Turn the Cloth
"𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵? 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭, 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘦, 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩."
Maura, Turn the Cloth
On the night of the first storm of winter, all unmarried girls must meet to complete a tradition to ward off a creature of myth. When Bonnie doesn’t arrive at the village hall, tensions rise as the girls question what they’ve always been told. But are they really in danger, or is it all just a story?
Written by Eve Miller and directed by Emma Comfort, 'Turn the Cloth' was performed at the Scottish Storytelling Centre as part of Gateway Festival 2024.
I See My Sister
When sisters Mhairi and Caoimhe run away from home, Mhairi is determined to stay isolated from the world. It’s safer for her that way, and if it’s safer for her then it’s safer for them both. But in her struggle to keep her sister close, and other people out, Mhairi makes a deadly choice and risks losing Caoimhe forever. As the sisters become more entangled with the wild Scottish landscape, Mhairi’s secrets are revealed and her grasp on her sister – and reality – begins to slip.
Inspired by Scottish folklore and oral storytelling tradition, I See My Sister explores heritage, belonging, and sisterhood.
I See My Sister was performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024 with funding from the Keep It Fringe Fund.
"[This play]… oozes a sense of the mystical. The script is strong, with themes of our relationship with the land beneath our feet, and the bonds of sisterhood. Emma [Gribbon] and Laura [Milton] portray their characters sympathetically and are completely believable in their roles."
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