Eric Branse-Instone

A blog post by the chair of Duns Playfest, a brilliant 9 day festival of new theatrical writing every May in Berwickshire.

#DunsPlayFest
#Duns
#NewWriting #Theatre #CommunityTheatre
#ScottishBorders

https://www.dunsplayfest.org.uk/post/dunsplayfest-at-the-heart-of-the-community

DunsPlayFest - At The Heart of The Community by Karen Thomas

The hows and whys of our festival

Duns Play Fest
Sep 12, 2025 at 5:37pmWeb
Show threadEric Branse-InstoneSep 12, 2025

If you think the blog post by the chair of DunsPlayFest linked in the previous toot is a bit too gushing, here is a review of this year's festival by an individual reviewer from London

#DunsPlayFest #Theatre #NewWriting

https://zine.theneverpress.com/report-dunsplayfest-duns-2-10-05-25/

Report: DunsPlayFest, Duns, 2-10.05.25

We venture out of HQ, up to Duns to take in an exhilirating week of challenging, dynamic and exciting new writing from some electric new playwrights.

TheNeverZine
Show threadEric Branse-InstoneSep 12, 2025
And this review by someone who was so impressed by the positive spirit of the 2024 festival, they returned this year.
#DunsPlayFest #Theatre #Community https://staciereflects.com/2025/05/10/returning-to-the-heart-of-it-dunsplayfest-2025/
Returning to the Heart of It: DunsPlayFest 2025

There are some spaces that quietly transform you. Not by force, not with grand declarations, just by their sheer intention, warmth and the people who show up for them. Returning to DunsPlayFest thi…

Stacie Amelia Fine Arts & Creative Journaliam
Show threadEric Branse-InstoneSep 12, 2025

Are you a writer that would like to present work at DunsPlayFest?

Do you have an idea you would like to submit?

Email: [email protected]

#DunsPlayFest
#NewWriting #Theatre #live_music