• Devised, Directed And Performed By Morna Burdon (50 Mins)
• Post-interval opportunity to chat & share stories with the creator & performer of the show
• Tickets (£12/10 & Young Scot) from: Theatre Royal Website
  theatreroyaldumfries.co.uk or
  http://theatreroyaldumfries.co.uk/whats-on-2/ or
  Midsteeple Box Office 01387 254209

Bonnie Fechters

Bonnie Fechters is a one woman show by writer, director and performer Morna Burdon featuring inspiring stories and songs about women’s activism & struggle throughout the world and over the centuries.The show journeys from the Scottish witch killings to  the Vietnam war, from late 19^th century Syrian refugees welcomed into the USA to the modern Scottish photographer who travelled with her daughter on horseback in Mongolia  and her links with the Zero Tolerance campaign. And, of course, it includes the women who fought for the vote.

Morna Burdon

Morna Burdon is an Edinburgh – based writer, director & performer who was born in Errol, Perthshire. Active in the Women’s Movement  she was also Joint National Co-ordinator of Scottish Women’s Aid  before re- routing to theatre where much of her work has focussed on using theatre to encourage people to tell their stories, work towards change & follow their dreams.

Career highlights have included performing at Glastonbury Festival with a troupe of acrobats, musicians &  trapeze artistes; a stint at Teatro  Olmetto, Milan focussing on Commedia Dell Arte in contemporary theatre and directing an international production called “Mother, Daughters and Wild, Wild Women” which included sword – fighting & live painting on stage ( “ Best evening I have spent in a theatre all year” Raymond R Ross, playwright & reviewer).

May 2, 2017