Through The Shortbread Tin 

Director - Lu Kemp

Writer - Martin O’Connor

Set and Costume Design - Emma Bailey, Rachel O’Neill

Lighting Design - Michaella Fee

Composer and MD - Oliver Seal

Sound and Video Designer - Rob Willoughby  

Gaelic Consultant - Alasdair Whyte

Trainee Director - Theirry Manonga

Cast - Martin O’Connor, Josie Duncan, Mairi Morrison, Claire Frances MacNeil



Project Date - Spring 2025 Scottish Tour

More Info: The story of the greatest literary hoax of all time.

1760 – Scottish poet James Macpherson sets the world ablaze with stories of the third-century Scottish bard, Ossian. This tartan-trimmed tale of Highland history spreads far and wide, capturing the imagination of thousands– but is it built on deceit?

Through The Shortbread Tin is a brand-new show, performed in Scots with Gaelic songs, which explores Scottish culture, myths, history and identity.