HIGH SPIRITS

What can be the connection between a scotch whisky distillery and the fact that the island’s bees have all left? Can there ever be a happy ending?

High Spirits is an angelic fantasy tale set on a remote Scottish island. The lambs are not being born, the bees have left, apparently forever and spring has not arrived. Everything is out of kilter and only Breagh, it seems, can put it right. High Spirits is about finding friendship and facing fear. “You’re a child of the air. Your job is to cross the barriers that separate the different elements in this world. Your job is telling stories, and bringing back harmony.” High Spirits is part of An Ayrshire Trilogy, three audio dramas which celebrate our rich history and culture. The Trilogy is supported by Creative Scotland.

To find out more about the writing of the play, go to the blogs on the Journal page: The Grain of An Idea and High Spirits where you can also download Gregor Keachie’s inspiring song, Face Fear, written especially for the play.