Programme 2023

Birnam Book Festival takes place at Birnam Arts

Saturday 21st October

Birnam Book Festival - Old Books

The Wisdom Of The Cailleach

With Morag Anderson & Kate Leiper

Children & Family
Date: Saturday 21st October
Time: 9.45-10.30
Venue: Main Hall
Tickets: Pay what you can

Festival Launch

Celebrate our 2023 festival with renowned folklorist, singer, and author Margaret Bennett, poet Morag Anderson, author Fiona Valpy, and soprano Colleen Nicoll.

Date: Saturday 21st October
Time: 10.45-11.45
Venue: Main Hall
Tickets: Pay What You Can

Philip Paris - The Last Witch Of Scotland

With Fiona Valpy

Date: Saturday 21st October
Time: 12.10-13.10
Venue: Main Hall
Tickets: £10

Workshop: How To Draw A Magical Creature

With Illustrator in Residence Kate Leiper

Date: Saturday 21st October
Time: 13.30-15.00
Venue: Art Studio
Ticket: Pay What You Can

The Tayside Shakespeare: Uncovering Macbeth’s Scotland

With Dr. Toria Johnson

Date: Saturday 21st October
Time: 13.40-14.40
Venue: Main Hall
Tickets: £10

Witches Of Scotland Podcast - Live Recording

Claire Mitchell KC & Zoe Venditozzi interview Margaret Bennett

Date: Saturday 21st October
Time: 15.00-16.00
Venue: Main Hall
Tickets: £10

Panic In Perth: Local Trials And The Survey Of Scottish Witchcraft

Interactive Session with Ashlyn Cudney

Date: Saturday 21st October
Time: 16.30-17.30
Venue: Dance & Drama Studio
Ticket: £10

Heal & Harrow

With guests Margaret Bennett (Gaelic song) and Morag Anderson (poetry)

Date: Saturday 21st October
Time: 19.30 (doors 19.00)
Venue: Main Hall
Tickets: £20

SOMETHING wicked THIS WAY comes

Art Installation

By James Millar & Heather Tyrrell

Sunday 22nd October

Scottish Street Songs, Rhymes & Games

With Margaret Bennett

Family Event
Date: Sunday 22nd October
Time: 9.45-10.30
Venue: Main Hall
Tickets: Pay What You Can

Ambrose Parry - Voices Of The Dead

With Chris Brookmyre & Dr Marisa Haetzman

Date: Sunday 22nd October
Time: 10.45-11.45
Venue: Main Hall
Tickets: £10

Workshop: Fantastic Creature Piñatas

With Maria Navarro Pimentel

Date: Sunday 22nd October
Time: 13.30-15.00
Venue: Art Studio
Tickets: Pay What You Can

Autumn Voices: Showcasing The Writing Of Local People

With Jane Archer

Date: Sunday 22nd October
Time: 13.40-14.40
Venue: Main Hall
Tickets: Pay What You Can

Meet Chris Brookmyre

With Jamie Jauncey

Date: Sunday 22nd October
Time: 15.00-16.30
Venue: Main Hall
Tickets: £10

SOMETHING wicked THIS WAY comes

Art Installation

By James Millar & Heather Tyrrell