My new play, Allotment, is in rehearsal for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at a secret location in Inverleith. OK, Inverleith Allotments, near the Botanic Gardens. As you’ve probably gathered, it’s set in an allotment, and the set is growing as we speak, having been planted by the director, Kate Nelson of Nutshell Theatre, and designer [...]
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Allotment – Pix, Press, Precipitation
Nutshell’s Allotment is underway at the Edinburgh Fringe, and we’re delighted to have **** reviews in The Telegraph, The List, Three Weeks and Scotsman, as well as a preview in the Guardian. The weather has been a trial, but at least the plants are lushing up nicely in the extra rain. Here are some pics [...]
Scotsman Fringe First for Allotment!
Nutshell Theatre’s Allotment has won a Scotsman Fringe First Award! We’re absolutely thrilled to receive such a prestigious drama award, particularly alongside brilliant productions including the Traverse’s Ten Plagues with Marc Almond, Simon Callow’s solo show Tuesday at Tesco’s, innovative companies Rashdash, Curious Directive and Icon Theatre, and new plays An Instinct for Kindness and [...]
Fjordhus welcomes Texthus
Galashiels-based Fjordhus make beautiful Scandinavian-style bespoke houses with precision-engineered elements brought over from Norway. I’ve seen several of them in the local area and finally had a chance to see one from the inside. Lots of light, generous spaces, clean lines and warm timber – very lovely. And well equipped with eco-tech to withstand the [...]
Playwrights! Your perfect jumper in the whole world
Fellow Borders company Jaggy Nettle were also along at the recent Scottish Borders Business Excellence Awards, where they were shortlisted in the ‘Innovation’ category for their cashmere printing technique. But that’s just by the by. Far more importantly, they’ve invented a swoonworthy range of cashmere jumpers that are perfect for playwrights. The kingfisher-and-black lovely was [...]
Scottish Borders Business Excellence Award
Favourite client Maplehurst Guesthouse have won the Creative Marketing category in the recent Scottish Borders Business Excellence Awards. We’re especially delighted because their new website was a first-time collaboration between Galashiels web designers Cohorts by Design, Texthouse and St Boswells-based Shout Photography. Linda and Derek Chapman have done a fantastic job of styling the Maplehurst [...]
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