SATURDAY 27 APRIL
12-2pm Forum: Made In The Borders
2pm & 3pm Storytelling: Katy Swift and Kate Cohen
4pm Plays: Borderlands - The Fatal Misjudgement
5pm Music: Arcadian Meadows - James Wyness
5:45pm Play: Miss Lyndsay’s Secret - Maria McDonell
7pm Music: The Doc
7.30pm Play: El Duglas - Hot Trod Theatre
8.30pm Music: James Wyness
9pm Opera: DDAOS Cabaret
2pm and 3pm
Cabaret Stage
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Cailleach Creation Myth And Stories of Dragons
Story Telling
with Katy Swift and Kate Cohen
Cabaret Stage
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FREE
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Bringing you story-telling soundscapes of magical mystical dragons and the Cailleach's creation.
Stories for All!
4pm Main Stage
Borderlands - The Fatal Misjudgement by Carol Robson
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Following its initial success at the DunsPlayFest in 2023, by popular request, Carol has extended this story of the political machinations swirling around the captivity of Mary Queen of Scots in England from 1569 - 87.
The original short play examined the interplay between Mary and William Cecil, the spymaster of Elizabeth I.
The revised play includes an examination of the relationships and motivations of Elizabeth, Cecil, and Mary in the events leading up to Mary’s execution at Fotheringay in 1587. Both Mary and Elizabeth tried to circumvent the plotting and planning of their respective supporters, ultimately without success. But as their story played out, they were both propelled into key roles in the hisstory of Great Britain. Come and immerse yourselves in the music and Court intrigues of Tudor England. And a fatal misjudgement!
5.45pm Main Stage
Maria McDonnell presents
Miss Lindsay's Secret
Come in. Shut the door. Open the Box. What’s inside? ‘An outstanding and heartbreakingly beautiful
play’ (Jenny Gilruth, Scottish Culture Minister 2021) A museum curator finds hidden letters binding
Glenesk to Canada’s Klondike goldrush. But should she tell their intimate secrets? A true tale of
sewing and 1900’s sexting, revealed by The Curator, The Musician and The Man. Four and five star
reviews. ‘Powerful’ (Broadway Baby), ‘A delight’ (British Theatre Guide), ‘Confidently sweeps us away’
(Wee Review)
£10/£8
7pm Cabaret Stage
The Doc
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FREE
Performing a mellow blend of original songs, the Doc is back to soothe and entertain!
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7.30pm Main Stage
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El Duglas
Performed by
Iain Fraser and John Nichol
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New Writing from Hot Trod Theatre Company
Every year, in the Andalucian town of Teba, an event is held in honour of the heroic deeds of Sir James Douglas, often known as ‘The Black Douglas’, who fought and died there in the Battle of Teba in 1330. He was on his way to the Holy Land with the embalmed heart of his friend, Robert the Bruce. Sir James was Bruce’s ablest lieutenant and the most professional soldier of his day, whose menacing resourcefulness and outright genius undoubtedly led to victory in the Scottish Wars of Independence. Who better to tell his story than the Bruce himself?
5 and 8.30pm Cabaret Stage
James Wyness
Arcadian Meadows
Guitars and Lap steel, fingerpicked Appalachian delicacies on a bed of North Indian Raga. Garnished with Wild Mountain Thyme. Drenched in Desert Blues. Washed down with a vintage 60s east coast minimalism.
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FREE
