from 2pm-5pm we present a series of free talks with input on the Theatre Royal and Walter Scott’s dramas by Helen Graham, how the Edinburgh Festivals began by David Pollock, the Pleasance and Gateway Theatres by Donald Smith, and the restoration of the Kings Theatre.
On Sunday 1st December from 1:30pm-2.30pm we are pleased to welcome biographer Priscilla Barlow to give a pre-curtain talk on her research into Scotland’s vibrant theatre scene in Macrae’s lifetime.
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Created as part of the Edinburgh900 celebrations and the Scottish
Theatre History Weekend at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.