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This Is a Gift review

“Strange, nightmarish misadventure”
Blythe Jandoo in This Is a Gift at Pitlochry Festival Theatre (2025). Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
Blythe Jandoo in This Is a Gift at Pitlochry Festival Theatre (2025). Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
Myth of King Midas is transposed to 21st century Leith in this poetic monologue

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