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The Burns Project

Promotional poster for The Burns Project by the National Trust for Scotland. The design features a stylized artistic composition with overlapping profiles of a man in grayscale tones. Text on the left side reads: “National Trust for Scotland” with its logo above. “James Clements” in pink. “Music by Lisa Rigby (Inspired by the Music & Songs of Robert Burns)” in black. “Directed Cora Bisset” in pink. Large bold title “The Burns Project” in bright pink and blue at the bottom. The overall aesthetic combines modern graphic elements with a classic portrait style, evoking themes of heritage and contemporary interpretation.
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An immersive theatrical Burns experience like no other.
Given unprecedented access to Burns’ private letters, this production explores the man behind the legend — in all his brilliance and contradictions. Through a captivating blend of his letters, poems, and live music — masterfully brought to life from the archives by Scottish performer James Clements and musician Lisa Rigby — the play invites audiences to experience Burns unfiltered, laying bare a complex and contradictory icon.

Set around an “immaculately designed” dinner table, the performance draws audiences into intimate proximity with the man himself, as the set comes alive with hidden voices, music, and secrets — titillating, shameful, and surprising in equal measure.

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Disabled access
Saturday 29 November 2025
3.30pm & 7.30pm
18.58
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway, Ayr KA7 4PQ
+441292 443700
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