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Book SynopsisThe 3 Estaites is - by common consent - Scotland's greatest play. First performed in Cupar, Fife in June 1552, it is the earliest Scottish play to have survived.
Trade ReviewAlan Spence has shawn us, aince and foraye, at 'Ane Satyre' is still a leivin, dirlin pley at can speik ti modren Scots i thair awn leid an tak tent o thair pressin concairns juist as it did in the 16t centurie. We awe Spence oor aefauld thenks. The magnum opus of Scottish Renaissance drama! Alan Spence's newly updated script simultaneously illuminates Lindsay's groundbreaking achievement in marrying vernacular language with sophisticated verse forms, while at the same time adding yet more weight to the assertion of Scots' expressive dynamism and eloquence as a language for literary drama. This 21st century retelling of Sir David Lindsay's political satire was snappy, funny and downright irreverent! The use of modern Scots made it accessible to all. A compact, performable, modern version! Not only hilarious in itself but matches stroke for stroke the inherent bawdiness of Lindsay's script! A condensed version that loses nothing. Alan Spence has shawn us, aince and foraye, at 'Ane Satyre' is still a leivin, dirlin pley at can speik ti modren Scots i thair awn leid an tak tent o thair pressin concairns juist as it did in the 16t centurie. We awe Spence oor aefauld thenks. The magnum opus of Scottish Renaissance drama! Alan Spence's newly updated script simultaneously illuminates Lindsay's groundbreaking achievement in marrying vernacular language with sophisticated verse forms, while at the same time adding yet more weight to the assertion of Scots' expressive dynamism and eloquence as a language for literary drama. This 21st century retelling of Sir David Lindsay's political satire was snappy, funny and downright irreverent! The use of modern Scots made it accessible to all. A compact, performable, modern version! Not only hilarious in itself but matches stroke for stroke the inherent bawdiness of Lindsay's script! A condensed version that loses nothing.
