Acclaimed Scottish actor David Hayman brings his play on Scottish independence to Stirling, writes Fionn Hargreaves.

The Pitiless Storm, which is currently entertaining audiences at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe will be performed at the macrobert on Thursday 4 September.

The play sees Hayman’s character, a left-wing trade unionist, suffer a crisis of conscience on the eve of the referendum. Originally training at Glasgow’s RSAMD (Now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), Hayman gained a grounding in theatre before moving to television.

He is now nationally recognised for his roles in dramas like Trial and Retribution, The Hollow Crown and The Paradise.

Hayman and writer Chris Nolan hope that the play will show audiences how a No vote can become a Yes.

Mr Hayman is a supporter of the Radical Independence Campaign – a left wing organisation that backs Alex Salmond’s Yes Campaign.

Speaking on a TV debate program on the BBC, he said, “I’m touring Scotland with it right up until the 17th, the night before the referendum, hopefully to change minds in favour of ‘Yes’.” On the same panel debate, broadcast in July, Hayman made claims that his play had been banned by many local authorities.

He said, “Several councils who run their theatres have not allowed my play to be performed there.

“So, just because I exercise my right to speech, I’m denied my right of employment.”