We had a very beautiful (& very mysterious) letter left for us last night! Some lovely words just in time for our final performance tonight ✏️ This is your last chance to catch LIFE - the play you can draw/doodle along with while enjoying the story unfold 📖 🎟️ www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

Life goes by far too quickly! Can you believe we only have 2 performances left of LIFE? ✏️ These written audience comments show that it’s a play not to be missed! We’d love to have you at our “innovative, conceptually brilliant show” tonight &/or tomorrow ⏳ @scotstorycentre.bsky.social at 18:45!

The wonderful @scotstorycentre.bsky.social will be our home for all 5 #edfringe performances! We all love this venue (& we’re sure audiences will also love the very comfortable seats) 🙏 Did we mention we open TODAY? Join us from 18:45 for LIFE 💭✏️

⏱️ Time is very much ticking! We’re SO excited to bring LIFE to Edinburgh Fringe ’25 tomorrow… 'Beautifully written and invites curiosity’ ★★★★★ (North West End UK) 
'Innovative, unique, inspiring’ ★★★★ (Corr Blimey) 🔗 To book: scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:61...

Whether you’re inspired by all the artists at #edfringe or simply want to escape the chaos for 2 hours - we’d love to have you at our final art workshop this Wednesday afternoon! 🫶 🔗 To book your space: www.ticketsource.co.uk/drawinglife

Our first art workshop of #edfringe 2025 is tomorrow! Join us at The Crannie Community Hub from 1pm ✏️🎨 Book your space here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele...

Find out from Maria (writer/performer) & Leo (performer) what LIFE is all about 🎞️🪑✏️ You only have 5 chances left to experience the play, so please do join us at #edfringe 🙏 📍 @scotstorycentre.bsky.social 📆 15-19 Aug ⏰ 6:45pm

And yet more venue pals #edfringe 👇🏽

FIRST LOOK AT OUR BRAND NEW FLYER for #edfringe 🎭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Thank you to Roddy for a beautiful new photo & design showcasing what LIFE is all about ✏️ Let us know if you see this very flyer out in the wild (Edinburgh) this August!

Looking for an activity to try during the chaos of #edfringe? You are more than welcome to attend our PWYC art workshops 🙏 📆 Wed 6 Aug, 1-3pm 📍 The Crannie Community Hub, Edinburgh 📆 Wed 13 Aug, 1-3pm 📍 The Crannie Community Hub, Edinburgh To book: www.ticketsource.co.uk/drawinglife

“You are excited? Yes, so am I” Check out our LIFE trailer for #edfringe 2025! Thank you so much to the team at Helios Media for capturing the show so beautifully while we were on tour 🫶🎞️ 📍 @scotstorycentre.bsky.social 📆 15-19 Aug 🎟️ scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:61...

Patiently waiting until August to return to LIFE Written and performed by me with Leo MacNeill directed by Ben Harrison ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️@northwestenduk Only five more chances to choose LIFE @scotstorycentre.bsky.social Aug 15 to 19th 18.45

FRINGE VENUE ANNOUNCEMENT! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎭 We are SO excited that LIFE will be returning to @scotstorycentre.bsky.social for @edfringe.bsky.social 2025! 🎟️ scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:61... #edfringe #DareToDiscover

What a month! Thank you so much to everyone who joined us on the LIFE tour - we’ve loved having you all at the play/drawing class ✏️🎭🫶 But this isn’t goodbye! We can’t wait to bring LIFE back for @edfringe.bsky.social (15th-19th Aug). There may even be a very exciting venue announcement tomorrow……

Join us for the final date of our tour (before #edfringe) tonight at Quarrymen’s Arts Centre, Creetown! 🎭

How time flies! ⏳ Our final art workshop of the tour is today from 11am @ the Quarrymen’s Arts Centre, Creetown (part of Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival). We’d love to have you there! ✏️✂️🎨

“I was blown away by the performance. The characters were utterly real, the drama was cracking, the concept fascinating” - written audience comment Now we’re handing the pencils over to audiences in Dumfries & Galloway! 🪑✏️⏳ 🎟️ For tonight/tomorrow: dgartsfestival.org.uk/events/arts-...

LIFE is in Peebles tonight & tonight only! 🎭🚨 If you enjoy plays that have: ✏️ a strong female lead ✏️ an opportunity to be fully immersed in the story ✏️ already received incredible audience feedback Then you should follow this link for tickets ASAP: eastgatearts.com/events/life/

“Extraordinary - be prepared for this to deliver questions to the bottom of your soul” - written audience comment 💭 LIFE will be at the Eastgate Theatre in Peebles tomorrow evening, before heading to Dumfries & Galloway for a weekend of performances & workshops! 🔗 linktr.ee/lifescottish...

We’re so excited to be providing our ‘pay what you feel’ Drawing LIFE workshops at Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival this weekend ✏️🎨 All levels of art experience welcome & all materials are provided! Just make sure to register here: dgartsfestival.org.uk/events/arts-...

“Very thought provoking piece that does what theatre should, remind us what it is to be human and be alive” - written audience comment from Nairn ✏️ We had such a lovely weekend at The Little Theatre in Nairn! Even the beautiful mural knew what LIFE was all about x

LIFE is in Nairn tonight! Join us at The Little Theatre for a unique theatre experience 🌊✏️ We’ll have the sketchpads ready & pencils sharpened for you! Just make sure to buy your ticket here: nairnlittletheatre.org.uk/box-office/l...

📣 IMPORTANT UPDATE ON OUR PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE PERFORMANCE We’re really sorry to say that our performance of LIFE at Paisley Arts Centre on Tuesday 27th May has been cancelled. If you had already purchased a ticket, the box office should have been in touch to organise a refund.

Touring theatre in rural Scotland . Thankyou @creativescots.bsky.social Touring Fund for my play LIFE. We are on Mull. Tomorrow Craignish on beautiful Ardfern peninsula

“Beautifully written and invites curiosity.” - North West End UK 💭 ★★★★★ North West End ★★★★ @corrblimey.bsky.social ★★★★ @theqr.bsky.social Our LIFE-affirming play is currently touring Scotland & we’d love to have you in the audience: mariamacdonell.com/life/

In case you missed our tannoy announcement on the ferry….. ⛴️ LIFE is currently on Mull! We’d love to see you at our: Performance: tonight at 7:30-8:35pm (Mull Theatre) Performance: tomorrow at 7:30-8:35pm (Bunessan Hall) 🎟️ www.antobarandmulltheatre.co.uk

When the Associate Producer hijacks ferry comms. For tour dates and art workshops linktr.ee/lifescottish... #LIFEtour #initiative

@dunsplayfest.bsky.social was the first stop on the tour of @mariamacdonell.bsky.social #LIFE. The playfest is a lovely thing, 10 days celebrating writing for performance in all its forms

During the theatre production of ‘LIFE’ - our audiences are invited to draw/doodle along (all materials provided) ✏️ Since we’re now on tour, we’re going to start a thread of some of the artwork produced through the show! 👇

✏️ LIFE opens at The Studio (Edinburgh) tonight! Be one of the first to catch this version of the show before it tours across Scotland 🗺️ With an invitation to draw/doodle along while you watch, LIFE is a wonderfully immersive theatre experience - not to be missed. 🔗 mariamacdonell.com/life/

Thank you to our lovely Audio-Describer, Christopher McKiddie, for recording this audio flyer for LIFE 🎭 We’ll have Audio-Description available at the following tour dates:  7th May @ The Studio, Edinburgh 27th May @ Paisley Arts Centre 29th May @ Eastgate Theatre, Peebles

📣 EDINBURGH ART WORKSHOP! As part of the touring production of LIFE, you can join us tomorrow from 3-5pm at The Studio for a (free!) art session. We’ll invite participants to use drawing & collage as a tool for narrative ✏️ 🔗 Book your space here: www.capitaltheatres.com/whats-on/all...

📸 LIFE: spotted at The Little Theatre, Nairn. Let us know if you find a LIFE brochure/poster around your local area! & with the opening night of our tour fast approaching (Wed 7 May @ The Studio, Edinburgh) - be sure to get those tickets as soon as you can: www.mariamacdonell.com/life/ 🙏

We’re delighted to have Eva McKenzie as our Community Engagement Manager for LIFE - Eva will be delivering our free/‘pay what you feel’ art workshops throughout May ✏️🎨 🔗 For more info & to book: linktr.ee/lifescottish...

The easels are all set up, Maria is dressed in Estelle’s magnificent gown (by Molly MacDonell Finlayson) & rehearsals are well underway! 💭✏️ Fancy experiencing LIFE for yourself? Here’s the link for tickets & more info: www.mariamacdonell.com/life/

As part of the touring production of LIFE, we’ll be providing free/pay what you feel art workshops exploring the connection between portraiture, storytelling & the act of looking ✍️

“We make theatre as a reflection of ourselves and our experiences. Older women are part of that.” Thank you to @scottishfield.bsky.social for this lovely chat about life & ‘LIFE’ ✏️ 🔗 For the full article: www.scottishfield.co.uk/culture/life...

Estelle can’t stand sitting any longer. She needs to tell her story. Is it all true? And what is her relationship with the mysterious artist? How does this class change Estelle’s life forever? 📆 Opening night: Wed 7 May @ The Studio (Capital Theatres).

“Don’t we all tell stories to make sense of nasty things, like sorting stuff out in our dreams?” - Estelle in LIFE 💭 Get ready to meet Estelle & The Artist at a venue near you this May! Immerse yourself in the story by drawing/doodling along, or simply sit back & enjoy the play unfold.

It’s been quite a week. Rehearsals for LIFE by @mariamacdonell.bsky.social started. Plus, exciting things were happening in recording studios!

“Maria MacDonell and Leo MacNeill have created something truly innovative, unique, and inspiring together.” - Corr Blimey (#edfringe 2024) We’ll be starting rehearsals for the return of LIFE very soon! Here’s a wee reminder of the dates if you don’t want to miss us on tour 👇

📣 LABWEEK - CLOSING DATE MON 21 APRIL Do you have a new idea that you want to explore and develop? Then submit your application for our weeklong residency opportunity for theatre makers to play and experiment with a new idea. Full guidance available here ➡️ www.tron.co.uk/creative/tronlab/

LIFE is directed by the incredible Ben Harrison 🎭 Ben is the Artistic Director of Grid Iron Theatre Company with many years’ experience of making site specific theatre & creating work which responds to unusual spaces.

We’re so lucky to have Gaby Thomson joining us on tour as our Associate Producer/ASM ✨ Gaby is an early career theatre producer based in Edinburgh. Whilst studying Theatre & Performance studies in Bristol, she developed a keen interest in making accessible & inclusive theatre.

More information about our accessible performances of LIFE 🧵👇 We have BSL performances for: 7th May @ The Studio, Edinburgh  17th May @ Birnam Arts Centre 30th May @ CatStrand at Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival BSL Interpreter: Rachel Amey

Searching for the perfect (slightly last minute) Mother’s Day present by any chance? 💐 Coincidentally, tickets are now available LIFE - a beautiful play written by Maria MacDonell. We’re touring across Scotland in May & would love to see you (& your mother) there ✨

HAPPY WORLD THEATRE DAY! 🎭 We’re so excited to bring Maria’s ★★★★★ (North West End UK) play to theatres & village halls across Scotland this May, after a very successful ‘24 #edfringe run! Opening night is 7th May at The Studio (Capital Theatres) 📆 🎟️ linktr.ee/lifescottish...

We’re so happy to have the lovely @ktproducing.bsky.social working on LIFE 🎨 KT Producing is an award-winning theatre producer. Led by Kate Taylor, it works with leading musicians & theatre-makers to tell evocative & meaningful stories.

📣 Introducing the ‘LIFE’ tour dates & venues! LIFE is set in a drawing class. You can draw or doodle during the performance or simply watch the story emerge. There are four onstage tickets seated at easels. All materials provided ✍️ 🎟️ We’d love for you to join us: linktr.ee/lifescottish...

Our lighting designer & technician for the LIFE tour is the wonderful Roddy Simpson 💡 Roddy focuses on moving image, photography, lighting design, sound design and video projection.