Grey Coast have brought exciting and radical theatre to Caithness and Sutherland

IAN STEPHEN looks at the work of two very different writers from the Highlands.

GEORGE GUNN is a Caithness man born and bred, and the county is never far from the heart of his writing, whether in his poetry or in his theatre work. He began writing as a child, completed his first play for the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, and launched Grey Coast Theatre Company in Thurso in 1992. This is part two of George’s interview with KENNY MATHIESON

GEORGE GUNN is a Caithness man born and bred, and the county is never far from the heart of his writing, whether in his poetry or in his theatre work. He began writing as a child, completed his first play for the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, and launched Grey Coast Theatre Company in Thurso in 1992

Mill Theatre, Thurso, 30 July 2005

The Commissioning Editor of the Arts Journal invited a number of notable figures on the Highland Theatre scene to respond to two questions about the National Theatre of Scotland. The results of the survey will appear later this month, but GEORGE GUNN, the artistic director of GreyCoast, went above and beyond the call of duty in this characteristically passionate and provocative response.

A proposed Highland Year of Culture in 2007 is surely a good thing, isn’t it? GEORGE GUNN begs to differ.