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Burn - Edinburgh International Festival

  • King's Theatre 2 Leven Street Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 United Kingdom (map)

King’s Theatre | Edinburgh, Scotland

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9TH | 3:00PM

“And still my motto is: I dare!”

This world premiere dance-theatre show challenges the ‘biscuit tin’ image of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national bard, and goes beyond the poetry to focus on the man himself – his poverty, his personal tragedy, his struggles with mental health and his spectacular success.

A co-production between Edinburgh International Festival, the National Theatre of Scotland, and New York City’s The Joyce Theater, Burn is a new creation from the legendary Scottish actor, author and International Festival favourite Alan Cumming and the Olivier Award-winning choreographer Steven Hoggett (Black Watch, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and featuring the music of Anna Meredith (Mercury Prize nominated for Fibs).