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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Aim
Help our emerging female-led theatre company bring queer, folklore-inspired comedy-horror play 'Turn The Cloth' to Edinburgh Fringe 2026
WHO ARE WE?
We are Cutty Sark Theatre, an emerging new writing company based in Glasgow, co-founded by Eve Miller and Laura J. Milton. We are passionate about representing queer women, and telling stories rooted in the Scottish landscape which explore the more-than-human.
Following our company's five-star, sold out show 'Devil's Point' at Edinburgh Fringe 2025, we are thrilled to be returning with a brand new piece of theatre based on Scottish folklore and the female experience. We truly believe that the world needs more Scottish stories, and more spooky stories about women. With your generosity, we can prove it.
OUR SHOW
For centuries, young women have gathered in the village hall during the first storm of winter to complete a tradition warding off a kelpie who seeks to abduct an eligible bride. But when one of the girls doesn’t show up, the others fall to gossip, in-fighting, and debate over whether anyone could still believe in this fabled beast. Teenage heartbreak, eldritch horror, and Blockbuster video collide in this treacherous ritual that has the power to save or unmake four futures.
WHERE CAN I SEE IT?
Turn the Cloth will be performed in the Turret at Gilded Balloon Teviot for the full length of Edinburgh Fringe 2026.
5-31 (not 12, 26) August: 14:30
Tickets: https://tickets.gildedballoon.co.uk/event/14:6746/
WHAT WILL WE USE THE MONEY FOR?
As an emerging company, we raise funds on a project-to-project basis, and are entirely self-funding this production. Our current funds are not yet enough to fully cover our venue costs, let alone any staging or advertising costs, both of which are vital to putting on an impressive and well-staged show, and finding an audience to watch it.
Your support and generosity would contribute to venue hire, production costs, and advertising costs - all foundational elements of this production, and key to its success. Financial backing would massively relieve the pressure on our very new company’s finances, providing us with a financial buffer for any unforeseen costs, and allowing us to focus our time and creative energy on the show.
OUR TEAM
Eve Miller: Co-Founder, Writer, Director
Eve is an early career theatremaker who is passionate about queer theatre, folk horror, and self-representation on stage. She co-founded Cutty Sark Theatre in 2024, and is delighted to be returning to EdFringe for the third time this summer. Credits include Devil’s Point (Cutty Sark Theatre: Edinburgh Fringe 2025, Courtyard Theatre 2025), I See My Sister (Cutty Sark Theatre: Edinburgh Fringe 2024, Birnam Arts 2025), Gateway New Writing Festival (2024), and many student productions.
Laura J Milton: Co-Founder, Producer, Marketing Manager
Laura is a Glasgow based actor and writer. Hailing from the East Coast, she is interested in horror, female experience, and the more-than-human. She has experience in performing, street theatre, devising, writing, and directing. Previously she has worked with Dundee Rep Youth Theatre, Scottish Youth Theatre in their National Ensemble as well as on other projects, Company of Wolves, and Catalan street theatre company CRUMA. Laura wrote and performed in five-star, sold out play 'Devil's Point' at Edinburgh Fringe 2025, which then transferred to London. Most recently, one of her screenplays was filmed as part of a project supported by Netflix.
Eve Dixon-Batchelor: Associate Director
Eve is a Scottish actor and theatre-maker with a particular interest for work charged with strong social, historical and political influences. She is an alumna of the BA (Hons) American Theatre Arts programme at Rose Bruford College, the National Theatre’s Young Producers Course and the Wonder Fools Youth Board. Eve is also particularly experienced and interested in developing new work, such as Turn the Cloth!
Molly Cavanagh: Sound Designer
Molly Cavanagh is a musician and sound artist, originally from Wicklow, Ireland and currently based in Edinburgh. She primarily works in theatre and film as a composer, sound designer and technician. She often draws inspiration for her work from mythology and nature, as well as electronic, folk and traditional music.
Isla Rose Perkins: Maura
Isla Rose Perkins is a Glasgow based actor, passionate to delve into female-led theatre with a focus on Scottish storytelling, having spent all her teenage years growing up in Scotland. She has previously trained with National Youth Theatre, as well as being involved in student theatre productions within Glasgow University. Recent works include 'Hedda Gabler' with Student Theatre at Glasgow, 'Twelfth Night' and 'Hamlet' with GUSS, and an upcoming production of 'Mind the Gap' with the Snap Collective. She is eager to explore the depths of folk horror, Scottish heritage and female experience within this production of 'Turn the Cloth'.
Greer Montgomery: Blythe
Greer is a Scottish performer and creative from Perth. She studied her BA in Musical Theatre at New College Lanarkshire. Her stage credits include Oh When The Saints (Perth Theatre), A Crackin' Cinderella Story (Websters Theatre), Maw Goose (Websters Theatre) and a Cottiers Christmas Carol (Cottiers Theatre). Her commercial and film credits include '#FreeToExplore' campaign as (First Bus) and 'Diet Phantasma' V/H/S/Halloween.
Niamh Cox: Eilidh
Niamh is a Glasgow-based actor and 2025 BA Acting graduate from New College Lanarkshire, in association with Queen Margaret University. She is currently training on the BA (Hons) Acting with Creative Enterprise course at New College Lanarkshire. Her recent credits include Louisa in 'The Art of Success' by Nick Dear (NCL), Ensemble in 'Crown of Straw' (Rehearsed Reading) by Martin Travers, Beatrice in 'The Clink' by Stephen Jeffreys (NCL), and Florence in 'The Real Estate' by Freddie Machin (NCL). She is delighted to be making her Fringe debut in this production.
Emma Comfort: Kirsty
Emma is an experienced director and actor in amateur and professional spheres. Whilst at university Emma has been heavily involved in student theatre, notably directing two of STAG's annual mainstages: A Streetcar Named Desire (2024) and The Importance of Being Earnest (2026), as well as Assistant Directing STAG's 2025 show Summer Fling which earned 5-star reviews. Emma also directed the previous iteration of Turn the Cloth with Cutty Sark for the 2024 Gateway Festival. As an actor, Emma has performed in numerous shows with the Glasgow University Shakespeare Society, most recently as Feste in Twelfth Night (2025) and Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream (2025).
GET IN TOUCH
If you are interested in Turn The Cloth and Cutty Sark Theatre, or have any questions for us, then please feel free to get in touch! We love chatting with likeminded people, and we are super keen to build a community of creatives that chime with our work.
The best way to get in touch with us is by email: [email protected]
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 7th August 2026 at 3:00pm