Told By An Idiot, National Theatre of Scotland, Roual Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh

Collaborating with award-winning poet Simon Armitage, Told by an Idiot, National Theatre Scotland and Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh present a wildly comic and provocatively subversive piece of music theatre between 1 March - 5 March, 2016.

Edinburgh; a cold town on the edge of civilisation, in very much the Year of Our Lord, 1696. The church has spies everywhere. Here, you keep your counsel and choose your words with care unless you are Thomas, a loud-mouthed, smart-arsed and likable student at the university.

A man in the wrong place at absolutely the wrong time, trouble is brewing for Thomas.

Inspired by fact, fantasy and an original short story by James Robertson

Directed by Paul Hunter // Music by Iain Johnstone // Lyrics by Simon Armitage // Designed by Laura Hopkins // Sound by Adrienne Quartly // Lighting by Paul Anderson.