Amy Liptrot & Stef Smith: The Outrun

Sun 18 Aug 19:30 - 20:30
EFI Courtyard Theatre

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EFI Courtyard Theatre
£15.50 [concessions £13.50/£10.50]

Amy Liptrot’s memoir of recovery, resilience and hope has moved readers the world over. This year sees two major adaptations of The Outrun being released: a film, directed by Nora Fingscheidt and starring Saoirse Ronan, and a play – which The Lyceum is bringing to the Edinburgh International Festival for a world premiere – written by Olivier Award-winning Stef Smith. Join Smith and Liptrot in conversation with Caitlin Skinner.

Categories: Biography/Memoir, Environment/Nature, Nonfiction, Theatre

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