Eric Branse-InstoneFeb 3, 2024

The story behind Duns Playfest. How creativity in the Scottish Borders has been nurtured, helped by Creative Scotland and other funders, to form what is becoming an annual marker on Scotland's cultural year, a showcase for new theatrical drama.
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The Story Behind DunsPlayFest!

DunsPlayFest Blog Posts 24th Jan 24 John McEwan “How did DunsPlayFest begin?” This is a question we are often asked. It’s not that easy to answer. Things happened rather haphazardly, way back then, back in the Autumn of 2018… Apart from sheer chance, the main contributors were assorted theatricals of the Borders and the talent and determination of Duns! The festival received a grant from the Creative Scotland Open Project Fund and at the end of April 2019 and DunsPlayFest opened its doors for th

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One thing that the article missed is that Duns Playfest has already seen a number of productions that opened at the festival go on to be more widely seen. For instance last year #DunsPlayers took 'Colonel Anne' (staged as a rehearsed reading at the first Playfest) to Edinburgh Fringe getting 85% audiences on an 8 night run.
Feb 3, 2024 at 12:31amWeb