This month our playwright is Birgit Itse who has three audio plays for us; Pure Baltic, What it is we keep talking about and Time of Our Lives.

About the play:

In this concise immigrant tale, a woman reflects on the frigid Estonian winters compared to her new home in Scotland. Although she fondly recalls the bitter temperatures that would drop down to -35°C, she admits that Scotland isn't truly "pure Baltic". Despite her love for Scotland's fairy tales and unicorns, she still feels perpetually cold and misses the crisply cold blue days and ski trips from her past. Through intertwining hardship with transcendent winter beauty, she remembers the glimmer of ice-crusted trees and waking up to diamond-dust air. As she and her son plan more winters in Scotland, she bridges cultures across generations. This tightened tapestry renders the global yet intimate dilemma of immigrants who persevere through chill adversity, illuminating both human resilience and winter's splendour with its elegant emotion and evocative, spare language.

⁠⁠⁠⁠About Stories From The Grey Hill Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠

Is a podcast supporting and showcasing new Audio Theatre writing. Showcasing 12 playwrights and 14 actors season 1 will last for one year! By subscribing, you support The Grey Hill to produce more new writing here in Scotland.

Season 1 Dates:

• DEC - Birgit Itse – What is it we keep talking about, Pure Baltic and Time of Our Lives

• JAN 24 - Benjamin Harris- The Wolf of Badenoch

• FEB - Susan Chaney – Beyond Ash Lagoon, First Love and The Precptory

• MAR - Alyssa Osiecki - EssentialWork Only

• APR - Crystal Galbraith – Prides a Riot

• MAY - Fiona Black – Super Seniors

• JUN - Liam Alexandru – Waiting for Mary, The Eulogy and A Matter of Time

• JUL - Lila Malkonen – Tales of the Ferry Girl

• AUG - Amy Hawes - Gameshow

• SEP - Vincent Maguire – Passport for a Terrorist, Leaving This Shore, Mick McGrory and The Crickets Stayed Home in Lubbock

Plays available in full:

• OCT 23 - Sarah Hauck – Starr Crossed
  NOV - Phil Baarda – Bone Cave Man