@mariamacdonell.bsky.social
Currently: LIFE at #edfringe ποΈ Actor Writer Portrait model Always happy in a corset. Writer & performer of my own stuff - most recently touring plays Miss Lindsayβs Secret & LIFE. Always keen on collaboration. Agent APM Associates.
We had a very beautiful (& very mysterious) letter left for us last night! Some lovely words just in time for our final performance tonight βοΈ
This is your last chance to catch LIFE - the play you can draw/doodle along with while enjoying the story unfold π
ποΈ www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Life goes by far too quickly! Can you believe we only have 2 performances left of LIFE? βοΈ
These written audience comments show that itβs a play not to be missed! Weβd love to have you at our βinnovative, conceptually brilliant showβ tonight &/or tomorrow β³
@scotstorycentre.bsky.social at 18:45!
What is Estelleβs relationship with the mysterious artist? How does this drawing class change her life forever? The outcome might be unexpected, yet strangely inevitableβ¦.
Audiences are gently invited to draw/doodle along - all materials will be provided!
#DareToDiscover
The wonderful @scotstorycentre.bsky.social will be our home for all 5 #edfringe performances! We all love this venue (& weβre sure audiences will also love the very comfortable seats) π
Did we mention we open TODAY? Join us from 18:45 for LIFE πβοΈ
Weβd really love to have you at one (or more) of our five remaining performances - it could be your final chance to experience the play! βοΈπͺβ³
π Scottish Storytelling Centre
π Fri 15-Tue 19 Aug only
β° 18:45
#DareToDiscover
β±οΈ Time is very much ticking! Weβre SO excited to bring LIFE to Edinburgh Fringe β25 tomorrowβ¦
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π To book: scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:61...
Hi Duncan! Our show βLIFEβ will be at @scotstorycentre.bsky.social from 15th-19th. The audience are gently invited to draw/doodle along, or simply watch the story emerge βοΈ
We would love to see you there! Hereβs some more info: scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:61...
Whether youβre inspired by all the artists at #edfringe or simply want to escape the chaos for 2 hours - weβd love to have you at our final art workshop this Wednesday afternoon! π«Ά
π To book your space: www.ticketsource.co.uk/drawinglife
Our first art workshop of #edfringe 2025 is tomorrow! Join us at The Crannie Community Hub from 1pm βοΈπ¨
Book your space here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele...
Find out from Maria (writer/performer) & Leo (performer) what LIFE is all about ποΈπͺβοΈ
You only have 5 chances left to experience the play, so please do join us at #edfringe π
π @scotstorycentre.bsky.social
π 15-19 Aug
β° 6:45pm
And yet more venue pals
#edfringe
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π @scotstorycentre.bsky.social
π Limited run from 15-19 Aug
β° 18:45
Weβd love to see you there! π
FIRST LOOK AT OUR BRAND NEW FLYER for #edfringe ππ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Thank you to Roddy for a beautiful new photo & design showcasing what LIFE is all about βοΈ
Let us know if you see this very flyer out in the wild (Edinburgh) this August!
Looking for an activity to try during the chaos of #edfringe? You are more than welcome to attend our PWYC art workshops π
π Wed 6 Aug, 1-3pm
π The Crannie Community Hub, Edinburgh
π Wed 13 Aug, 1-3pm
π The Crannie Community Hub, Edinburgh
To book: www.ticketsource.co.uk/drawinglife
βYou are excited? Yes, so am Iβ
Check out our LIFE trailer for #edfringe 2025! Thank you so much to the team at Helios Media for capturing the show so beautifully while we were on tour π«ΆποΈ
π @scotstorycentre.bsky.social
π 15-19 Aug
ποΈ scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:61...
Patiently waiting until August to return to LIFE
Written and performed by me with Leo MacNeill directed by Ben Harrison
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ@northwestenduk
Only five more chances to choose LIFE
@scotstorycentre.bsky.social
Aug 15 to 19th 18.45
P.S. if you enjoyed LIFE during our Scottish tourβ¦.please do share this post far & wide! X
03.06.2025 10:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This captivating β
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(North West End UK) play invites the audience to draw/doodle along, or simply sit back & enjoy the story unfold βοΈ
π 15th-19th Aug
β° 6:45pm
π¨ Beautiful graphic by Denise Conroy
πΈ By our own Roddy Simpson
Meet Estelle & The Artist during a drawing class unlike any other - one that leads to an outcome both unexpected, yet strangely inevitable.
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FRINGE VENUE ANNOUNCEMENT! π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ
We are SO excited that LIFE will be returning to @scotstorycentre.bsky.social for @edfringe.bsky.social 2025!
ποΈ scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:61...
#edfringe #DareToDiscover
For now, here are some lovely written audience comments from our final performance in Creetown:
βI came with no expectations - but it was STUNNINGβ
βEntertaining, thought provoking, intense, lighthearted, funny, reflective, I could go onβ
βToday has been such a TREATβ
What a month! Thank you so much to everyone who joined us on the LIFE tour - weβve loved having you all at the play/drawing class βοΈππ«Ά
But this isnβt goodbye! We canβt wait to bring LIFE back for @edfringe.bsky.social (15th-19th Aug). There may even be a very exciting venue announcement tomorrowβ¦β¦
Join us for the final date of our tour (before #edfringe) tonight at Quarrymenβs Arts Centre, Creetown! π
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π Eastgate Theatre, Peebles
Really impressive drawings - thank you to those who joined us π«Ά
π The Little Theatre, Nairn
Ft. some great written feedback about drawing Mariaβs hair! βοΈ
How time flies! β³
Our final art workshop of the tour is today from 11am @ the Quarrymenβs Arts Centre, Creetown (part of Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival).
Weβd love to have you there! βοΈβοΈπ¨
βI was blown away by the performance. The characters were utterly real, the drama was cracking, the concept fascinatingβ - written audience comment
Now weβre handing the pencils over to audiences in Dumfries & Galloway! πͺβοΈβ³
ποΈ For tonight/tomorrow: dgartsfestival.org.uk/events/arts-...
π Tullynessle & Forbes Hall
Isnβt it amazing how different all the drawings can be? Thank you to all the creative audience members (including those at the onstage easels!) βοΈ
π Portgordon
We definitely had some professional artists in this audience! Thank you to everyone for joining us x
Set in an art class,Β this playΒ draws on Mariaβs own experiences working as an artistβs model in her 60s. During the play, you are welcome to draw/doodle along - or simply watch the story emerge π
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