Yesterday we visited Leith Theatre and, more importantly, the Male Instrumentalists Room. For it is there that Rendition will be performed during the Hidden Door Festival on the 30th May 2017. Our space is perfect, evocative, and lit with a gentle glow of daylight from the time dusted windows. Our wee fella came along, too, … Continue reading A Time For Thinking

The Tragic Carpet team dropped by the fabulous Leith Theatre today for a site visit in preparation for Hidden Door Festival 2017. The space, as you enter, is breathtaking. I never tire of looking at the graceful lines of the balcony as it arches out from the wall, seemingly unsupported. The soft light from the … Continue reading Leith Theatre Today

The numbers were the first thing that struck me: 19 individuals known to have been held as CIA prisoners in one of the black sites, 12 other prisoners known to have been rendered by the CIA to US military bases or foreign governments for detention and torture. Of these 131 people, 17 were designated by … Continue reading The Numbers