The Burgess and the Laird
Music & Lyrics: April Alsup
Book: Mark Sbani
Critics hail Denver based Eigg the Musical “AMAZING!”
Situated in Scotland's Inner Hebrides, the Isle of Eigg has a fascinating history of sovereignty. Not long ago, the inhabitants of Eigg faced a different type of invader; a celebrity Laird looking to create his Gaelic island utopia. Will the citizens support his vision? Can they put up with his antics? Can he accept that a medieval landlord mentality no longer works on Eigg? The transfer to community ownership hatched on Eigg is arguably the most captivating example of Scottish land reform. Learn more about Eigg the musical