Finborough Theatre to Present Scotland Decides/Tha Alba a'taghadh2014, 18 September

The Finborough Theatre, well known for their commitment to Scottish playwrights, presents its month long Scotland Decides/Tha Alba a'taghadh2014, a month long season to coincide with the Scottish Independence Referendum on Thursday 18 September 2014.

The season includes three classic Scottish rediscoveries and a brand new play, three of which are receiving their English premieres. The sparkling 18th century satire on the Union of Scotland and England, The Flouers o'Edinburgh by Robert McLellan plays for four weeks from 2-27 September 2014; the English premiere of the Scots verse drama on the life of 'Braveheart' - The Wallace by Sydney Goodsir Smith, plays on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays between 7-23 September 2014; the English premiere of leading 'Yes' campaigner Alan Bissett's new play Jock: Scotland on Trial runs for four late night performances between 10-13 September 2014; and a staged reading of John McGrath's Little Red Hen - a sweeping history of 'Red Clydeside' that asks whether political self-determination is ever achievable without economic independence - receives a staged reading on the evening of referendum day itself - Thursday, 18 September 2014.
- Neil McPherson, Artistic Director

Tuesday, 2 September - Saturday, 27 September 2014
The English premiere
The Flouers o'Edinburgh
by Robert McLellan. Directed by Jennifer Bakst.
Press Night: Thursday, 4 September 2014 at 7.30pm | Photocall: Tuesday, 2 September 2014 at 1.00pm-1.30pm

Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 September 2014
The English premiere
The Wallace
by Sydney Goodsir Smith. Directed by Jamie Jackson.
Press Night: Monday, 8 September 2014 at 7pm | Photocall: Email press@finboroughtheatre.co.uk

Wednesday, 10 September - Saturday, 13 September 2014
The English premiere
Jock: Scotland on Trial
Written and Performed by Alan Bissett. Directed by Cheryl Martin.
Press Night: Wednesday, 10 September 2014 at 10.00pm | Photocall: Email admin@finboroughtheatre.co.uk

Thursday, 18 September 2014 for one performance only
The first English production in 40 years
Little Red Hen
by John McGrath. Directed by Jennifer Bakst.