“Do you think cos I’ve been in the jail all I know is how to hurt people?”

Every year in Scotland thousands of people return home from prison to an uncertain future.

A Giant on the Bridge is award-winning gig-theatre revealing the human experiences in this prison-homecoming journey, which fuses acoustic songwriting, Scottish hip hop & original storytelling.

“A work of art, and utterly charming.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lost In Theatreland

Ballad Lines (formerly A Mother’s Song)is the 5-star, folk musical by Scottish composer Finn Anderson and West End director Tania Azevedo.

Ballad Lines is a heart-opening musical about the stories we inherit — and the choices each generation makes to break, reshape, or carry them forward.

A forgotten melody pulls Sarah, a queer woman in New York, into the lives of the women who came before her: Cait, her 17th-century Scottish ancestor, and Jean, a spirited Irish teenager a century later. Across three centuries, they face the same defining question: what does it mean to become a mother — and at what cost?

Blending Scottish, Irish and Appalachian ballads with a bold contemporary score, Ballad Lines weaves one family’s hopes, sacrifices and songs across generations.

From award-winning songwriter Finn Anderson (‘Islander’ (Southwark Playhouse Borough, Off Broadway), ‘Streets’) and acclaimed director Tania Azevedo (‘Mayflies’, ‘But I’m a Cheerleader’), this is a musical for anyone who has ever wondered where they come from — and what they choose to pass on.

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A Mother’s Song premiered at Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling in February 2023.

“Is this the next great Scottish musical? Possibly, probably.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Stage

Estelle models for The Artist.

Despite decades of experience, she has never sat for a session like this and with such an outcome, both unexpected, yet strangely inevitable.

LIFE is a new play by Maria Macdonell, set in a drawing class. Audiences are gently invited to draw or doodle during the show, or watch the story emerge.

“beautifully written and invites curiosity”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ North West End UK

Gandhari, Kunti and Draupadi are the three women whose stories are intricately woven into the tapestry that is the Mahabharata, the world’s longest epic.

Indian-Scottish storyteller Gauri Raje and Scottish musician Mairi Campbell create a story spun from classical and folk versions of the epic where Scottish and Indian rhythms meet.

Mahabharata - The Women premiered at the Scottish International Storytelling Festival and was peformed at Bangalore International Centre in Spring 2025

Mairi Campbell is a Scottish musician whose theatre work draws from personal stories and cultural concerns.

An established member of Scotland’s traditional music scene, she combines voice, fiddle and viola while pushing the boundaries with free improvisation, songs and stagecraft.

Her voice has been heard worldwide thanks to her version of Auld Lang Syne, with David Francis (The Cast), being used in the film Sex and the City.

Mairi and co-devisor / director Kath Burlinson have created The Pendulum Trilogy - three solo multi-disciplinary theatre shows Pulse (2016); Auld Lang Syne (2018) and Living Stone (Scotsman Fringe First 2024).

“…voice is like no other…an incredible storyteller…”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Edinburgh Guide

Sunk tells the story of Bob and Charlie, two incompetent men who set sail on a voyage of remembrance for their fathers who were lost at sea. Will their lifelong friendship survive when they are confined in a small boat with an approaching storm and their world about to capsize around them?

Written and performed by Ian Cameron and Sean Hay. Directed by Nicholas Bone with designer Karen Tennent, lighting designer, Simon Wilkinson and sound designer, Georgina MacDonell Finlayson

Gig theatre, storytelling and striking visuals combine in When Mountains Meet, to tell the story of one woman’s travels in search of family and connection.

Inspired by the journals of composer Anne Wood, an international cast of storytellers and musicians set forth on an unforgettable voyage from the Scottish Highlands to the Himalayas. The score combines alap, raag, reel and strathspey, as well as English, Gaelic and Hindustani vocals.

When Mountains Meet premiered to sell-out houses at Celtic Connections Festival 2023 and had a sold out tour of Scotland in spring 2024.

“A ceilidh play for two cultures” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Scotsman