Inspired by the ballads and folklore of her native north-east, Elspeth Turner's SpectreTown tells its story entirely in 19th-century Doric dialect " striking a blow for cultural identity in a pivotal year for ScotlandA couple of teenagers sulk, flirt and preen their way across the stage: the scene is universally familiar in its coy comedy, but the language is not. Using a 19th-century version of the Doric dialect fro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:37AM on August 8, 2015