In Time O' Strife

The Scottish Parliament is pleased to showcase the National Theatre of Scotland’s production of In Time o’ Strife by Joe Corrie, adapted, designed and directed by Graham McLaren. The production is a powerful re-imagining of Joe Corrie’s classic play about a Fife mining community during the General Strike of 1926. Charged with raw emotion, the play is driven by explosive, intensely physical choreography and an original live soundtrack performed by leading Scottish musicians.

To raise funds for the soup kitchens feeding the miners and their starving families, Corrie wrote In Time o’ Strife whilst on strike himself, exposing the brutal lives of a family staring hunger and defeat in the face. Following the event, join the Presiding Officer in a discussion with director Graham McLaren that will explore notions of identity and community.