Macrobert Arts Centre

Long Live The Little Knife, Fire Exit/David Leddy

Long Live The Little Knife is a fast-paced, absurd and uplifting theatre piece about forgery, castration and blind drunkenness.

Multi-award-winning ‘theatrical maverick’ (Sunday Times), ‘site-specific genius’ (Scotsman) and ‘Fringe institution’ (Independent) David Leddy presents this dynamic, uplifting escapade about art forgery, castration and blind drunkenness.

Liz and Jim are small-time con artists who need £250,000 fast. They decide to become the world’s greatest counterfeiters. There’s only one problem. They can’t paint.

This boisterous caper finds the absurd connections between verbatim theatre, free-market economics and a castrated labradoodle in a classic Chanel clutch bag.

Developed with support from Royal Shakespeare Company and British Museum.

Stand By

Produced by Utter, in association with The Byre Theatre, St Andrews Written by Adam McNamara Directed by Joe Douglas

Four Police Officers sit in a riot van. Called out to a domestic dispute, which may turn violent, they are on stand by; waiting to enter a flat where a man is wielding a samurai sword. 

We wait with them, experiencing the relationships forged through the stress of the job and the turmoil of being caught between following orders and protecting themselves.

Written by a former Police Officer, Stand By shows the modern-day Police Service laid bare.

A unique performance, audiences are asked to wear single-earpiece headphones, as Police Officers do, to tell this urgent story in a multi-sensory way.

Snigel and Friends

by Caroline Bowditch and Company

Join Snigel (Leading UK disabled dancer Caroline Bowditch, Falling in Love with Frida), the inquisitive snail, in their cozy home underneath the leafy canopy; a colourful and sensory world where Snigel’s insect friends - brought to life by dancers, Welly O’Brien, Alex McCabe and performer and musician Zac Scott -  come to visit.  They dance, play, sing and make music in the undergrowth while uncovering secret treasures.  An inviting new work for children aged 0 – 12 months and their adult.

Mairi Campbell: Pulse

Greengold Projects and Authentic Artist Collective

An award-winning Scottish musician’s solo quest to heal cultural wounds. A homecoming in viola, voice, movement, animation and storytelling. From London’s classical Guildhall training, to love and danger in Mexico, discovering step-dancing in Cape Breton, Campbell “becomes a bold chameleon in her own back-story, switching characters as she goes… On a stage bare but for a rough-hewn pendulum – its flat stone culled from her family’s croft – Campbell opens her throat in a spirit of belonging that is ancient and modern, and life affirming for all of us.” Mary Brennan, Herald ****. Co-devised and directed by Kath Burlinson.

Hup, Starcatchers

Presented by Starcatchers in association with the RSNO and Pleasance Kids

A quirky quartet of playful musicians create an enchanting classical music experience for 0-24 month olds and their grown-ups. Discover two violins, one cello and one very mischievous raccoon. Hup is created for babies, and has a relaxed and comfortable performance style with the chance to stay and play afterwards.

Grandad and Me, The Letter J

Grandad and Me is a living storybook about loss, longing and the treasures of memory and imagination.

We meet a young girl who is missing her Grandad – he has gone, even though his favourite job was being her Grandad. Led by found objects and her imagination, she traces his footsteps on a magical adventure through time and space.

A luscious-looking and tremendously moving show from the new Glasgow-based company The Letter J”
****Scotman

…gorgeously detailed and nostalgic set, wonderful live music and beautifully simple projected animation.  
****Herald  

****Edinburgh Guide  

****The Times