Scottish Theatre Highlights: June 2023
June in Scotland's theatres sees returning Edinburgh Fringe hits, a new celebration of Billy Connolly, and evenings of storytelling at the CCA
Following on from its successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022, Peaceophobia comes to Tramway (15-17 Jun) for a unique theatrical event exploring Islamophobia, faith, masculinity and community. A co-production between Common Wealth, Speakers Corner, Bradford Modified Club, and Zia Ahmed, the show will be accompanied by Sisterhood, an exhibition celebrating feminine solidarity from young women in Speakers Corner Collective.
Over at Summerhall, the Anatomy Lecture Theatre will play host to Sex Education Xplorers (S.E.X) by Mamoru Iriguchi (3 Jun), a fun-filled, time-travelling expedition through the history of sex based on lived experiences from its LGBTQIA+ creative team. Summerhall will also be the new home for the now fully hybrid (in person and online) Fringe of Colour festival from the 23-29 June.
Dear Billy, National Theatre of Scotland’s storytelling celebration of Billy Connolly by Gary McNair, will embark on its tour of the country this June across venues in Kilmarnock, Edinburgh, Ayr, Dundee, Dumfries, St Andrews, Cumbernauld, Perth, and Glasgow (to name a few). Pitlochry Festival Theatre will host Martin McCormick's well-received The Maggie Wall (9-28 Jun), delving into the Scottish witch trials and insular, patriarchal communities.
At the CCA in Glasgow, the Village Storytelling Centre presents Sangs n’ Clatter-Emerging Voices (8 Jun), celebrating the work of three new emerging storytellers for an evening of listening and sharing. Tricky Hat productions explore aging and all its complications through a mix of music, film and performance from people over 50 in FLAME UP!, also at the CCA on 10 June.