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@liamrees.bsky.social
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theatre director | upcoming: The Land That Never Was (Scottish/Irish tour) | associate artist with Dead Centre|
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jmacr.bsky.social
A great night out at the Capital Theatres Studio seeing The Land That Never Was. Really entertaining work from a gifted storyteller, @liamrees.bsky.social has the goods and yes folks he has delivered. Also appreciate having a Q&A with an academic host, always nice to see the other side.
March 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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trontheatre.bsky.social
Next week we're welcoming the brilliant @liamrees.bsky.social with The Land That Never Was.

This true story of Scotland’s most infamous con artist Gregor MacGregor asks audiences what they believe and why. 

BOOK TICKETS (21 & 22 March) ➡️ www.tron.co.uk/shows/the-land-that-never-was/
March 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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trontheatre.bsky.social
Part confessional storytelling, part TED Talk but mostly bullshit, The Land That Never Was tells the true story of Gregor MacGregor, a Scottish conman who sold a country that literally did not exist.

@liamrees.bsky.social 

BOOK TICKETS (21 & 22 Mar) ➡️ www.tron.co.uk/shows/the-land-that-never-was/
March 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
liamrees.bsky.social
New photos just dropped of The Land That Never Was @sceneandheard.bsky.social

Coming to Festival Theatre Studio Fri 14th March
Then @trontheatre.bsky.social Fri 21st & Sat 22nd March
February 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
liamrees.bsky.social
Really loved chatting to @scotnational.bsky.social the other day about scams, the geopolitical mess we're in, and The Land That Never Was

Tickets for Edinburgh (14 March) & @trontheatre.bsky.social (21-22 March) are now half gone btw

www.thenational.scot/news/2493869...
Play spotlights 19th-century Scottish scam artist’s journey
Donald Trump’s proposals to take over the Panama Canal, Greenland and Canada have been greeted with widespread incredulity but a 19th-century Scot…
www.thenational.scot
February 20, 2025 at 7:10 AM
liamrees.bsky.social
Today's revelation: make your play's central an unreliable narrator so that any plots holes are actually a thematic choice rather than a glaring mistake.

In totally unrelated news you should get tickets for The Land That Never Was! @trontheatre.bsky.social @sceneandheard.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
liamrees.bsky.social
Coming to Dublin this Saturday!

Edinburgh. 14th March @ Capital Theatres Studio
Glasgow. 21-22nd March @trontheatre.bsky.social
sceneandheard.bsky.social Scene + Heard @sceneandheard.bsky.social · Feb 10
KICKING OFF OUR FIRST WEEKEND WE HAVE BLOCK 07...

The Land That Never Was

#sceneandheard

Check it out:
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February 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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thatcatmacleod.bsky.social
_and friends is thrilled to be partnering with Room for Therapy to offer group therapy sessions in our Glasgow space, running for ten weeks starting April 25th.

Info doc and note of interest form are in the Linktree in my bio!
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February 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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liamrees.bsky.social
I had a chat with The Times about charlatans, making sense of the mess we're in, and The Land That Never Was

Coming to:
@sceneandheard.bsky.social (15th Feb)
The Studio @ Capital Theatres (14th March)
@trontheatre.bsky.social (21-22nd March)
A newspaper article with the headline: Conman who invented a country. With a photo of a tropical beach. An extract from the newspaper article saying: Rees says he was struck by the sheer audacity of the fraud "The ability to say, I'm going to make up a country' was just extraordinary. And the fact that happened over 200 years ago helped me make sense of what we're living through now. It's easy for us to say 'Oh, we live in unprecedented times of post-truth' but, you know, there's always been charlatans." There are parallels, he believes, between MacGregor and the crypto scams of today, or Elizabeth Holmes, and her fraudulent blood testing company Theranos. "Even looking at the way Trump and Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage invoke an idea of the past that doesn't really exist," he said. "They're all manipulating and scamming people in different ways." The Land That Never Was is at The Studio, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh on March 14 and at Tron Theatre, Glasgow, on March 21-22.
February 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
liamrees.bsky.social
Can you tell us what those "good ideas" are? Just one?
February 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
liamrees.bsky.social
I had a chat with The Times about charlatans, making sense of the mess we're in, and The Land That Never Was

Coming to:
@sceneandheard.bsky.social (15th Feb)
The Studio @ Capital Theatres (14th March)
@trontheatre.bsky.social (21-22nd March)
A newspaper article with the headline: Conman who invented a country. With a photo of a tropical beach. An extract from the newspaper article saying: Rees says he was struck by the sheer audacity of the fraud "The ability to say, I'm going to make up a country' was just extraordinary. And the fact that happened over 200 years ago helped me make sense of what we're living through now. It's easy for us to say 'Oh, we live in unprecedented times of post-truth' but, you know, there's always been charlatans." There are parallels, he believes, between MacGregor and the crypto scams of today, or Elizabeth Holmes, and her fraudulent blood testing company Theranos. "Even looking at the way Trump and Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage invoke an idea of the past that doesn't really exist," he said. "They're all manipulating and scamming people in different ways." The Land That Never Was is at The Studio, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh on March 14 and at Tron Theatre, Glasgow, on March 21-22.
February 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
liamrees.bsky.social
Today feels full of dread but fingers crossed some good come from sharing experiences and understanding the whole landscape of MYF apps. Everyone's in different boats in the same storm
brianjaffa.bsky.social Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Jan 29
Keen to hear from as many cultural events, theatres, festivals, arts centres, organise & freelances as possible on Creative Scotland’s funding decisions. Feel free to email or DM me.
CS aren’t planning to disclose which applications have been rejected, but I certainly want to hear about them!
January 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
liamrees.bsky.social
Super excited to bring The Land That Never Was to @sceneandheard.bsky.social on the 15th Feb!

Then coming to @trontheatre.bsky.social 21-22 Feb

A true story about a conman who made up a country.
Part TED Talk.
Part stand up.
Mostly bullshit.

www.tron.co.uk/shows/the-la...
The Land That Never Was - Tron Theatre
The Land That Never Was tells the true story of Gregor MacGregor, a Scottish conman who sold a country that literally did not exist.
www.tron.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
liamrees.bsky.social
Very excited to be directing this fucked up delight by @babyleafsaladd.bsky.social @dogmouththeatre.bsky.social in 2 weeks
chronicinsanity.bsky.social Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · Jan 5
Show 7 of 15 with Omnibus Theatre this January 21st 19:30 - Little Sister

@dogmouththeatre.bsky.social are proud to present a reading of LITTLE SISTER, a compelling, folk horror play about the true crime industry, sibling rivalry, death and Irish folklore

www.omnibus-clapham.org/chronic-insa...
A grey landscape, behind the pink words "Little Sister, rehearsed reading, an Irish folk horror play, written by Alice Flynn, directed by Liam Rees
January 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM