And here is the full programme for #DunsPlayFest 2026
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Duns PlayFest's Director (John McEwen) and Producer (Sara Best) talk about the packed programme for this year's festival (first week in May).
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This is DunsPlayFest's youngest trustee, Jamie who has been part of community theatre since he was eight. He’s a regular onstage with Duns Players and at Berwickshire High School where he is currently doing Highers. He recently won the NODA North Councillor’s Rising Star Award.
He is also a writer/director whose play opened last year's DunsPlayFest, its sequel is booked for next year's festival.
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So I wrote a Blog post for DunsPlayFest about the transformation of a drill hall into a magical space for new theatre.
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Local Community in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders transforms Duns Volunteer Hall into a theatre for Scotland’s festival of new drama. Theatre in Berwickshire: A Community Without a StageThe eastern Scottish Borders has many community halls but completely lacks an actual theatre building. Despite this, it has a rich and vibrant community of playwrights and theatre groups, and has seen the rapid establishment of DunsPlayfest. This is an annual festival of new writing for theatre, that is becoming
DunsPlayFest's patron and theatre impresario, Richard Demarco, has been named Scottish European of the year!
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https://bylines.scot/politics/europe-politics/richard-demarco-scottish-european-of-the-year/
Here is DunsPlayFest's youngest playwright and trustee in conversation with this year's winner of the Hugo Burge Award.
And on top of this news, just heard that DunsPlayFest's Festival Director, John McEwen and Producer, Sara Best, are off to the Thistle Awards this evening being in the final four of this prestigious award in the Outstanding Festivals Category.
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Firebrand premièred this new radio play at this year's DunsPlayFest. Presented on stage as a radio play it was remarkably spell binding. Great to see them touring it.
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Shot from one of the new plays that premiered at this year's DunsPlayFest.
Ollipops a dark comedy written & directed by Eilidh Macdonald, which went on to a successful run at the Fringe.
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Eric Branse-Instone