Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 0 goes on tour

We're delighted that that Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 0 - our acclaimed original production created by Hamish Hawk and band, commissioned for our 2025 Festival - will tour major UK venues in spring 2026.

First developed for the Book Festival and premiering in August 2025, Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 0 blends music, storytelling and performance into a sharply observed, darkly funny and deeply Scottish meditation on class, domestic life and identity. The production will now reach new audiences across the UK, with dates confirmed for Manchester, Bristol, London and Glasgow.

Tour dates (2026)

• Wednesday 30 April — O2 Ritz Manchester
• Thursday 1 May — The Lantern, Bristol
• Friday 2 May — Bloomsbury Theatre, London
• Sunday 10 May — Òran Mór, Glasgow

Tour dates were announced on Monday 23 February 2026, with pre‑sale access for the Hamish Hawk mailing list opening on Wednesday 25 February, ahead of general sale on Friday 27 February.

Hamish Hawk said:

“Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 0 grew out of a very particular moment and place at EIBF, and it’s been extraordinary to see it resonate so widely. Taking it on tour feels like an expansion of that original invitation - into new rooms, new cities, new conversations.”

Jenny Niven, Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, said:

“Commissioning original work is at the heart of what EIBF exists to do. From the beginning, Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 0 felt like a project with a life beyond the Book Festival - bold, playful, and rooted in a distinctly Scottish sensibility while speaking to much wider audiences. We’re thrilled to see this commission tour the UK and reach new stages and communities.”

The tour brings together music fans and theatre audiences, underscoring the Festival's distinctive place at the crossroads of live performance, storytelling and contemporary culture. With Hamish Hawk fresh from a sold‑out, show‑stopping Barrowland Ballroom gig, a headline support slot at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations, and a recent SAY Award shortlist nod, this production joins the Festival together with one of Scotland’s most compelling rising artists.

Book tickets on Hamish's website: https://hamishhawk.com/live