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Thrown review " backhold wrestling tale tackles Scottish identity by David Jays

Traverse theatre, EdinburghNat McCleary's play brings five women together through a Highland Games that does not always make them welcome Backhold wrestling, a folk sport that thrives in Scotland's Highland Games, brings five disparate women together in Nat McCleary's questing debut play. It's a pointed image for grappling with a national identity in flux, with personal identities that tussle with contradictions.Ever…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:25AM on August 8, 2023

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