Eric Branse-InstoneOne of the theatre companies that returned to DunsPlayfest this year was Slash House. Another brilliant piece of new writing excellently presented. Well worth seeing if they decide to tour it. See the independent review here:
So DunsPlayfest is over for another year. Here is an interesting reflection from one of our Trustees (and writer/director of one of this year's productions that attracted one of the biggest audiences) about the meaning of life.
Musings on Life, Love, and DunsPlayFest by Jamie Mein
I’m about to make a bonkers statement but stay with me. At DunsPlayFest 2026, I well and truly think I discovered the meaning of life. Told you it was going to be bonkers but I’m being entirely serious.“What is this meaning you speak of?” I hear you ask. And “how on earth does DunsPlayFest fit into all this philosophical malarkey?” Well, I’m glad you asked. I had this epiphany at the epic closing party on the final night of the festival. Thanks to the spectacular ceilidh led by the fantastic ban
Facebook Reel here promoting Firebrand Theatre' s production at next month's DunsPlayfest. Can't wait!
Up for something a bit spooky? The latest show from Firebrand Theatre, 'The Land Beyond the Forest', showing at this year's DunsPlayFest, might be for you! Following the success of A Room of One’s Own and Ungetatable, Firebrand is thrilled to return to Duns PlayFest with a brand new play about the Scottish origins of Dracula. Honouring the vein of bringing the lives of women writers out of the shadows and into the light, The Land Beyond the Forest illuminates the little known Scottish novelist and anthropologist Emily Gerard (1849-1905) who solo walked the Carpathian Mountains in Transylvania to unearth superstitions including how to kill a vampire and the first mention of Nosferatu; material which went on to inspire Bram Stoker to pen the best known Gothic novel of all time. Featuring Ellie Zeegen, this in-the-round performed reading fuses biographical material with Firebrand’s theatricality for a breathtaking journey into The Land Beyond the Forest. Made possible by Duns Play Fest. With thanks to Dacre Stoker, Experience Transylvania and the National Library of Scotland 🗓 Saturday 2nd May ⏰ 7:30pm 📍Volunteer Hall 🎫 https://tikt.link/dpf26Land Creative Scotland Firebrand Theatre Company Ellie Zeegen | Duns Play Fest
Up for something a bit spooky? The latest show from Firebrand Theatre, 'The Land Beyond the Forest', showing at this year's DunsPlayFest, might be for you! Following the success of A Room of One’s...
And here is the two lead characters of the play that our teenager writer/director is working with doing a promo for DunsPlayfest where the play will be premiered
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Davie and Alastair are venturing out of The Red Lion to DunsPlayFest! Will you be there too? Catch Davie and Alastair in The Red Lion: The Final Chapter at 12:30 on Saturday the 9th of May!...
Article in The List about DunsPlayfest!
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https://list.co.uk/news/duns-play-fest-rolls-out-programme-for-latest-celebration-of-the-arts-48220
DunsPlayfest is fast approaching. Here is an insightful blog by our youngest Trustee about the joy of seeing your play brought to life through performance.
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https://www.dunsplayfest.org.uk/post/bringing-worlds-to-life-by-jamie-mein
Bringing Worlds to Life by Jamie Mein
Writing a play can be very arduous and quite lonely. By the time the final draft is written I’m usually sick of my own words having read them over again and again, agonising over whether “that line is funny enough?” and wondering “does that line convey the message I’m trying to put across?” Eventually I can’t even begin to look at it. But all that changes at the first readthrough when actors give voice to my characters and the words leap off the page, afresh and anew. Their deliveries and interp
DunsPlayfest is fast approaching (first week in May) a nine day festival of new theatrical drama, here in Duns in the Scottish Borders.
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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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Highlights of the programme!
Jules 🍺Spotted this, supported by Ben Aaronovitch and the publisher Gonlancz
FUTURE WORLDS PRIZE 2026 IS OPEN FOR ENTRIES!
We're on the lookout for great works of science fiction and fantasy by new writers, so whether you're writing a space opera or a dystopian novel, a romantasy or a book set in a magical world...or something completely different, we want to hear from you.
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