Wilson at Play 4th October

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The Wilsons Tales Project & The Borders Pub Theatre Co. presents

“Wilson at Play”

6 short plays based on Wilsons Tales of the Borders.

At Paxton House, Picture Gallery on 4^th October 2024 at 7-30.

The Diver & The Bell     adapted by Robert Sproul-Cran
The Overcoat     adapted by John McEwan
Gypsy Soul     adapted by Emily Larner
The Thriftless Heir     adapted by Clare Watson 
The Curse of Scotland     adapted by Campbell Hutcheson 
The Faa’s Revenge     adapted by Anita John 

Tickets £12.

(IF using a credit card, please be aware that you may need to untick the ‘paypal’ option) 

from   www.wilsonstales.co.uk

For a preview trailer, see 

 Paxton House “Wilson at Play” trailer

More Information:

The Borders Pub Theatre Group are a collective of playwrights who write short plays to a theme and then have them presented by professional actors.

The Wilson’s Tales Project was created to stimulate a revival of a wide community interest in “Wilson’s Tales of the Borders”. The Project raises awareness of these heritage Tales, their historic context  and content and provides a platform for contemporary artists of all types to respond to and re-tell them. 

Paxton House picture gallery is a stunning performance space set in a historic Borders mansion on the banks of the Tweed and showing a selection of paintings of national importance form the National Gallery of Scotland collection. Including the Battle of Camperdown, featured in the very first Wilsons tale, “The Vacant Chair”. 

Supported by Destination Tweed’s Community Grants Scheme, which is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Destination Tweed is a unique source-to-sea river revitalisation project centred on the creation of a 113-mile River Tweed Trail. The Trail will connect communities and attractions along the route, improve the landscape and river habitat and provide a unique experience for locals and visitors alike. Destination Tweed incorporates a wide range of cultural, river and landscape enhancement projects including the Community Grants Scheme, which supports projects on the themes of Nature, History and Stories and is available to projects within 2km of the river. Destination Tweed is a multi-partner collaboration led by Tweed Forum with over 30 funders; the Community Grants Scheme is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund 

For more information, or if you have questions, just send an email to WilsonsTales@gmail.com or aa@wilsonstales.co.uk