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Edinburgh 2023: backhold wrestling at the Traverse
British Theatre Guide podcast
English - August 16, 2023 12:53 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MBPerforming Arts Arts News Entertainment News actors directors musicals plays theatre writers Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Glasgow-based writer Nat McCleary’s play Thrown for National Theatre Scotland is set in the world of backhold wrestling and is concluding its tour of Scotland with a run at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh International Festival.
It is directed by Johnny McKnight, who spoke to BTG Editor David Chadderton at the mid-point of the festival about the play, Scottish traditions, this year’s festivals and the influence panto has had on everything he does in theatre.
Thrown continues at the Traverse until Sunday 27 August 2023, as does the musical No Love Songs, with a book co-written by Johnny with Laura Wilde.