My trip to the beach via the Traditional Tales slot at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on August 17th as part of the Official Fringe no less – we are moving up in the world!

A lovely relaxed hour up in the library at the centre with a nice receptive (paying!) audience – I really enjoyed the flow of the stories and its given me some ideas for a Free Fringe show next year. I knew I’d miss it when I didn’t join in this year but it has given me the opportunity to see a great deal more than I usually have time for – Marjolein Robertson is a new-to-me stand out, as is the developed show A Wolf Shall Devour the Sun with Dougie Mackay and Jemima Thewes. I first saw this when it was a mere puppy show in development two years ago and it has become a fully fleshed marvel in this iteration.

All in all a good Festival and now on to unearth some mythic Scottish royalty for a gig in Holyrood Palace as part of their Family Day in October