Blood and Gold review - mesmerising fairytales about Scottish colonialism

Scottish Storytelling Centre, EdinburghDrawing on her dual Scottish and Kenyan heritage, Mara Menzies weaves together an exquisite set of stories about the power of language to liberate and oppress A recurring theme that has emerged at this year's Edinburgh festival and fringe is colonialism. It has cropped up everywhere: in Kiinalik, about white encroachment on to Indigenous Canadian lands; in The Secret River, about settlers moving into Australian Aboriginal territory; and in Crocodile Fever, ...