“Do you think cos I’ve been in the jail all I know is how to hurt people?”

Unflinching, spellbinding gig-theatre performed by Louis Abbott, Jo Mango, Jill O’Sullivan, Raveloe & Solareye.

Every year in Scotland 10,000 people return home from prison to an uncertain future. A Giant on the Bridge reveals the intimate human experiences within this prison-homecoming journey, in a compelling narrative-gig which fuses acoustic songwriting, Scottish hip hop & original storytelling.

Five of Scotland’s foremost musicians explore identity, family, community, systems, restoration, injustice - and the pulsing heartbeat within these hidden stories.

Devised by musician Jo Mango and award-winning theatre-maker Liam Hurley with research by Phil Crockett Thomas. Originally developed through the work of the Distant Voices Community on a research project incorporating people from all aspects of the criminal justice system, funded by the ESRC.

A Giant On The Bridge is part of the Traverse's £1 Ticket Project.

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Funded by Creative Scotland
The Traverse Theatre is funded by Creative Scotland and The City of Edinburgh Council

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