Eigg the Musical

Situated in Scotland's Inner Hebrides, the Isle of Eigg has a fascinating history of sovereignty. Not long ago, the inhabitants of Eigg faced a different type of invader; a celebrity Laird looking to create his Gaelic island utopia. Will the citizens support his vision? Can they put up with his antics? Can he accept that a medieval landlord mentality no longer works on Eigg? The transfer to community ownership hatched on Eigg is arguably the most captivating example of Scottish land reform.

The natural resources found on this remote island are legend;  the waters of Loch Nam Ban Mora that once gave birth to women of unusual height and physical strength, the "Singing Sands" of the Bay of Laig, where the Viking built their mighty ships and the caves below Mount an Sgurr, which provided shelter during the Jacobite rebellion.

This new Musical is the brainchild of April Alsup and Mark Sbani and debuted at the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe under the direction of Kelly McAllister.