Irvine Welsh, Christmas Carol Goes Wrong and The Great Wave by Scottish Opera
Writer Irvine Welsh on his forthcoming event at his childhood library, Muirhouse in Edinburgh, where he will appear digitally to discuss his Edinburgh roots and literary career.
Writer Irvine Welsh talks about his forthcoming event at his childhood library, Muirhouse in Edinburgh, part of the Paper Trails project run by the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Irvine will appear digitally to discuss his Edinburgh roots and literary career with young people sat in the same library that helped shape his love of reading decades ago.
Actor Ashley Tucker talks about a new play coming to the King鈥檚 in Glasgow next week, from the multi-award-winning Mischief company. Christmas Carol Goes Wrong sees the ever-hapless Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society attempting to stage Charles Dickens鈥� familiar tale, but inevitably chaos ensues, from set problems to a feud over who gets to play the lead role of Ebeneezer Scrooge. Before you can say 鈥淏ah, humbug鈥�, it鈥檚 total havoc!
Next week, Scottish Opera will give the world premiere of their new opera, The Great Wave, composed by Dai Fujikura with a libretto by Scottish writer Harry Ross, and based on Hokusai鈥檚 famous woodblock painting, The Great Wave off Kanagawa. Harry Ross tells Len more about this intriguing new work.
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- Tue 10 Feb 2026 15:30麻豆社 Radio Scotland