Plays
theatrical writing from broken david
The Boy Who Thought He Could Swim
What do you do when your son is convinced he is a selkie – part human, part seal?
This new play from David McNeish plunges the audience into the dilemmas of an island family trying to make sense of life when it’s not only the sea that’s cruel. Themes include identity, disability, gossip and bullying. All is not well beside the seaside.
An Unlimited UK Partner Award 2023 commission with An Tobar and Mull Theatre.
Two Pitchforks West of Stromness
Two Pitchforks West of Stromness is a two hander that follows two pitchforks through various memorable points in their long history. It was inspired by the discovery of some beautiful old pitchforks when clearing out the Stromness Drama Club store on the Polestar Pier and came second in the Stromness Drama Club new short play competiton.
