BY MARTIN TRAVERS
Gather round as three ghosts take cold-hearted Ebeneezer McScrooge on a magical journey to show him the consequences of his wicked ways.
From frozen fingers counting coins to the heavenly smell of a roasting turkey, this Scots adaptation of Dickens' classic story, set in Clydesdale, leaps from page to stage with a rollicking yuletide spirit.
A Christmas Sang is part of Braw Clan's Unlocking Scots programme - find out more about it here.
Join us for a sharing of work in progress this January.
Tickets are free but must be booked in advance - click below to reserve your seat or ring 01899 220600.
Friday 10 January - 1.30pm, Biggar Corn Exchange
A Christmas Sang
BY MARTIN TRAVERS
Gather round as three ghosts take cold-hearted Ebeneezer McScrooge on a magical journey to show him the consequences of his wicked ways.
From frozen fingers counting coins to the heavenly smell of a roasting turkey, this Scots adaptation of Dickens' classic story, set in Clydesdale, leaps from page to stage with a rollicking yuletide spirit.
A Christmas Sang is part of Braw Clan's Unlocking Scots programme - find out more about it here.
Join us for a sharing of work in progress this January.
Tickets are free but must be booked in advance - click below to reserve your seat or ring 01899 220600.
Friday 10 January - 1.30pm, Biggar Corn Exchange
A Christmas Sang
BY MARTIN TRAVERS
Gather round as three ghosts take cold-hearted Ebeneezer McScrooge on a magical journey to show him the consequences of his wicked ways.
From frozen fingers counting coins to the heavenly smell of a roasting turkey, this Scots adaptation of Dickens' classic story, set in Clydesdale, leaps from page to stage with a rollicking yuletide spirit.
A Christmas Sang is part of Braw Clan's Unlocking Scots programme - find out more about it here.
Join us for a sharing of work in progress this January.
Tickets are free but must be booked in advance - click below to reserve your seat or ring 01899 220600.
Friday 10 January - 1.30pm, Biggar Corn Exchange
"Loved it - so enjoyable. Brought a tear to my eye and also really made me laugh. "
A CHRISTMAS SANG
"Very joyous performance that captured my heart through the use of the Scots language and song."
A CHRISTMAS SANG
"This show will bring culture to our communities. Families will come to watch it together."
A CHRISTMAS SANG
"Loved it - so enjoyable. Brought a tear to my eye and also really made me laugh. "
A CHRISTMAS SANG
"Very joyous performance that captured my heart through the use of the Scots language and song."
A CHRISTMAS SANG
"This show will bring culture to our communities. Families will come to watch it together."
A CHRISTMAS SANG
Helen McAlpine, Joyce Falconer, Fletcher Mathers, Martin Docherty, Dani Heron, Anthony Bowers and Michael Mackenzie.
"Seeing this classic story in Scots for the first time had a profound effect. It hit deeper. First class."
A CHRISTMAS SANG
"One of my favourites and even more so in Scots. Found it new and fresh. Loved the music."
A CHRISTMAS SANG
"Moved me to tears even though I know the story so well! Very powerful and very accessible."
A CHRISTMAS SANG
"Seeing this classic story in Scots for the first time had a profound effect. It hit deeper. First class."
A CHRISTMAS SANG
"One of my favourites and even more so in Scots. Found it new and fresh. Loved the music."
A CHRISTMAS SANG
"Moved me to tears even though I know the story so well! Very powerful and very accessible."
A CHRISTMAS SANG
A Christmas Sang was a rehearsed reading of our Scots version of A Christmas Carol.
Adapted and translated by Martin Travers from Charles Dickens' classic story, it took place at Biggar Corn Exchange in January 2025. Our goal was to make a magical show that can be performed in any village hall or, community space, without amplified sound or special effects. 100 audience members came to see the reading and took part in a post-show discussion with the cast and creative team.
We tell spell-binding stories,
in your village hall.
You know how almost no plays in Scots are put on in Scottish theatres?
Well, what Braw Clan does is make new theatre in Scots, inspired by the people of Clydesdale, and we tour it to rural communities in the south of Scotland. We bring world-class performers and powerful local stories to your village hall so you can enjoy them with your family and neighbours.
In fact, someone who came to a Braw Clan performance said “After watching the play, I feel re-energised about my village and sharing our stories."
A Christmas Sang was a rehearsed reading of our Scots version of A Christmas Carol.
Adapted and translated by Martin Travers from Charles Dickens' classic story, it took place at Biggar Corn Exchange in January 2025. Our goal was to make a magical show that can be performed in any village hall or, community space, without amplified sound or special effects. 100 audience members came to see the reading and took part in a post-show discussion with the cast and creative team.
We tell spell-binding stories,
in your village hall.
You know how almost no plays in Scots are put on in Scottish theatres?
Well, what Braw Clan does is make new theatre in Scots, inspired by the people of Clydesdale, and we tour it to rural communities in the south of Scotland. We bring world-class performers and powerful local stories to your village hall so you can enjoy them with your family and neighbours.
In fact, someone who came to a Braw Clan performance said “After watching the play, I feel re-energised about my village and sharing our stories."
Cast & Company
Rab Scratchit, Mr McFadyen, Auld Joe, Ignorance
Narrator, Fred, The Ghaist Ae Christmas Past, Peter Scratchit, Business Man
Clerk, Uppity Gentleman, Jeanie Marley, McScrooge’s Sister, Mrs Scratchit
Narrator, Clerk, Elma, Miss McFadyen, The Ghaist Ae Christmas Yit Tae Come, Martha
Uppity Gentleman, Mrs McFadyen, Bella Scratchit, The Ghaist Ae Christmas Nou
Ebeneezer McScrooge
Narrator, Clerk, School Boy, Apprentice McScrooge, Want, Boy, Wart, Tottie Tam
Costume Support
Musical Director
Movement Director
Director
Production Manager
Playwright
Creative Director
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