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Mary: A Gig Theatre Show
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Aim
We are fundraising for the 2024 Fringe debut of Mary: A Gig Theatre Show!
Who we are
Knot Tied Theatre is the home to collaborations between Katie Slater (Director and Co-Producer) and Rona Johnston (Writer and Mary), 2023 QMU graduates making feminist theatre with music at the heart of the storytelling.
Mary: A Gig Theatre Show
Mary was first created and performed by Katie and Rona as part of a gig theatre research project in 2022. Since then, the scratch presentations and one-night-only festival performances of the work have been met always with standing ovations and an overwhelming demand for more. Following a sold out show in February, Knot Tied Theatre are now presenting the Fringe debut of Mary: A Gig Theatre Show.
"Through haunting original music and rich spoken word, an actor-musician band deliver a feminist retelling of Mary Queen of Scots' story. The folk-rock show searingly questions the treatment and portrayal of women historically and today. Following a sold-out production in February, the Marys are back by popular demand for the Fringe. 'Fifty mesmerising minutes' **** (The Student Newspaper). ‘Lifting original songs and lyrically genius spoken word’ **** (CorrBlimey.uk). ‘The perfect blend of music, narrative and humour’ **** (TheBroad.org), ‘A total triumph - unbelievable talent, West End here they come…’ (Audience review, 2024)."
Tickets: Available here.
Our Fringe 2024 Fundraising Campaign
Bringing a show to the Fringe is a costly endeavour, but we think it's worth it to raise the profile of our wee show. We have big ambitions for this show to have a long life, and our week long run at the 2024 Fringe with theSpaceUK is just the beginning.
We are aiming to raise £1000 in total. £500 from this Fringe Makers site, and £500 from some events we are running. This money will go towards covering our venue hire fee, insurance and printing costs.
If we hit 50% of our total on this site (£250) we will release one song from the show. If we hit 100% of our total on this site (£500) we will another song from the show.
We really appreciate anything you can give to support new feminist Scottish gig theatre!
Long live Mary.
This project successfully funded on 7th July 2024