Historical, Music

The Ballad of Isobel Gunn

Melanie Gall presents

A new Scottish-Canadian musical recounting the extraordinary true tale of Isobel Gunn, a Scottish Orcadian woman who explored Canada in 1806, living as a man and working for the Hudson Bay Company. After journeying from the remote Orkney Islands, Isobel traveled 1800 miles across the Canadian wilderness as John Fubbister, a labourer in the fur trade. But when she unexpectedly gives birth, Isobel's identity is revealed.... A celebration of a long-forgotten hero who had the courage to live freely and the tenacity follow her dreams. 'Glorious singing and first-rate storytelling' ***** (Adelaide Advertiser).

• Musicals and Opera
• £10.00 - £12.00
• 7-29 August 2026
• 50 minutes
• theSpace @ Symposium Hall
• Annexe
• Age 8+
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  A brief mention of a non-consensual sexual encounter