Common Tongue

It’s funny how sometimes you staun
up tae speak and you’ve got nae idea
whit’s gonnae come oot yer mooth

Common Tongue - a play aboot imperfect Scots. A fast-paced and quick-witted one-person show exploring
the impact of language, identity and their intersections in Scotland.

Common Tongue follows Bonnie as she navigates her relationship with the way she speaks, coming to grips with the implications of her culture, and how much she can claim it or ignore it.

This edition was published to coincide with the Scottish Tour in September 2025.

Fraser Scott is a director from Paisley, Scotland, interested in work that speaks to audiences, that responds to the space that it’s in, and tells a clear story. Fraser is a recipient of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Scholarship & a Cross Trust Award and holds an MFA in Theatre Directing (Birkbeck, University of London) 2023-25 and a BA Filmmaking (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) 2017-20.