Spend an afternoon with one of Scotland’s greatest poets, in conversation with one of Scotland’s most accomplished novelists.

Poet and playwright Liz Lochhead’s 50-year career began with her poetry collection Memo for Spring, and includes her time as Scotland’s first female Makar and her latest collection, A Handsel. Her original plays and adaptations dramatically reflect the shifting times like Mary Queen of Scots Got her Head Chopped Off, Good Things, Perfect Days, Educating Agnes and critically acclaimed Euripides’s Medea.

Joining her on stage is her old friend, Andrew O’Hagan. From the Booker-shortlisted Our Fathers to a novel on lifelong friendship, Mayflies, and his latest novel, Caledonian Road, nominated for the Orwell Prize, a Saltire Award, and the Blackwell’s Book of the Year 2024.