Have you noticed how personal advertising is getting? Pulling on the heartstrings of emotional connection to elicit sales from you during this “most wonderful time of the year”? Well, it is a wonderful time of year, but it doesn’t have to be maneuvered by multi-billion corporations. Instead, it should be about taking a break from … Continued

Beginning with St Andrew’s Day and running through to Burns Night, the Scottish Storytelling Centre in association with Scotland’s Winter Festivals entertains across the colder months by showcasing how Scotland’s traditions can bring people together, home and away, in cross-generational celebration. Inspired by St Andrew himself, ‘Fisherman’s Feast, Sailor’s Rest’ on St Andrew’s Day has … Continued

The 16th Carrying Stream Festival celebrates the ideas and achievements of Hamish Henderson – folklorist, cultural activist and father of the modern Scottish folk renaissance. Key features this year for the 16th celebration include a concert by Irish singer songwriter Tommy Sands, the annual Hamish Henderson Lecture, events commemorating the 10th anniversary of the death … Continued

Chai For All perform the Arts Council England-funded multi narrative music and spoken word show this Saturday, 4th November at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh.  This performance piece which is part of a ten-gig UK tour, is Chai for All’s re-telling of the Balfour Declaration story of 1917 in its centenary year, to educate, invite … Continued

From Ancient Greece to Victorian Scotland, the Storytelling Centre is excited to host two productions this October which explore female duty and defiance in two contrasting showcases. ANTIGONE Mon 2 – Wed 4 October, 8pm (1hr) Oxygen House celebrate their 30th anniversary by returning to their spiritual home at the Netherbow Theatre with a powerful, … Continued

Share your Story This is what Annie urges us all to do in her one-woman show, which focuses on personal and political identity as an immigrant. Drawing on family memories and juxtaposing her own journey with the contrasting struggles of her grandfather, Kerala poet PM John, it’s a personal story as well as a general … Continued

Scotland’s dark and mysterious past is hidden deep in its songs and legends. Heather Yule, Jeanie Roy Collins and Alison Bell are Cantrip Teasel, and present The Strange and the Eerie: Ballads and Stories of Auld Scotland from Mon 21 – Wed 23 August. Alison gave us some insight into their show… How would you … Continued

The Scottish Storytelling Centre and John Knox House are delighted to be part of Edinburgh’s 101 Objects, a popular city-wide visitor experience celebrating 2017 Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology, highlighting how fact is often stranger than fiction (pocketbook of skin, anyone?) Our objects, the Netherbow Bell and Geneva Bible, are being viewed by many, … Continued

How would you describe your show in one sentence? The name of the show says it all. A bonnie fetcher is someone who stands up for themselves or a cause that they believe in. I was inspired to share songs and stories highlighting women of courage throughout the world and over the centuries. Their lives … Continued

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe kicked off in earnest last Friday with another jam-packed programme of theatre, comedy, music, family shows and much, much more. Here’s what’s been happening at the Centre so far: Our children’s shows have been delighting audiences, from the bilingual carrot-tastic The Wonderful World of Lapin, filled with French, furry friends and … Continued