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Scottish Storytelling Centre

The Scottish Storytelling Centre is a vibrant arts venue with a seasonal programme of live storytelling and theatre, music, workshops and festivals.

Scottish Storytelling Centre

About Scottish Storytelling Centre

43 - 45 High Street, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1SR
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The Scottish Storytelling Centre is a vibrant arts venue centrally located on Edinburgh’s High Street celebrating the live art of storytelling for all ages and interests. The Centre hosts a year-round programme of storytelling, music, theatre, dance and more, with plenty to offer locals and visitors alike. An ever-changing roster of workshops and exhibitions beg repeat visits throughout the year, as does the bustling Haggis Box Café, situated within the Centre’s welcoming Storytelling Court.

Each October the Storytelling Centre is the hub for the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, internationally recognised as a leader in its field and one of the 11 Edinburgh Festivals. It also curates a vibrant programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe each August. The Centre also manages the adjacent John Knox House Museum which dates back to 1470, making it one of the oldest original medieval buildings still standing on the Royal Mile. The house is now set up as a museum where visitors can learn about the house itself and some of the residents, including the turbulent times of John Knox and Mary Queen of Scots during the Reformation.

The Scottish Storytelling Centre is a great meeting place, where a warm welcome is extended to families and visitors, and where creative minds can explore cultures and traditions (old and new) in Scotland today.

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Upcoming Events at Scottish Storytelling Centre

Exhibition: Through Kindred Eyes: Two South Asian Artists’ Framings of Scotland

3rd July 2025 - 20th July 2025

Through Kindred Eyes is an expression of the cultural links between Scotland and India through work by two South Asian artists living in Edinburgh.

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Guid Crack: It Takes a Village

25th July 2025

Enjoy another fun and friendly session of Edinburgh’s monthly storytelling club on 25th July, hosted by Dan Serridge and featuring tales from Trinidad Cabezón Droguett and Andrew Wilson!

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The Green Knight (But It’s Gay)

13th August 2025 - 24th August 2025

Experience this fantastical, fabulous Arthurian retelling from award-winning theatre-maker Niall Moorjani at the Scottish Storytelling Centre as part of the Fringe!

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The Invaders’ Fear of Memories

13th September 2025

This play offers a perspective into the origins of settler-colonialism and apartheid in modern-day Israel, exploring themes of loyalty, violence, ideology, and grief.

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Uncle Vincent

27th September 2025 - 28th September 2025

Through the words of the artist, his brother, his sister-in-law and nephew, discover the genius of Vincent van Gogh that the world almost forgot…

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