Gie's Peace

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Theatre (storytelling, political)

  • Accessibility:
    Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
    May not apply to all performances. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below.
  • Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket
  • Policy applies to: Children under 18 months

Description

Following acclaimed performances at Adelaide Fringe and sell-out shows at Edinburgh Fringe, Morna Burdon returns with her captivating show highlighting women’s peace activism. Combining inspirational storytelling with evocative songs of protest, Morna presents stories of courage and daring alongside the tragic realities of war. From Nobel Peace Prize winners to the Ukrainian theatre company rehearsing in an air raid shelter to a child raised in a Scottish peace camp, it is in the shared humanity – the tears and the laughter – that hope is found. ***** (NorthWestEnd.com). Sell-out show 2023.

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General venue access

  • Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
  • Accessible entry: There is step free access at the John Knox House entrance of the building, the main entrance door for Storytelling Centre has 9 steps leading up to to it from street level. If not taking the lift there is then a total of 17 steps up to the library (9 steps, a landing, and then 8 additional steps). All guests enter library through same door once inside the building.

    • Wheelchair access type: Level Access, Lift (Building Lift)

  • Stairs: 20+
    Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.

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  • Would like to book specific accessibility services, e.g. a hearing loop, audio description headsets, captioning units, seating in relation to the location of the BSL interpreter
  • Requires extra assistance when at a venue
  • Has specific seating requirements
  • Is a wheelchair user
  • Requires a complimentary personal assistant ticket to attend a performance

Karen Douglas 9 days ago

Any show with Morna in it is always worth seeing. Gies Peace is a warm, troubling yet also at times soothing and uplifting journey through women's peaceful protest and resistance. Her beautiful, rich and powerful, almost liquid vocals, travel continents and decades, the hour flies in. So many powerful, poignant and very personal stories told so kindly and respectfully. Lives shared and sheroes named and seen. Morna really honours these women.

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Sarah Cook 24 days ago

Gies Peace - a well crafted and thoughtful journey charting women activists and peacemakers through stories and songs. Morna’s warmth, wit and wisdom is evident in the tales she tells, collected from personal encounters, shared experiences and research, underscored by both familiar and lesser known songs. The show concludes with a group singalong leaving the audience with a warm hearted glow and feeling of hope.

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Sylvie 26 days ago

A very pleasant hour listening to the stories and the songs. Not very optimistic, but it’s good to listen to these stories of resistance

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Paul Murray 39 days ago

Presented with elegance and poise in a quintessentially Scottish manner.
The stories of female activism against war and violence were compelling.
I couldn't bring myself to join in the final hurrah.
Although the stories celebrated past victories over dark forces, I fear the challenge against newer and even darker forces will not be so easily 'overcome'.

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