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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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liamrees.bsky.social @liamrees.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Really excited to direct Little Sister at The Glitch in the new year. An Irish folk horror about sibling rivalry and the true crime industry that was shortlisted for @womensplayprize.bsky.social 18 Feb - 9 March www.tickettailor.com/events/vault...
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Buy tickets – Little Sister – The Glitch
Little Sister – The Glitch, Multiple dates and times - A pitch black comedy about the true crime industry, sibling rivalry, and Irish folklore. Written by Alice Flynn, Little Sister was shortlisted fo...
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Jack MacGregor @jmacr.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
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.
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Tron Theatre @trontheatre.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
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/
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Tron Theatre @trontheatre.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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/
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liamrees.bsky.social @liamrees.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
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
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liamrees.bsky.social @liamrees.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
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...
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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…
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liamrees.bsky.social @liamrees.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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
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liamrees.bsky.social @liamrees.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Coming to Dublin this Saturday! Edinburgh. 14th March @ Capital Theatres Studio Glasgow. 21-22nd March @trontheatre.bsky.social
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Catriona MacLeod @thatcatmacleod.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
_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!
Text reads “Room for Therapy and friends: Group Therapy Sessions for the Scottish Theatre Community” over a circle sliced into four, each circle a soft pastel colour - green, peachy orange, light pink and a darker pink.
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liamrees.bsky.social @liamrees.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
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.
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liamrees.bsky.social @liamrees.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Can you tell us what those "good ideas" are? Just one?
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liamrees.bsky.social @liamrees.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
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.
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liamrees.bsky.social @liamrees.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
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
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liamrees.bsky.social @liamrees.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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...
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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.
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liamrees.bsky.social @liamrees.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Very excited to be directing this fucked up delight by @babyleafsaladd.bsky.social @dogmouththeatre.bsky.social in 2 weeks
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