Tumbling Lassie operetta opens at the Fringe
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The Tumbling Lassie operetta is running at the Fringe from today until August 20.
A Fringe premiere, the operetta will be performed together with Fergus of Galloway, two Scottish operas by Alexander McCall Smith set to music by Tom Cunningham, with a cast of singers, instrumentalists and a real acrobat!
The Tumbling Lassie tells the true story of an acrobat in a circus in 17th-century Edinburgh and her escape from slavery with the help of a Borders family.
Click here to visit the Fringe box office for tickets.
Fergus of Galloway relates the exploits of a 12th-century knight as he puts himself through various challenges in order to win the hand of the beautiful Galiene, ruler of Lothian.
The Faculty of Advocates’ Maryam Labaki, and Alexander McCall Smith and Tom Cunningham, discuss the Tumbling Lassie on BBC’s Reporting Scotland, from 16m here.
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