As part of Scotland’s Year of Stories we want to take storytelling back to its natural home, the Howff or Pub. For centuries pubs have been the centre of communities where people come together and the traditional place where epic tales are told often aided by a pint or two. Tales of bravery, tales of ghosts, tales of local mystery, tales of adventure or just tall tales, all taken from local legend and history.

The project will commission new works from performers to take their tales out to pubs and engage with audiences there; reaching new demographics that may not otherwise venture to the theatre to see live performance. The work must be original script based on local legend or folklore or expand upon existing work written or created in Scotland to bring a new and dynamic performance.  We will prioritise work that is local to Dumfries and Galloway and our rich history as a border land.

The project will deliver 4 new commissioned works. Each artist will deliver 6 performances of their work at separate venues in October/December 2022.