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Caledonia (4 stars)

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Caledonia is a new play by celebrated playwright and satirist Alistair Beaton on William Paterson, a financial adventurer who in 1698 devised one of the most daring and disastrous speculations of all time - to found a Scottish colony in Darien on the isthmus of Panama in Central America and turn Scotland, one of the poorest nations in Europe, into a prosperous colonial power. A co-production between the Edinburgh International Festival and the National Theatre of Scotland. Captioned performance Tuesday 24 August 7.30pm. BSL interpreted and audio described performance Wednesday 25 August 7.30pm. Touch tour Wednesday 25 August 6.30pm. Supported through the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund.

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Caledonia

23 Aug 20104 stars

History repeating itself

There is a moment in Alistair Beaton’s new play that creates a collective audible intake of breath from its audience. It is the point where Paul Higgins’ deluded huckster of a banker announces that his private corporation is now bigger than the state…

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