"Duns Players, that extraordinary troupe of theatricals based at the unsubstantial, often overlooked but hugely ambitious and friendly Berwickshire town, is preparing to make a splash at the Edinburgh Festival.
"Founded in the early years of the 20th century and re-launched in 2008 by the recently departed, great hero of the town, Bob Noble, Duns Players has become in recent years known throughout theBordersfor its varied repertoire of freshly re-imagined classics and edgy productions of new, mainly Scottish, drama.
"Its Macbeth in 2019 was thought by theBerwickshireNews reviewer to be the best rendering of the play she had ever seen, while dark and contemporary themes have been remorselessly explored in such foul-mouthed modern pieces as Glengarry Glen Ross, Gagarin Way and Broth.
"Never having been to the Edinburgh Festival but able to commute to it, Duns Players – whose ambition gave rise to DunsPlayFest, now firmly established as an annual, early May, a week-long festival of new drama – is overdue a visit."
