THE Walking Theatre Company performed their wicked adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, ‘Macbeth the Red’ to a sell-out crowd at Geilston Garden in Cardross recently.

The evening - Saturday, June 1 - was full of hilarity with the audience being led on an adventure only to find out they were soldiers during a battle in the Walled Garden.

Some lucky members of the audience even landed speaking parts as they became the Duke of Argyll or Banjo!

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Emma Sweeney, visitor services adviser with the National Trust for Scotland, which owns Geilston, said: “One audience member got in touch after the show to express congratulations on a successful evening, telling us they really enjoyed the performance and saying ‘let’s have more of this type of entertainment’.

“We’d like to express thanks to the Friends of Geilston for their help in making it such successful event.”

Geilston Garden also hosted an open day on Sunday, June 9, while later in the summer there’s a herb walk and herbal workshop at the garden on September 21.

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Meanwhile, the Walking Theatre Company is back in the neighbourhood, also on September 21, for a 1920s-themed murder mystery evening at the Hill House in Helensburgh.

Tickets for both events can be purchased online at the National Trust for Scotland’s website (nts.org.uk).