Maya and the Whale
Coming to the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Maya and The Whale is the story of a young climate activist on the run, grappling for hope amid unfolding global disasters.
About Maya and the Whale
| 14th March 2026 | |
| 7pm - 8:10pm | |
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Scottish Storytelling Centre 43 - 45 High Street, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1SR |
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| £12 (£10) | |
| Visit the event website here | |
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The story of a young climate activist on the run who finds herself face-to-face with a beached whale. Her dad works in the oil industry and her mum just wants her to have a childhood free of worry, but how can she go about ‘business as usual’ when there’s a climate emergency?
In this darkly comic and provocative show with live music, the audience becomes the whale itself. A powerful reminder of smallness confronting hugeness.
Written for a generation facing unprecedented challenges, Maya and the Whale asks: What if keeping 'business as usual' makes us complicit? And how far are young people willing to go to demand change?
A heartfelt adventure for ages 10–100.
What audiences are saying…
”… the right mix of facts and impact.”
“Incredible performance.”
An Independent Arts Projects’ (IAP) production by Hazel Darwin-Clements.
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