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Debbie Cannon
@debsca.bsky.social
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Scottish actor and writer.
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flavdav-theatre.bsky.social
Woke up to this lovely write-up following @debsca.bsky.social 's performance of Green Knight in Cambridge last week! 💚

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“Don’t Forget Me”: Keeping Medieval Writings Alive Onstage  : The Indiependent
Keziah Cho looks at ways that theatre keeps medieval writings such as Gawain and the Green Knight alive on stage.
www.indiependent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:11 AM
debsca.bsky.social
#GreenKnight will be galloping into the fabulous Biggar Little Festival this Friday 24 October! Come meet the Knight and hear this tale from King Arthur's court from the viewpoint of a woman at its heart!
www.biggarlittlefestival.com/comedy-and-t...
Green Knight - Written and Performed by Debbie Cannon
Christmas at Camelot: a monstrous green warrior issues an unwinnable challenge to Arthur’s finest knight. But what if the story was retold by the woman at its heart? A one-woman version of the medieva...
www.biggarlittlefestival.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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thorntonsbooks.bsky.social
Lovely to see this write up of our project in the Smithsonian Magazine. #EarlyModern 📜 🗃️ @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/r...
Read the Dramatic 17th-Century Memoirs of Alice Thornton, Who Wrote Four Versions of Her Life Story
Researchers have digitized all four volumes, which are now available online. The autobiographies offer a compelling window into a tumultuous period in English history
www.smithsonianmag.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
debsca.bsky.social
Our last performance of Flora Macdonald and Zombies @scotstorycentre.bsky.social today at 15:45 - captioned by brilliant Christabel Anderson. Come share a silly hour with us. Tickets from scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:62...
And here's another audience review!
August 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
debsca.bsky.social
❤️
August 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
debsca.bsky.social
Thank you so much again for the mention here @cns-theatre.bsky.social! As Chris says, just one more chance to see Flora Macdonald and Zombies @scotstorycentre.bsky.social - scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:62...
August 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
debsca.bsky.social
Thanks so much, Chris!
August 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
debsca.bsky.social
There are 2 more chances to see Flora Macdonald and Zombies at the fab @scotstorycentre.bsky.social - today and Friday at 15:45. Here's another lovely audience review! Tickets from scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:62...
August 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
debsca.bsky.social
A massive thank you to the fab @alledintheatre.bsky.social
for this lovely review and another 4 stars for Flora Macdonald and Zombies!
We're back for just 2 more shows - on Wednesday and Friday at 15:45 in the gorgeous @scotstorycentre.bsky.social!
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Flora Macdonald and Zombies : All Edinburgh Theatre.com
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August 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
debsca.bsky.social
Thank you, Liz! D x
August 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
debsca.bsky.social
Thank you so much to @theweereview.bsky.social for this absolutely lovely 4 star review for Flora Macdonald and Zombies. We're back today at the glorious @scotstorycentre.bsky.social at 15:45 for our relaxed performance.
theweereview.com/review/flora...
Flora Macdonald And Zombies – The Wee Review | Scotland’s arts and culture magazine
theweereview.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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drlauravarnam.bsky.social
Today!!!
guildmedmak.bsky.social The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · Aug 5
Our next Making Space Session is taking place this Thursday! Join us for a relaxed online co-working session from 17:30-19:00 BST. It's the perfect opportunity to push that creative-critical piece forward, play around with a new idea, or simply bask in the creative glow and practice your craft.
Making Space Session (online co-working) — The Guild of Medievalist Makers
Join us for our fourth “Making Space” Session to help you focus on developing your own creative-critical practice.
www.guildmedmak.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:05 AM
debsca.bsky.social
And it is SO good!
polisloizou.bsky.social Polis Loizou 🦊 @polisloizou.bsky.social · Aug 6
Halfway through my run! Only 4 more chances to catch my FREE and freaky, queer and creepy show. 12.20pm at Banshee Labyrinth.

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#EdFringe #fringepromo
August 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
debsca.bsky.social
Lol! It's all a bit of a blur when you get to the end, isn't it? Loved the show. It deserves all the good things.
August 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
debsca.bsky.social
Saw this today and it was spellbinding. @polisloizou.bsky.social is of course brilliant. Highly recommend seeing it - it only runs until 9th!
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freefringe.org.uk
August 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
debsca.bsky.social
By the power of Scotrail I am on my way to Edinburgh for today's performance of Flora Macdonald and Zombies! It's 2 for 1 today - come join us!
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Scottish Storytelling Centre
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August 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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polisloizou.bsky.social
A lovely day of storytelling at #EdFringe today, with @debsca.bsky.social's delightfully batty "Flora Mcdonald and Zombies" (HIGHLY recommended!) and getting to tell a folktale myself in Edinburgh's brilliant @lighthousebks.bsky.social.
August 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
debsca.bsky.social
A full house for Flora Macdonald and Zombies today! Thank you so much to our 2 lovely audiences so far, and to the fab @scotstorycentre.bsky.social staff who are supporting us brilliantly.
We'll be back on Tuesday at 15:45 - see you then!
scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:62...
August 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
debsca.bsky.social
Thank you so much to @cns-theatre.bsky.social for this fab review of Flora Macdonald and Zombies! It's always a real honour to be one of Chris's recommendations. And what a brilliant review for @lubnakerr.bsky.social too whose show sounds wonderful!
August 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
debsca.bsky.social
Day 2 of Flora Macdonald and Zombies at the fab @scotstorycentre.bsky.social today at 3:45 pm! Why not come see us (tickets from scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:62...). I'm also doing the Address to the Haggis at 1:40 pm in the awesome Haggis Box Cafe!
scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk
August 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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cordeliabeattie.bsky.social
Very excited for this one - Helmsley Arts Centre is just five miles from East Newton Hall where Thornton lived from 1662 until her death in 1707. #EarlyModern #Yorkshire 🗃️ 🎭
thorntonsbooks.bsky.social Alice Thornton's Books @thorntonsbooks.bsky.social · Aug 1
It's #YorkshireDay! Did you know that there will be another opportunity to catch a performance of 'Remarkable Deliverances' in Thornton's home territory, North Yorkshire? @debsca.bsky.social's acclaimed one-women play is part of this year's Helmsley Literary Festival in September. 1/2
A photo of two hands holding a small leather bound book - the top hand is that of a young woman, the bottom hand that of an older woman. The background is red silk. In the top right is the logo HLF.
August 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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thorntonsbooks.bsky.social
Tickets are already on sale for a performance at Helmsley Arts Centre on Saturday 13 September, 7-8pm.
www.helmsleyarts.co.uk/whats-on/hel...

Image: Paul McGuigan. 2/2
Helmsley Literary Festival - The Remarkable Deliverances of Alice Thornton (1626-1707) - What's On - Helmsley Arts Centre
Helmsley Arts Centre is a thriving performance venue in the heart of Ryedale with a regular programme of theatre, cinema, music, comedy, dance and exhibitions. Ideal for the whole family
www.helmsleyarts.co.uk
August 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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thorntonsbooks.bsky.social
It's #YorkshireDay! Did you know that there will be another opportunity to catch a performance of 'Remarkable Deliverances' in Thornton's home territory, North Yorkshire? @debsca.bsky.social's acclaimed one-women play is part of this year's Helmsley Literary Festival in September. 1/2
A photo of two hands holding a small leather bound book - the top hand is that of a young woman, the bottom hand that of an older woman. The background is red silk. In the top right is the logo HLF.
August 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
debsca.bsky.social
Flora Macdonald and Zombies opens today at @scotstorycentre.bsky.social
@edfringe.bsky.social at 3:45 pm! See you there for some zombie/Jacobite heroine one-woman comedy/fantasy! scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:62...
two police officers are standing next to each other with the words i 'm thinking zombies below them
ALT: two police officers are standing next to each other with the words i 'm thinking zombies below them
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August 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
debsca.bsky.social
We open tomorrow (Friday 1st) at the awesome @scotstorycentre.bsky.social! Zombies! Cats! Tunes! Heavily revised history! Come see us!
scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:62...
Scottish Storytelling Centre
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July 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM