Poetry and storytelling

Poetry and storytelling

Border ballads, fiddle tunes, traditional tales and dances will be hot topics in Hawick at an upcoming…
The first Scottish Women’s Health Fair in 1983 saw women coming together from across Scotland to explore…
Celebrated annually on Robert Burns’ birthday, 25 January, Burns Night gathers Scots around the world to pay…
This week marks the 5th RLSDay organised by Edinburgh City of Literature, so in celebration it's a week long…
Inspired by St Andrew himself, ‘Fisherman’s Feast’ has received support through Scotland’s Winter Festivals…
 Tradfest, Edinburgh's newest festival, will see over twelve days of music, song, storytelling, dance,…
Over 250 years after his birth, Robert Burns’ influence on Scottish language and culture is alive and well.
This year’s Imaginate Festival, Scotland’s international festival of performing arts for children and young…
Seven years after its original inception, Donald Smith’s adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic…
A bit sick of Christmas? Come indulge your dark side with a modern dramatisation of RL Stevenson’s 'The…
Gaelic musical traditions and influences are thriving throughout Scotland, with the strong impact of the…
Sunday 2 November sees the Glorious Half-Mile to Holyrood – the Canongate – come to life with a free…
The first thing to say about the Hidden Door, is that it there is a lot to say.
As part of TradFest, Edinburgh’s newest Festival, the Storytelling Centre have put together a series of…
Between Monday 8 and Wednesday 24 July, the Life & Deaf Association will be travelling the length and…
''Five fabulous years – it’s just flown by – but the possibilities for this artform are endless and there’s…
From Frozie-Toesie to Goosie Gander, a bevy of birds take centre stage at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on…
Cinderella, Snow White, Hansel & Gretel... We all know a tale that features an evil stepmother with the…
Esc f8, the country’s only theatre company dedicated to producing science fiction is to take its maiden…