Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Reviews 2009
"The scholarship is impressive but worn lightly, as readings from Burns' contemporaries, philosopher David Hume and economist Adam Smith, show how they influenced the often poor but well-educated poet." Read Full Review Here
The Scotsman, 21st August, 2009
"The life and works of Burns are excellent material with which to introduce an audience to the Scottish Enlightenment and the radicalism generated at the intersection of philosophy and life." Read Full Review Here
Three Weeks, 21st August, 2009
Robert Burns - Scotland's Radically Enlightened Poet
This docu-drama for the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and other Homecoming Scotland events seeks to do four things.
1. To provide some insight into the life and writings of Robert Burns with selective reference to influences upon him, especially David Hume and Adam Smith, from The Scottish Enlightenment.
2. To evaluate through the belief that ignorance, injustice, cruelty and hypocrisy can only be removed by - and this is not simplistic cynicism - wisdom, justice, compassion and integrity, the four words on the mace in the Scottish Parliament.
3. To inspire an understanding not only of how this insight and belief can help solve basic personal, social, national, and international problems, but also how they can have their causes eradicated and some of their painful consequences removed from our suffering world.
4. To leave the audience with a realisation that in the Arts, if a picture is worth a 1000 words, a drama can make a quantum leap into many millions!
2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The dates for the performances for Robert Burns - Scotland's Radically Enlightened Poet at Venue 125 St Mark's artSpace are: Date of WORLD PREMIERE: Sunday, 9 th at 5.00pm Date of 2nd performance: Tuesday 11th at 5.00 Date of 3rd performance: Sunday, 16th at 5.00pm Date of 4th performance: Sunday, 23rd at 7.30pm Date of 5th performance: Sunday, 30 th at 5.00pm |
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