Last performed in Scotland two years ago and with a glowing response during its showcase at 2009s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this is a rare opportunity to see Dario Fo’s monologue, performed by his close friend and leading interpreter of his work, Mario Pirovano, this Saturday, 8 October at the Centre. Written by Fo against a … Continued

The Scottish Recovery Network and Scottish Poetry Library’s Living Voices programme are collaborating to deliver a series of workshops on Working Creatively with Small Groups, the first of which, dealing with Talking, Listening and Storying, will take place at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Friday 7 October. This workshop will focus on looking specifically at … Continued

Shelley O’Brien brings her moving one woman show – tag lined as a “Tragicomedy with Biscuits” – to the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Thursday 13 October as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival. She Wins All the Races is set in the 1970s and tells the story of an intelligent, happy … Continued

Kicking off TRACS’ autumn workshops programme will be two complementary workshops on bringing alive the practices of song and story. On the 1st of October, Penny Stone and Ellie Logan lead Bringing the Song Alive, while the following week Allison Galbraith, Andy Cannon and Donald Smith will host Bringing the Story Alive. Donald Smith, Director … Continued

We grabbed Kat Healy for 5 quick questions to get to know more about her and her new record, Wolf, which Kat performs here on Friday, 30 Sepember, kick starting a Scottish tour. Tell us about your album. Wolf was a project created whilst I was taking a much needed break from gigging earlier this … Continued

Sleeping Warrior Theatre Company – a fresh young collective based in Glasgow – aim to bring new, vibrant and unique work to the stage, creating shows that are inventive, fun and distinctly Scottish, with new music at their heart. Daniel Abercrombie, Programme and Events Manager at the Scottish Storytelling Centre commented: ‘After hosting Sleeping Warrior’s … Continued

The third week of Edinburgh Festival Fringe brought lots of good news for Celeste’s Circus, which got ★★★★ reviews from Fest Magazine, NetMums and Edinburgh Festival for Kids and was named runner-up in the Primary Times Children’s Choice Award! Anatomy of the Piano (for Beginners) has also been getting some fab responses from audiences… …as … Continued

Two of Scotland’s finest folk musicians – fiddler Adam Sutherland and pianist/vocalist Hamish Napier – join forces for Nae Plans, a thrilling, moving and totally spontaneous culmination of traditional tunes. About to play three sets here at the Centre as part of our Fringe 2016 programme, Adam (above right) told us about their process and … Continued

If you’ve been to see any of our fantastic Fringe shows recently, you’ll no doubt have notice the colourful exhibtion currently on display in our Storytelling Court. A project led by graffiti artist Dale vN Marshall, I am not a child was created with the help of local teenagers growing up with mental health issues … Continued

The Fringe is in full swing and here at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, the great reviews, audience feedback and even award nominations are pouring in! O is for Hoolet, Ishbel McFarlane’s one-woman exploration of the Scots language, joined the line-up on Friday 12 August and got off to a fantastic start, including a ★★★★ review … Continued