Event, Immersive

Mysteries of the Picts

Smoke, scent and steam conjure the sweathouses of ancient Scotland and the mysterious painted Picts who gathered there. Traditional sauna rituals invoke our legendary ancestors who congregated in the dark of underground shelters to summon spirits and tattoo each other with magical symbols. In the warmth of our modern-day sauna theatre, stories emerge like hazy memories in Highlands mist and the mysterious symbols and vanished kingdoms of the Pictish slowly reveal themselves. A show about how sauna rituals can connect us with traditions that history forgot, forged in heat and steam.

• Theatre
• £25.00
• 6-31 August 2026
• 90 minutes
• Summerhall Festival
• Sauna Theatre
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  This show takes place in a sauna and requires all audience members to wear swimwear