Music, Historical

The Ballad of Isobel Gunn


A new Scottish-Canadian musical recounting the extraordinary true tale of Isobel Gunn, a Scottish Orcadian woman who explored Canada in 1806, living as a man and working for the Hudson Bay Company. After journeying from the remote Orkney Islands, Isobel traveled 1800 miles across the Canadian wilderness as John Fubbister, a labourer in the fur trade. But when she unexpectedly gives birth, Isobel's identity is revealed.... A celebration of a long-forgotten hero who had the courage to live freely and the tenacity follow her dreams. 'Glorious singing and first-rate storytelling' ***** (Adelaide Advertiser).

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    • Musicals and Opera
    • £10.00 - £12.00
    • 7-29 August 2026
    • 50 minutes
    • Age 8+
    • warning
      A brief mention of a non-consensual sexual encounter
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    theSpace @ Symposium Hall

    Hill Square, EH8 9DR

    EH8 9DR

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    (Venue No. 43) Hill Square, EH8 9DR