Be thrilled as you step inside this 500-year-old tenement and encounter characters from the past. Hear tales of burning witches, riots, executions and more in this unique immersive and interactive experience.
Meet characters including a publican, an investor and a spy who’ll share details with you from Edinburgh’s colourful past as you journey through Gladstone’s Land. You’ll hear tales spanning from the Union of the Crowns in 1603 to the Act of Union in 1707.
At this time, Edinburgh was haunted by death and disease but propelled by the hope of a better country.
When you’ve heard from each character, you’ll have a choice to make. That choice will result in a different outcome for each character! Read more …
This is all entertainingly enlightening enough over the show’s forty-five-minute duration.
A Game of Death and Chance reveals that nothing lasts forever and that hope follows catastrophe, so perhaps we have something to look forward to in spite of the current cultural and political mayhem. Yet the final caricature of Caledonia as a self-pitying old woman, whining about her lost glory suggests a backwards glance at a historical stereotype.
The interactive aspect could leave you feeling slightly left out as you are curious as to what the contents of the other stories were. However, this is made up for by how enjoyable and educational what you saw is.
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Gladstone's Land, Edinburgh from Tuesday July 16, 2019, until Sunday September 8, 2019. More info: https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/gladstones-land
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