The third season of Soup And A Story, Braw Clan’s community strand, wrapped up in February with special performances in Roberton and Biggar.

Supported by the Hugh Fraser Foundation, Nadara and the Sir Iain Stewart Foundation, the sessions in Roberton, which were open to all, sold out for seven months in a row. Participants heard readings by Dani Heron, Marty Docherty, Michael Mackenzie, Caroline McKeown and Joyce Falconer.

In December, we enjoyed Scots carols led by Fletcher Mathers, Morven Blackadder and Gordon Dougall, and we were joined by 32 pupils from Biggar and Wiston primary schools who also performed for our audiences.

In addition to writing by Jean Lang, Martin Travers, Robert Burns and Robert McLellan, we also collected, translated, dramatised and performed our participants’ own stories. In January, we asked participants to share an adventure that went wrong with us. Braw Clan’s playwright, Martin Travers, translated these memories into Scots and turned them into two unique mini plays. Performed by actors Dani Heron, Ciara Flynn and Clare Yuille, audiences loved watching them as part of our final session in February.

Feedback is excellent. One audience member remarked:

“Outstanding acting and writing in a local venue. Performances always first class. And keeping the Scots language alive! I’ll miss it during the summer.”

We hope Soup And A Story will be back from October 2025. In the meantime, Tea And A Tale is running monthly at Greyfriars Parish Hall from April to August. See all the details and book a free ticket here.